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Mosaic
| Jan 24, 2013
A new Egyptian anarchist group released its first statement on the eve of expected protests to mark the second anniversary of the start of the Egyptian Revolution. In a slick music video-style promo filmed on the Stanley Bridge in Alexandria, the ...
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Mosaic
| Jan 23, 2013
Jordanian parliamentary elections witness a low turn out after opposition forces held protests calling for a boycott. New TV reports on the political situation in the country, amid accusations of electoral fraud.
BBC Arabic
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Mosaic
| Jan 18, 2013
Jordanians take to the streets after Friday prayers in Amman to confirm their stance to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled next Wednesday. The protests were called for by the Islamic Labor Front and other popular movements. B...
Euronews
| Jan 15, 2013
A military train transporting young recruits to an army camp derailed in a suburb of Cairo, killing at least 19 passengers, and injuring more than 100. The tragedy occurred just days after a new transportation minister from the Muslim Brothe...
NTDTV
| Jan 9, 2013
Some Egyptians fear the new regime is using the old one's tactics to silence critics. Bassem Youssef, a TV satirist often likened to Jon Stewart, is being probed by prosecutors for mocking President Mohamed Morsi and other political figures. The l...
Al Jazeera English
| Dec 25, 2012
Egypt's new constitution has been approved by 63.8 percent of voters in a two-round referendum, the country's top election committee has announced. But opposition figures have pointed to low voter turnout as evidence the majority of Egyptians don'...
Aswat Masriya
| Dec 23, 2012
Early results suggest Egyptians have approved a new constitution in a referendum vote marred by reports of irregularities. A second round of voting was conducted with few reports of protest, but opposition are quick to point out the dramatically l...
Euronews
| Dec 22, 2012
Voting in Egypt has again been extended by several hours at the end of the second, decisive round of the hotly-contested constitutional referendum. Polling stations were still open when news came through that Egypt's vice-president had resigned.
Euronews
| Dec 21, 2012
Police in Alexandria have fired teargas rounds at Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The confrontation comes on the eve of a divisive referendum on the new draft constitution. The Muslim Brotherhood called the rally to decry...
Democracy Now!
| Dec 17, 2012
Egyptian voters headed to the polls on Saturday in a referendum on a controversial draft constitution. According to unofficial preliminary results, the document passed the first round with 57 percent of the vote with a turnout of just 31 percent. ...
— Feb 21, 2012 at 06:25 pm
...Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. UPI/Ahmed G...
— Apr 18, 2012 at 11:54 am
...fancies as “the Arab Spring,” the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood called for jihad against the United States. more ›› No one can tell yo...
— May 16, 2012 at 10:03 am
— Sep 7, 2012 at 11:23 pm
...News Agency reported. Essam al-Erian, head of the FJP, said in an interview with the Saudi-based al-Arabiya news channel that the Muslim Brother...
— Oct 25, 2012 at 07:38 am
The Society of the Muslim Brothers is the Arab world's most influential and one of the largest Islamic movements, and is the largest political opposition organization in many Arab states. Founded in Egypt in 1928 as a Pan-Islamic, religious, political, and social movement by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna, by the end of World War II the Muslim Brotherhood had an estimated two million members. Its ideas had gained supporters throughout the Arab world and influenced other Islamist groups with its "model of political activism combined with Islamic charity work".
The Brotherhood's stated goal is to instill the Qur'an and Sunnah as the "sole reference point for ...ordering the life of the Muslim family, individual, community ... and state." The organization would isolate women and non-Muslims from public life. The movement is also known for engaging in political violence, though it also advocates non-violent change. They were responsible for creating Hamas, a U.S. designated terrorist organization, who grew to infamy for its suicide bombings of Israelis during the first and second intifada. Muslim Brotherhood members are suspected to have assassinated political opponents like Egyptian Prime Minister Mahmoud an-Nukrashi Pasha. However, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is now politically active and rejects the use of violence.
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