By Denis Sullivan

Publisher: Carnegie Endowment
As Egyptians begin to discuss prospects for the autumn 2010 parliamentary elections, speculation is already beginning …

By Efraim Halevy
Publisher: New Perspectives Quarterly
It is now clear that Israel delivered a withering and sustained blow to Hamas during its three-week campaign that ended …

By Rebecca Fordham
BBC News, Cairo
A satellite channel has launched in Egypt claiming to be the first Islamic MTV, aiming to promote traditional Islamic values through hip hop, rap, and pop music.
It …

GENEVA – At a gathering of experts in international humanitarian law (IHL) in Geneva last week, much of the focus was on countries and societies where Muslims form a majority of the population. There was …

By Hossam Tammam
Publisher: Al Ahram Weekly
The author asserts that the Muslim Brotherhood is tied to a worldview that cannot come to grips with the protests …

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Having chanted the mantra of change that helped sweep him into the White House, Barack Obama now has the opportunity to channel that mantra into …

By Sophia Ezzat
The visit of Gamal Mubarak, chairman of the ruling National Democratic Party’s (NDP) Policies Committee, to the United States has revived talk about a new phase in Egyptian-American relations after years of strained …

By Jailan Halawi
CAIRO, EGYPT – What will be the impact of Jihad leader Sayed Emam’s recently published Rationalising Jihad in Egypt and the World on the ideology of extreme Islamist groups, and in particular …

By Faisal Kutty – Late last year, many in the Egyptian Islamic movement anxiously awaited word on the legalization of Islamic parties. In fact, some former members of Al-Gama’a Al Islamiya and Hizb Al-Islamiya even …

By Faisal Kutty – Many in the Islamic movement in Egypt anxiously awaited word on the legalization of Islamic parties. In fact, some former members of the extremist Al-Gama’a Al Islamiya and Hizb Al-Islamiya even …