Posted on Sun, February 20, 2011 at 02:16 am CET
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Egypt Licenses First Moderate Islamic Party

An Egyptian court has licensed a moderate Islamic party Saturday after its application for legal status was turned down four times by the former Egyptian… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 01:09 am CET
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Israel on High Alert for Iranian Warships’ Suez Transit Carrying Missiles for Hizballah

Cairo’s approval Friday, Feb. 18 for two Iranian warships to transit the Suez Canal on their way to the Mediterranean has brought Israel and Iran… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Hezbollah • Iran • Israel • Saudi Arabia • Syria • United States of America 
Posted on Sat, February 19, 2011 at 00:16 am CET
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Egypt: Qaradawi Tries to Take Charge of the Revolution

Let history show that neither the New York Times nor the Washington Post reported on the return of the world’s single most important Islamic cleric to Cairo… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Arab-Israeli Conflict • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Fri, February 18, 2011 at 06:24 am CET
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Egypt Gets Its Khomeini: Qaradawi Returns in Triumph

Friday, February 18 may be a turning point in Egyptian history. On this day Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the best-known Muslim Brotherhood cleric in the world and… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Zionism • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Thu, February 17, 2011 at 20:51 pm CET
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U.S. Intelligence at Work: Iranian Warships? Yeah, I Heard Something About That

Following on the theme that the Muslim Brotherhood is a secular organization and that U.S. intelligence gets its breaking information from CNN, we have… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • The Middle East • United States of America 
Posted on Thu, February 17, 2011 at 19:30 pm CET
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Revolution in Tunisia, Reform in Jordan Unleashes Anti-Jewish Forces

Recently, when I spoke on developments in Egypt, a serious and respected Middle East expert claimed that there was no sign of anti-American or anti-Israel… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Jasmine Revolution • Jew-Hatred • Jordan • Palestine Papers • The Middle East • Tunisia 
Posted on Thu, February 17, 2011 at 17:54 pm CET
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Ex-Muslim Brotherhood Moderate Warns About…the Muslim Brotherhood

This is really interesting. All along we have been told that there is a moderate faction in the Muslim Brotherhood. And there… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 23:23 pm CET
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Two Iranian warships transit Suez for Syria, tighten siege on Israel

Twenty-four hours after Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the Egyptian upheaval had no military connotations for… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Iran • Israel 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 22:08 pm CET
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Egypt: Supreme Council of Armed Forces hopes to Transfer Power to Elected President

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said it hopes to end its mission and transfer power in the next six months to a civilian authority and a president… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Wed, February 16, 2011 at 19:53 pm CET
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Palestinians Celebrate Mubarak’s Resignation

The Egyptian’s president’s resignation was jubilantly received in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators marched in Ramallah holding placards… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Gaza and Westbank • Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center • Palestinian Authority 
Posted on Tue, February 15, 2011 at 21:40 pm CET
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What Next in Egypt? A Detailed Assessment

The Egyptian political situation has now entered a new phase. The first order of business is to write a new constitution, a process that should take months… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East 
Posted on Tue, February 15, 2011 at 03:51 am CET
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Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Khamenei Calls for Iran-style Islamic State

Egypt’s main opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood, have rejected calls by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei for an Islamic Revolution similar to… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Iran • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Shi'ism 
Posted on Tue, February 15, 2011 at 00:28 am CET
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Egypt: 6th Statement of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

Egypt’s Military released a statement Monday to persuade Egyptians to end the demonstrations and strikes that culminated last… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 18:28 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt Not Cracking Down on Gaza Smuggling

ISA Director Diskin said the ISA had provided detailed information on smuggling networks, but the Egyptians had failed to take action… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Gaza and Westbank • Hamas • Israel • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 16:48 pm CET
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Muslim Brotherhood: “Egypt Should Develop in All Spheres Like Iran and have a President Like Ahmadinejad”

Since the start of the Egyptian Januari 25 revolution leaders of Egypt’s primary opposition party, the Muslim Brotherhood, are being questioned about how… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Shia Islam • Taqiyya 
Posted on Mon, February 14, 2011 at 02:56 am CET
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Draft Party Platform of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

In the late summer 2007, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood released its long-awaited platform for its ‘political party’ and distributed the first draft to a group of… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 20:35 pm CET
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Rift between Ayatollah Rafsanjani and Iran’s Regime Deepens

With the elections for the Assembly of Experts leadership coming up next month, in recent weeks government supporters in the conservative camp have stepped up their criticism… Continue reading

Topics: Iran • Shi'ism 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 16:45 pm CET
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Egypt Army Council Communiqué No.5

The army council has released its 5th communiqué. Here are the new decisions of the army council… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • The Middle East 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 14:30 pm CET
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Turkish Regime Sees Egypt Revolution as Opportunity for Repression and Islamism

While all eyes are on Egypt, Turkish regime policy during this time is worth mentioning. The Turkish government has pressed for more Islamization in Turkey and… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Human Rights • Islamism • Turkey 
Posted on Sun, February 13, 2011 at 02:03 am CET
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Egypt: The Reality of the Muslim Brotherhood

This analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood, written by Tarek Heggy, is one of the best written recently. This analysis might also reflect what Egypt’s… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Global Islam • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Sharia Law • Taqiyya • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 12, 2011 at 19:12 pm CET
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Fourth Egyptian Military Statement: Committed to Democracy, Foreign Treaties will be Honoured

The Egyptian military said they were committed to a democratic process that would result in civilian rule. They also asked the Egyptian people… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Israel • The Middle East 
Posted on Sat, February 12, 2011 at 13:09 pm CET
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WikiLeaks: Egypt’s Military Will Ensure Transfer of Power

NDP insider and former minister Dr. Ali El Deen Hilal Dessouki said Egyptian military and security services would ensure a smooth transfer of power, even to a civilian… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • United States of America • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 22:47 pm CET
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The Coming Challenge to Democracy in the Middle East

Today, the Friends of Israel Initiative released its 3rd dispatch. In the dispatch they featured a nice piece about the challenges to democracy the Middle East will… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Israelism • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Jasmine Revolution • Jordan • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East • Yemen 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 17:39 pm CET
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns

Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman announced that the embattled president Hosni Mubarak has stepped down… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Egyptian Revolution 
Posted on Fri, February 11, 2011 at 16:51 pm CET
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How Do We Know What Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Wants? Because It Tells Us!

In the scores of articles that have appeared about the Muslim Brotherhood, I have not seen scarcely a single one in a newspaper that suggests the group might cause some alarm… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood