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The truth beneath the façade of nostalgia on which the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt rests is that Salafi thought it its primary driving force
It is shocking, but not surprising, that in the US, the primary way of understanding and analyzing the debate at the UN over Palestinian statehood is in terms of its effect upon American politics
In the absence of an alliance of radical forces, Egypt’s Revolution risks running into the sands
Upcoming trade union elections are as important as parliamentary elections, with the left facing strong competition from the Muslim Brotherhood
An Egyptian Social Democrat joins members of several other of the country's political parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to observe Danish elections, which they agreed were shockingly respectful, calm and open
Even as we celebrate the victory of the Libyan people we might note that violence invariably taints a revolution, and the bill of the carnage is yet to be paid
After having labeled poor protesters as baltagiya (thugs), the ruling military council has now turned the heat on the more affluent, claiming they don't look Egyptian enough
Recognition of an independent Palestinian state by the UN General Assembly will be a great achievement and a step towards Palestinian membership of the UN
The Republic of South Sudan has joined the community of nations

Mediocrity takes lessons from others, while the real work of securing the revolution is to think out a programme for the Egyptian people


PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s dramatic bid for Palestinian statehood at the UN signaled the final death of the so-called ‘peace process’


While the Arab Spring has enhanced global interest in the Arab world, local academics have often been reduced to service providers for Western "experts" who jet in and jet out


Blocked from everything but oblique criticism for decades, Egypt's current political elite is incapable of formulating a practical agenda for moving the country forward, hence the impasse


As the Turkish experience of democratisation and Islamist party rule becomes more and more influential, what lessons does this model have for post-revolutionary Egypt


Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first official visit to the new Egypt provides further proof that sometimes it really does pay to wait, but Turkey will gain more by reining in its ambitions


The visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Egypt is an opportunity to put relations between the two countries on new foundations


Egypt and Turkey now have a strategic partnership, says Egypt’s ambassador to Turkey


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