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Islamic jihadist organizations in Egypt ideologically originating in the Muslim Brotherhood

From the 1970s to the late 1990s, militant Islamic groups in Egypt posed the greatest challenge to the regime in terms of internal security… Continue reading

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A profile of Sheikh Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi

Sheikh Dr. Yusuf Abdallah al-Qaradawi is a central figure affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood in other Arab countries and in Europe

Muslim Brotherhood branches started emerging in the Arab world in the 1930s and 1940s… Continue reading

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The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s ties to its branches in Middle Eastern and Western countries

The Muslim Brotherhood emerged in Egypt as a fundamentally Egyptian Sunni-Muslim movement… Continue reading

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Profiles of prominent Muslim Brotherhood figures in Egypt

Most Muslim Brotherhood leaders and senior activists belong to the middle or upper-middle class… Continue reading

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The development of political discourse in the Muslim Brotherhood and the 2007 election platform

The changing economic, social, and political reality in Egypt, and the movement’s increasing integration into the local political system… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s stance on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

The Muslim Brotherhood’s stance on the existence of the State of Israel is dictated by its fundamental ideological principles… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s struggle against the various Egyptian regimes and other challenges facing it

In its 83-year existence, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has become the largest socio-religious movement… Continue reading

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The structure and funding sources of the Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood has been outlawed in Egypt since the 1950s. Consequently, it has created an organizational structure designed to… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood’s education, preaching, and social activity

The Muslim Brotherhood emerged first and foremost as a movement that embodies an Islamic mission whose goal is… Continue reading

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The ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood

Since its very beginning, the Muslim Brotherhood was based on ideological foundations that first emerged as a result of… Continue reading

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The historical evolution of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt

The Muslim Brotherhood is the largest religious-social movement in the modern era… Continue reading

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The Muslim Brotherhood

The Muslim Brotherhood is an Islamic mass movement whose worldview is based on the belief that “Islam is the solution” and… Continue reading

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Israel’s Strategic Doctrine: the Iron Wall

Since its independence, changing threats from Israel’s enemies has forced the country to adhere to the basic components of Israel’s Strategic Doctrine… Continue reading

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Egypt: Desire for Money-Jizya-Prompts Attacks on Christians

If growing numbers of Muslims in Egypt have an intrinsic hatred for all things Christian… Continue reading

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Syria: The Obama Administration’s Favorite Murderous Dictatorship

The Syrian regime has been killing and repressing its people every day for many weeks now… Continue reading

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Egypt’s Religious Establishment Takes On The Muslim Brotherhood

In a major new development an Islamic force has arisen to challenge the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood and support a more… Continue reading

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Al-Azhar’s declaration: A new leap into politics?

Al-Azhar’s recently declaration backing a democratic civil state has triggered questions over the political role that… Continue reading

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A Major U.S. Policy Shift Toward the Muslim Brotherhood Disguised

And what are we told about the Brotherhood’s goals… Continue reading

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Israel’s Strategic Standpoint: Mid-2011 and Mid-“Arab Spring”

There are two types of strategic perspectives in Israel today. They aren’t contradictory but they have different priorities… Continue reading

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Tunisia’s Morning After

Where does Tunisia, the unlikely igniter of the Middle Eastern upheavals, stand on the democratic transition scale… Continue reading

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The Social Networking Revolution Meets Islamists with No Sense of Humor

Naguib Sawiris is an Egyptian business tycoon. He’s also the founder of the new, liberal Free Egyptians Party. He also tweets and… Continue reading

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NY Times “Scoop”: Israel Claims Media Coverage is Unfair

Sometimes when one of the better reporters around tries to be fair the result shows up the low quality of Middle East coverage generally… Continue reading

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Seinfeld’s Advice for Obama Administration Policy: Do the Opposite

Just your normal Middle East policy day in which every instinct the Obama administration has is wrong… Continue reading

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Look Who Wants to lead the Middle East!

In the absence of U.S. leadership, others want to direct the Middle East… Continue reading