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After being charged by the Muslim Brotherhood-dominated government of Egypt with insulting President Mohamed Morsi and Islam (the charges were dropped thanks to publicity from Jon Stewart and others), TV political satirist Bassem Youssef was not intimidated:

While I am generally skeptical of comparisons to Nazi Germany, in the case of Egypt’s MB there is a [...]

This is a cross post from Dr. Iman Bibars, Vice President of Ashoka Global and Regional Director of Ashoka Arab World.

Open any international newspaper today and read a misleading, watered-down version of the truth.
Muslim Brotherhood supporters clash with protestors, Morsi’s backers and rivals battle in streets of Cairo, Egypt descends further into political turmoil – these are all spins on what [...]

This is a cross post from Tendence Coatsey

The Moslem Brotherhood: What a Logo!
“Socialists cannot give support to the Islamists either. That would be to call for the swapping of one form of oppression for another, to react to the violence of the state by abandoning the defence of ethnic and religious minorities, women and gays, [...]

This is a guest post by Abu Faris
I move to Cairo just before it all kicked off in January; I quit Cairo just before it kicks off in September. However, I do live and work in Alexandria, a volatile city at the best of times. If it goes “Boom!” here, they do it large. After [...]

A whole host of Muslim organisations have signed up to a ‘9/11 Statement by Coalition of British Muslim Organisations’, as reported here. Included on the list is the Muslim Association of Britain (MAB).
Let’s remind ourselves of what the MAB is all about. In 2006, the Daily Mail reported:
Despite promoting itself as the ‘moderate’ voice of [...]

The Irish Independent reports that Yusuf al-Qaradawi has been banned from entering Ireland. However:
Despite Mr Al-Qaradawi’s controversial remarks, the ICCI, the largest Muslim organisation in the country, has refused to criticise him. Its chief executive, Dr Nooh al-Kaddo, confirmed to the Irish Independent that Mr Al-Qaradawi’s foundation had its headquarters at the ICCI. He described [...]

This is a cross-post from Just Journalism.
Today Egyptian daily Al Masry Al Youmreports that the Muslim Brotherhood has announced plans to form a coalition in parliament ‘in order to combat the secular political forces in the country.’ ‘Muslim leaders: We want an Islamic state’, explains:
‘A number of religious leaders representing Muslim movements have announce [sic] that [...]

This is a cross-post by Shiraz Maher from Standpoint Magazine
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Pity the Islamists; the rug has been pulled out from under their feet.
There is a lot of debate at the moment about what the fallout from the Middle East’s uprisings will mean for the region. Is this the start of an Islamist uprising [...]

This is a guest post by Nightwatchman
The Middle East’s recent uprisings are mostly seen as a disaster for the region’s ageing authoritarians and their legions of grasping relatives and hangers-on.
However, these events are also developing into a rout of the UK’s network of pro-Islamist lobbyists.
Previously these individuals had argued that western policy-makers ultimately faced a [...]

Jordan has a new cabinet:

AMMAN — Jordanian Prime Minister Maaruf Bakhit named a new cabinet including an Islamist and five leftists on Tuesday following the dismissal of the previous government by King Abdullah II earlier this month.
The new 26-member line-up, which was sworn in, includes independent Islamist Abdelrahim Akur, who is [...]