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Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi speaks during a press conference on May 9, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (R) welcomes his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Tehran on August 30, 2012 . (SAJAD SAFARI/AFP/GettyImages)
Iran and the Ikhwan: The ideological roots of a partnership
One sizzling summer day in 2012, Tehran was abuzz with talk of an impending “historic moment.” The venue was the brand-new Hall of Conferences, constructed to host the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement during which Egypt was scheduled to hand over leadership to the...Caption:
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi speaks to a crowd as he leads Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18, 2011.
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Opinion: Who’s Going to Tell Qaradawi?
Who wholly expect Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, the Muslim Brotherhood’s religious authority and political orator, to vent his anger regarding what is taking place in Egypt these days. The octogenarian cleric is angry and frustrated. He must have thought, leaning on his...Caption:
A copy of the new Tunisian Constitution lays on a parliament member’s desk at the Constituent Assembly, in Tunis, Monday, Jan.27, 2014. The document is groundbreaking as one of the most progressive constitutions in the Arab world — and for the fact that it got written at all. It passed late Sunday by 200 votes out of 216 in the Muslim Mediterranean country that inspired uprisings across the region after overthrowing a dictator in 2011. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)
Tunisia: The Birth of the Second Republic
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—From 1978 onwards, January 26 in Tunisia has been imbued with significance as the day on which popular uprisings swept across the country. That year’s bloody confrontations between Tunisian security forces and angry mobs and labor unions...Caption:
Tunisia’s prime minister-designate Mehdi Jomaa (L) speaks with Nejib Chebbi, leader of the Al Joumhouri party, in the constituent assembly in Tunis on December 25, 2013. (REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)