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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: Political Islam Without al-Qaeda

It is against this background that Islamists such as the Muslim Brotherhood emerged as the most organized form of political opposition in the Middle East. The failure of sitting governments in the region to meet the demands of their citizens elevated political Islam as a promising alternative. The popularity of Islamists cannot, however, be attributed to their religious credentials. The Brotherhood, for instance, is at the forefront of democratic opposition politics in Egypt. It is a v..

Al-Qaeda: Beginning of the End, or Grasping at Straws?

Since early September, there has been a flurry of media reports and commentaries suggesting that the Saudi religious establishment has turned against Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda; that a split has occurred among the Taliban,..

An Interview with Muslim Brotherhood Leader Ali Bayanouni

Ali Sadreddine Bayanouni was born in 1938 in Aleppo and brought up in a religious family, where his father and grandfather were both well known Muslim scholars...