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New Civic Education Book Links Democracy to Islamic Principles: Authors see Islamic compatibility as key to acceptance of democracy

 Democracy can take root in the Muslim world only if the average citizen sees it as compatible with Islam, according to the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) and StreetLaw Inc., two groups that seek to plant the seeds for democratic de..

Most democracies in the Third World have not brought about great prosperity. Many are corrupt, dysfunctional, and in disarray, unable to control crime or perform the most basic functions of civil society.  

As Washington promotes a constitution for Iraq and Arab rulers are pressed to reform, we would do well to analyze why some democracies work so much better than oth..

As soon as the word came out regarding the upcoming visit to Denver of Dr. Ekrima Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League sprang into action to disrupt the visit. Both groups immediately sent letters accusing the Grand Mufti of being anti-Semitic and asking co-sponsors to withdraw their support. A press release was sent to ..

Cairo conference: anti-war spirit feeds wider anger in Egypt
“Keep the movement on the streets” was the message of the Fourth Cairo Conference against imperialism and globalisation, which was held in the Egyptian capital last week.

Over 2,000 people crammed into the Egyptian journalist union’s building to hear speakers from Egypt, Palestine, Europe and Iran. Hundreds of others crowde..

Following the first day of Egypt’s deeply flawed parliamentary election last November, the country’s largest newspaper, the state-controlled al-Ahram, appeared with an equally flawed headline: "The Fairest Parliamentary Elections in 50 Years." Its sister, al-Gumhuriya, proclaimed to its readers that "Egyptians Spoke Yesterday -- They Chose True Democracy Rather Than Slogans and Heeded President..

The slim book that was suddenly the most controversial work in the West in early March was not easy to find in the United States. Amazon said it wasn’t available till April. The Strand bookstore didn’t have it either. You could order it on Amazon-UK, but it would be a week getting here. I finally found an author in Michigan who kindly photocopied the British book and overnighted it to me; but t..

The year 2005 was not so pleasant in general for women in Egypt, as they could not achieve, throughout the year’s twelve-month period, that notable successes that could be respectfully considered or highly appreciated. They could not either be able to reach remarkable accomplishments that could give them a sense of pride or contentment.

At about the end of the year, they had mixed feeli..

Muslim Brotherhood deputies in the Egyptian parliament accused official Egyptian media of imposing a total blackout on the deliberations of the People’s Assembly (Egyptian parliament), where the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) occupies 20 percent of the seats.

The Parliamentarian MB bloc submitted a memorandum to the speaker of parliament, Ahmad Fathi Sorour, asking him to offer in a public..

With the recent victory by Hamas in the Palestinian territories, and the success of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in the Egyptian elections, the Bush administration wants Islamist organizations to demonstrate their commitment to the democratic process

An essay by two prominent American professors challenging the pro-Israel lobby in the United States and its sway over the US foreign policy has created a firestorm, drawing immediate anti-Semitism accusations and scathing criticism, a leading British newspaper reported Friday, March 31.

"Accusations of powerful Jews behind the scenes are part of the most dangerous traditions of modern a..

 Representative of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, accused a number of PA chief, Mahmoud Abbas, entourage of attempting to mar the cordial and positive rapport between Abbas and Hamas in order to achieve cheap personal interests, urging the PA chief to bridle divisiveness mongers amongst his associates.

"Some inside Abbas’ inner circle appear to be..

This topic was also discussed with Amr Hamzawy and Scott Carpenter on Al Jazeera on March 27. 

Presenters
Amr Hamzawy, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Nathan Brown, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Discussant
Scott Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near E..

Mr. Mohamed Akef, MB Chairman, sent a telegram on Friday to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, expressing his condolences over the earthquakes that hit western Iran killing tens and wounding hundreds others.

"I extend my condolences and support to the Iranian people in general and victims’ families in particular; praying to almighty to have mercy on the souls of those killed in th..

In his speech to the Foreign Policy Centre last week, British Prime Minister Tony Blair described the war against Al Qaeda and its associates as a battle "between those who embrace and see opportunity in the modern world and those who reject its existence."

Blair’s emphasis on empowering and supporting "those in favor of uniting Islam and democracy, everywhere," highlights the difficult..

Israeli unilateralism is a recipe for conflict - as is the west’s racist refusal to treat Palestinians as equals

Do policymakers in Washington and Europe ever feel ashamed of their scandalous double standards? Before and since the Palestinian elections in January, they have continually insisted that Hamas comply with certain demands. They want us to recognise Israel, c..

After fighting way onto ballot, group has failed to pass an initiative
 Many Egyptians’ high hopes for the Muslim Brotherhood — the conservative Islamists they elected to Parliament last winter — have been disappointed.
But the small contingent of Brotherhood-aligned legislators, vastly outnumbered by the ruling National Democratic Party, has yet to pass a single leg..

Islam’s main political arms differ greatly in both tactics and aims. But that should not reassure America

EVER since the terrorist attacks of September 2001, George Bush has been telling Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda terrorist network they will fail in one of their main aims: to trigger a broad global conflict between America and its allies, and Islam. The president has called Islam ..

Francis Fukuyama’s defection has provoked the ire of influential ex-friends, writes Deborah Hope

FROM Julius Caesar to Leon Trotsky, history is strewn with the bodies of men and women who have fallen out with former political allies.

There have been no killings in the war within the US neo-conservative movement, the dominant political force driving US President George W. Bush’s ..