Tag Archives: Muslim Brotherhood

Israel’s Sinai Dilemmas

August 8, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

On Sunday night, terrorists at the Egyptian-Israeli border stormed a checkpoint and massacred 16 Egyptian border guards there. They then drove two vehicles toward Israel with the aim of perpetrating a mass-casualty attack against Israeli civilians—thwarted by the combined efforts … read more »

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Dealing with the Devil in Syria

August 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A video circulating this week of Syrian rebels shouting “Allahu akbar” and executing four Assad partisans has horrified many in the West, but there have been numerous indications before this that the resistance to the Assad regime is not made up … read more »

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Libya Elections: Mahmoud Jibril beat Islamist rivals beats Islamists in vote

July 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A moderate Islamic coalition led by wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril beat Islamist rivals in Libya’s landmark election, results showed on Tuesday, but it was not yet clear who would dominate the new assembly as all sides scrambled to woo … read more »

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Hillary Clinton Blesses the Brotherhood

July 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Egypt’s new Muslim Brotherhood president, Mohamed Morsi, demonstrators gatheredoutside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo to protest the United States’ uncritical support for the new regime, which has promised to impose Sharia upon … read more »

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Egypt’s Morsi heads to Ethiopia for AU summit

July 15, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s newly elected President Mohamed Morsi has left for Ethiopia to attend an African Union summit, his second foreign trip since taking office two weeks ago. Morsi will be the first Egyptian leader to attend an African summit since 1995, … read more »

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Libya’s Jibril in election landslide over Islamists

July 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The moderate National Forces Alliance of wartime prime minister Mahmoud Jibril scored a landslide victory over rival Islamist parties in Libya’s first free national election in a generation, partial tallies showed on Thursday. Counts from across the North African country … read more »

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Wartime PM Jibril takes early lead in Libya vote

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Wartime rebel prime minister Mahmoud Jibril took an early lead in Libya’s national assembly election, according to partial tallies released on Monday that pointed to a weaker than expected showing for Islamist parties. If confirmed that trend would set Libya … read more »

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Egypt military ‘warns’ President Mursi over parliament

July 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s military council has said the decision to dissolve parliament must be upheld, after new President Mohammed Mursi ordered the assembly to reopen. The military closed parliament last month after a court ruling. Its latest intervention is seen by some … read more »

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Iran’s Ahmadinejad calls Egypt’s Morsi

July 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called his Egyptian counterpart Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday to wish the Muslim Brotherhood politician success, the Egyptian state news agency reported. The call appeared to be the first contact between the two leaders since … read more »

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The Makeover of Mohammed Morsi

July 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The makeover of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has begun. Some in the media are “debunking” the frightening “myths” about the Muslim Brotherhood, and others arguethat he’s a potential ally. The Obama administration continues to infer that critics of the Brotherhood … read more »

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Egyptian Democracy: New President Vows to Free Blind Sheikh

July 2, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In his first public speech after being elected president of Egypt, that country’s Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsi vowedto work to free Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center jihad bombing. In doing so, he … read more »

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The electoral victory of political Islam in Egypt

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Samir Amin The electoral victory of the Muslim Brotherhood and of the Salafists in Egypt (January 2012) is hardly surprising. The decline brought about by the current globalization of capitalism has produced an extraordinary increase in the so-called “informal” activities … read more »

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Egypt President’s wife: Don’t call me first lady

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Egypt’s new first lady Naglaa Ali Mahmoud and her predecessor Suzanne Mubarak have at least one thing in common: Both have seen their husbands and sons detained in Egyptian prisons. The similarities may end there though. The deposed … read more »

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In divided Egypt, US plays all sides

June 28, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Washington – The ambiguous outcome of Egypt’s revolution leaves Washington no choice but to deal with the country’s both major players, the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, despite its disagreements with each. Mohammed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist … read more »

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The Evils of the Muslim Brotherhood

June 27, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Originally published by the Investigative Project on Terrorism. Egypt’s longtime banned Muslim Brotherhood—the parent organization of nearly every subsequent Islamist movement, including al-Qaeda—has just won the nation’s presidency, in the name of its candidate, Muhammad Morsi.    That apathy reigns in … read more »

