Thousands demonstrated in Amman over the last weekend at a pro-reform protest organized by the Islamic Action Front, the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.
The protesters’ demands were summarized on a huge banner calling for “democratic electoral law, constitutional …
The Salafists emerging as key political stakeholders across the Middle East are likely to complicate political transitions and undermine regional stability and security, writes STRATFOR’s Kamran Bokhari.
The outbreak of the Arab Spring in 2011 brought significant attention to …
“Boko Haram was founded on ideology, but poor governance was the catalyst for it to spread,” says “the most authoritative voice” on the Nigerian jihadist group, killed more than 1000 people, mostly Muslims, in a three-
In 2005, …
As Egyptians prepare to vote in tomorrow’s presidential poll, the diversity of candidates disguises what is essentially a polarized set of options: vote for Islamists of ‘regime remnants.’
The poll will nevertheless represent the start of a significant new stage …
“It is fashionable these days for Western leaders to praise Indonesia as a model Muslim democracy,” writes Andreas Harsono, citing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s statement, “If you want to know whether Islam, democracy, modernity and women’s …
Foreign assistance in the form of media advice, political training and financial aid is proving to be “a noticeable factor in the reshaping of the Middle East,” writes Ahmad Jamil Azem,
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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood organized a 760-km (470-mile)-long human chain from Cairo to Aswan of supporters (left) holding posters and wearing T-shirts bearing the image of Mohamed Mursi, the group’s candidate in next week’s presidential election. The “show of strength” …
Political forces in the Arab world are gearing up for a “guerrilla battle between Islamists and women,” says a leading analyst.
That may seem unlikely in a region where women have fewer political rights and economic opportunities. While East Asia …
Tens of thousands protested in Cairo today “in a collective spasm of last minute anxiety that Egypt’s ruling generals might be trying to sabotage the transition to civilian democracy” prior to next month’s scheduled presidential election.
“The crowd was …
“In all but ruling out an early agreement on an IMF loan, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has dramatically raised the stakes in its struggle with the army-led administration for control of a country still reeling from a year of political turmoil,” …