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Salafists tackle the Egyptian scene
Egyptian Muslim women wearing niqab and joining Cairo protests Around five thousand Salafists were gathered in Al-Ahram mosque in Cairo and blocked the Haram road—one of the most vital roads in Giza...
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Political Islam and the US
Members of the Muslim Brotherhood at prayer, while protesting for the ouster of Mubarak The rise of Islamist movements in the aftermath of the Arab Spring is representing both a challenge and an...
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Egypt’s Conundrum
Members of Parliament attend a parliament session in Cairo February 26, 2012 (credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh) In a post-authoritarian country undergoing tremendous change, who should write its...
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The Many Voices of Political Islam
A Tunisian woman holds a banner reading "preserve our rights" at a demonstration following the electoral success of Ennadha A big divide has emerged between liberal-minded groups and religious-based...
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Tunisia’s Close Call
Ennahdha Party supporters protest against Tunisia’s former Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi’s launch of his ‘call of Tunisia’ in Tunis on June 16, 2012.For those who lived in Tunisia during its...
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Four Radicals Held over Belaid’s Murder
Tunisia’s new prime minister, Ali Laaraiedh, leaves following his meeting with leaders of local political parties on February 26, 2013 in Tunis. TUNIS, Asharq Al-Awsat—Four radical Salafist Muslims...
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Hamas’s Military Wing Securing Borders with Israel
A Palestinian militant of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam brigade, the armed wing Hamas, stands guard as they prepare for the arrival of the Islamist movement’s exiled politburo chief Khaled Meshaal on December...
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Choose Your Words Wisely
An Egyptian protester shouts slogans during a demonstration in Cairo against sexual harassment on February 12, 2013. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images Actor Waleed Hammad dressed up as a woman and walked...
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Egypt: New PM seeks to form cabinet
Egyptian supporters of deposed president Mohamed Mursi wave their national flag as they attend a rally in support of the former Islamist leader outside Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque on July 8, 2013....
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The Islamist Reaction
Pro Mohamed Mursi supporters attend a rally near where over 50 people were purportedly killed by members of the Egyptian military and police on July 8, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. Spencer Platt/Getty Images...
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