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Hassan al-Banna. (AAA file photo)


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An anti-Mursi protester covers her mouth with an image and writes Arabic words on her forehead that read “Leave” in front of the Muslim Brotherhood’s national headquarters in Cairo’s Moqattam district. (R)


Are the Egyptian Secularists Right?

Are the Egyptian Secularists Right?

The new Egyptian constitution, a worrying document for women, journalists and religious minorities alike, was the tipping point for many of those observers that still granted the Ikhwan the benefit of the doubt. After Mohammed Mursi’s signature in late December, which...
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Mohammed Badie, the head of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, speaks during a press conference in Cairo in this March 16, 2011 file photo. (AFP Photo)


The Brotherhood Enters its Empowerment Phase

The Brotherhood Enters its Empowerment Phase

It is no secret that there has recently been extensive coordination between the various movements that originated from the womb of the Muslim Brotherhood, and adopted the thought and ideology of the group’s founder Hassan Al-Banna. For a long time, the...
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Masked Palestinian militants from Islamic Jihad are seen during a training exercise on the outskirts of Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP)


Militant Islam and Political Islam

Militant Islam and Political Islam

Militant Islam is a term used to cover those groups, currents, symbols, and individuals who use Islam as a pretext for armament, fighting, and violence. It is a term that covers various methods and styles, ranging from radical theorizing and the issuance of...
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Activists of the Islamic Party’s Ennahda as they wave is flags during a demonstration in Tunis. (AP)


Political Islam in Name Only

Political Islam in Name Only

Several politicians and analysts are trying to look closely and accurately into the state of confusion, tension, and failure that has characterized the experience of the ruling political groups and parties in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya, ever since the outbreak of the...