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Egyptian Election Headed To Run-Off Vote

AP | LEE KEATH and SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 05.26.2012

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CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood's candidate and a veteran of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak's autocratic regime will face each other in a runoff ele...

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Muslim Brotherhood Claims To Hold Lead In Egyptian Elections

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2012

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* Well-organised Brotherhood expected to do well * Vote marks last step in messy democratic transition * Election offici...

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The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt: Power Is a Double-edged Sword

H.A. Hellyer | Posted 04.13.2012

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Many are ringing alarm bells about the apparent conversion of Egypt into a theocracy. But the reality may be different -- and we may be heralding the end of the Muslim Brotherhood as a political force completely.

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Finding Your Voice: The Aftermath of the Butterfly Revolution

Akhtar Badshah | Posted 04.12.2012

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As a global community it would be important for us to keep reassuring this very brave society that we are all in this together and keep supporting them as they find their voice.

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Muslim Brotherhood Announces Presidential Candidate

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 04.02.2012

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CAIRO -- The fundamentalist Muslim Brotherhood named its chief strategist and financier as a candidate for president on Saturday, a surprising reversa...

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Egypt's Increasingly Public Power Struggle

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 03.29.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood-led parliament began drawing up a no-confidence motion against the military-appointed government Thursday, fu...

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Mulls Run For Presidency

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 05.22.2012

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CAIRO -- The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's most powerful political group, said Wednesday it is considering running its own candidate in upcoming preside...

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Egypt Can Rise to the Historical Occasion But It Must Choose Wisely

Alon Ben-Meir | Posted 05.05.2012

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Neither the Egyptian people nor the international community should expect a velvet transition from dictatorship to democracy. But the new government in Cairo should work to smooth the transitional process and shorten the period of chaos and instability.

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Wants Government Sacked

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 04.10.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called Thursday on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has failed to man...

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The Inevitable Islamist Domination in the New Arab Democracies

Christopher Reeve | Posted 04.02.2012

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What is perhaps the most interesting advantage for Islamists is the inevitably split secular vote. Like elsewhere in the world, people who believe in secularism do not necessarily agree on social and economic policy.

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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Slams Protesters

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 04.02.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's powerful Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday issued a harsh denunciation of liberal and secular activists, echoing charges by the mi...

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Egyptian Islamists Secure 75 Percent Of Parliament

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 03.22.2012

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Hard Power Trumps Soft In U.S. Policy Towards Egypt

Cynthia P. Schneider | Posted 02.22.2012

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Until the U.S. backs up its words with actions, it will appear to Egyptians that it is choosing short-term security with the Supreme Council of armed Forces (SCAF) over long term support for human rights, civil society, and a just society.

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Egyptians Return To Polls

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL and AYA BATRAWY | Posted 02.12.2012

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CAIRO — Egyptians turned out in large numbers Wednesday for a second round of parliamentary elections, with Islamists looking to boost their alr...

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Muslim Brotherhood Will Boycott Military Council

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 02.07.2012

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CAIRO — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group set to dominate the new parliament, accused the country's military rulers Thursday of try...

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Muslim Brotherhood Leader: Fears Of Islamization Are Overblown

AP | MAGGIE MICHAEL | Posted 02.05.2012

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CAIRO — The leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group expected to dominate the country's next parliament, said it does not seek t...

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Voter Turnout Lower Than Expected In Egyptian Runoffs

AP | BEN HUBBARD AND SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 02.04.2012

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CAIRO — The runoff Monday for Egypt's first-round parliamentary elections heated up tensions between competing Islamist groups that have so far ...

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Muslim Brotherhood Sweeps Up Over One-Third Of Votes In Egyptian Elections

AP | SARAH EL DEEB | Posted 02.03.2012

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CAIRO — Islamist parties captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, setting up a power st...

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Egypt's Military Moves Up Date For Power Transfer

Posted 01.22.2012

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CAIRO - Egyptian politicians say the ruling military has moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July 1, 2012. Abu al-...

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Unfinished Business In Egypt: With Ten Days To Go Before Elections, Almost Nothing Is Certain

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 01.18.2012

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CAIRO -- Tens of thousands of people poured into Cairo's Tahrir Square, the site of the original protest movement that brought down Egypt's dictator i...

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Egypt's Islamist Movement After January 25

Al Ahram | Posted 09.14.2011

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The Islamist movements' dream of establishing an Islamic state in Egypt is now closer than ever to being realised, writes Mohamed Hafez for the Egypti...

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Revolutionaries During Ramadan

The European Magazine | Posted 09.05.2011

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Egypt has moved beyond the Arab spring. Cairo, Tahrir Square -- it is as if nothing has happened. The traffic is moving slowly, the air is polluted, the roads are dirty.

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WikiLeaks Shows Egyptian VP 'Demonized' Opposition Group

Posted 05.25.2011

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Egypt's new vice president, Omar Suleiman, has long sought to demonize the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical U.S. official...

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Where Is the Muslim Brotherhood?

Howard Schweber | Posted 05.25.2011

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The obvious missing player in the demonstrations in Egyptian are "the Brothers." Even as protesters chant "Allah hu Akhbar" in the streets, there is no visible presence of the Brothers in any kind of leadership roles.

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Who Are The Muslim Brotherhood?

The Huffington Post | Cara Parks | Posted 05.25.2011

In media coverage of the ongoing protests rocking Egypt, the phrase "Muslim Brotherhood" has cropped up more than once. Who is this group, and what ro...

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