Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Adler addresses the election victory of Hamās, and also the prevalence of Islamic movements across the Middle East. He notes that their prime goals are political, rather than religious, and that they have had a major impact on the status quo of Middle Eastern geopolitics.
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
The author comments on the changed vocabulary of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has recently used the word "empowerment" instead of "participation."
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
The author notes that while reactions to the Danish cartoons have gotten out of hand, the main force behind those reactions was not religious, but politically-motivated groups. He calls on Muslimsnot to blame all Westerners for the cartoons, and for Westerners in kind to not blame all Muslims for...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 14, 2006
In this article the author is arguing that both the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamās have never got rid of their radical discourses. He believes that the ideology of Hamās would not guarantee a decent life for the ordinary Palestinian citizens or rescue them from the poverty, unemployment and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
The author reviews a report issued by Al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies in the form of a handbook about Islamist movements and organizations, in a bid to come up with a clear definition of terrorism.
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
The author ascribes the unprecedented success of Hamās in the recent parliamentary elections to several factors, most notably its Islamic thrust.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
‘Abd al-Qādir Yāsīn stresses that victorious Hamās faces many challenges, such as cooperation with the chairman of the Palestinian authority and reform of Palestinian institutions
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
Mahmoud al-Touhāmī explains that the current confusion in analyzing the situation in Palestine is due to the assumption that Hamās will turn their electoral campaign slogans into policies. He believes that this is not necessarily true, because these slogans are just a gateway to power.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Muhammad Habīb, the deputy murshid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, congratulates Hamās for its win of the legislative elections, saying this indicates a mature political awareness and stresses the people’s option of resistance against Israel, as well as a weariness of Fath’s poor progress in...