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Egypt’s President to pick woman and Christian as Vice

June 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mohamed Morsi’s first appointments as president-elect of Egypt will be a woman and a Coptic Christian, his spokesman has told the Guardian, as he moves to allay fears of the Muslim Brotherhood. Sameh el-Essawy said that although the names of … read more »

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Muslim Brotherhood Draws Up Plans to Islamize Egypt

June 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Muslim Brotherhood leadership in Egypt held a secret meeting last week in anticipation of Mohammed Morsi’s expected presidential victory. According to the Arabic report, discovered by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, the leaders drew up the “Jazira Plan” to … read more »

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Victory – and potential disaster – for democracy and Egypt

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The crowd in Tahrir Square that cheered Sunday’s victory by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in a presidential run off, didn’t represent a majority of Egyptians. His triumph is both a victory – and a potential disaster – for democracy, … read more »

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Does Egypt’s Democratic Triumph?

June 25, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Mohammed Morsi’s victory over Ahmed Shafik in the Egyptian presidential election is a political triumph for the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned organization for most of the years since the country became a republic in 1953. It is likewise an important … read more »

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The revolution continues – New Egypt’s President

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Egypt’s president-elect Mohammed Morsi on Sunday insisted that the revolution that ousted Hosni Mubarak would continue until its goals were met. He was making his first address after being declared the country’s next leader. The speech was broadcast … read more »

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Candidate wins Presidential Election

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Islamist Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt’s first democratic president on Sunday by the state election committee, which said he had defeated former general Ahmed Shafik with 51.7 percent of last weekend’s run-off vote. He succeeds Hosni … read more »

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Egypt awaits presidential election results

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

CAIRO – Egyptians were waiting on Sunday to hear whether their next president will be a former military officer or a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak spent three decades fighting. The result of … read more »

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Election Results: Tahrir Square protests as Egypt awaits result

June 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Cairo – Thousands of protesters filled Cairo’s Tahrir Square overnight as Egypt’s rival presidential candidates, an Islamist and former general, accused each of trying to steal an election whose result is still not known five days after polling ended. Another … read more »

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The Mortal Combat in the Land of Pharaohs

June 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Igor IGNATCHENKO The run-off presidential election took place on June 16-17. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, the presidential hopeful representing the military and the last prime minister of the Hosni Mubarak regime, came to clash in … read more »

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Egypt: Election result delayed until the weekend

June 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The results of Egypt’s presidential election have been delayed adding to the tension in Tahrir Square. The people had been expecting to discover the winner today. Now they will have to wait until the weekend. The problem is said to … read more »

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What is Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood?

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Muslim Brotherhood’s early declaration of victory on Monday was followed by a declaration of victory from Ahmed Shafiq’s campaign. Official results are not due until Thursday but the possibility of the Brotherhood leading Egypt appears increasingly likely. KHADIJA PATEL … read more »

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US alarm as Egypt army undermines election result

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The United States expressed alarm that its proteges in the Egyptian army were abusing hopes for democracy by ordering more military rule just as the Muslim Brotherhood was claiming victory in the country’s first free presidential election. The Islamists’ self-assurance … read more »

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There may yet be cause for optimism in Egypt

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

For the last 10 weeks, American University of Cairo professor Ezzedine C. Fishere has been writing a serialized novel about a failed 2011 Egyptian revolution – one that is followed by military rule. This leads, in turn, to a second … read more »

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Islamists, Military on a Collision Course in Egypt

June 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egyptians finished two days of voting on Sunday, the first relatively free election for president in their history. But indications are that only about 15% of Egypt’s 50 million eligible voters bothered to cast ballots. The low turnout was a … read more »

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Egypt Elections: Islamist confirmed in lead

June 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A member of the committee overseeing Egypt’s presidential election confirmed on Monday that the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate was in the lead but said the count had yet to be finalised, after the Islamist claim was challenged by his rival. The … read more »

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