Muslim Brotherhood
Muslim Brotherhood at the crossroads: Where now for Egypt’s once-powerful group following leader’s death in exile, repression at home?
By Ioana Emy Matesan — December 27, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Muslim Brotherhood once held the reins of power in Egypt. Now it faces internal splits, government repression and dwindling support.
Egyptian cleric revered by Muslim Brotherhood dies at 96
By Lujain Jo and Joseph Krauss — September 26, 2022
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — His critics accused him — and the Brotherhood — of hiding extremism behind moderate rhetoric.
Egypt’s leading activist gets 5 years; 2 others get 4 years
By Associated Press — December 20, 2021
CAIRO (AP) — Alaa Abdel-Fattah's arrest and trial have drawn criticism from Western governments and international rights groups.
UFOs and science fiction in Muslim culture goes well beyond ‘Dune’
By Joseph Hammond — November 19, 2021
(RNS) — In the Middle East, in particular, science fiction became an outlet for political criticism.
How Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and Turkey’s Gulenists fell from power to persecution
By Ahmet T. Kuru — August 20, 2019
(The Conversation) — In both countries, homegrown Islamic movements have struggled to survive in authoritarian regimes that exert strong control over religious practice.
Egypt TV says ousted president Morsi dies in court
By Samy Magdy — June 17, 2019
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's former president, Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country's first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, collapsed in court during a trial and died Monday.
Fearing extremist violence, Egypt silences 20,000 storefront mosques
By Amr El Tohamy — May 25, 2018
CAIRO (RNS) — The Egyptian government has banned preaching at 20,000 mosques as a precautionary measure to prevent extremist violence during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
Is the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization?
By The Conversation — March 11, 2017
Designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization could have the effect of limiting the opportunities for those Muslims who are attracted by the Muslim Brotherhood’s moderate agenda to engage in politics.
Attempts to silence Muslims, Arabs and South Asians won’t work
By Manar Waheed — February 14, 2017
(RNS) The administration has already learned it was wrong when it came to one executive order — it’s time that it learned that it was wrong on all fronts.
Key Tunisian party renounces political Islam
By Tom Heneghan — May 23, 2016
(RNS) A party congress over the weekend voted to drop Ennahda’s traditional religious work and participate in Tunisian politics as a regular political party.
Egyptian minister sacked after saying he would jail Prophet Muhammad
By Reuters — March 15, 2016
CAIRO -- Ahmed al-Zend, a hard-liner and outspoken critic of the Muslim Brotherhood, had said he would jail the prophet himself if he broke the law.
COMMENTARY: 5 reasons the 9/11 museum should drop ‘Islamist’
By Faheem Younus — April 29, 2014
(RNS) Call them al-Qaida fanatics, Taliban lunatics or Muslim Brotherhood extremists. Just don't associate my faith with their actions.
Muslim Brotherhood warns against British government investigation
By Trevor Grundy — April 7, 2014
LONDON (RNS) Prime Minister David Cameron ordered an urgent investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood amid growing fears that the organization is planning extremist activities in England. But the Brotherhood warns such a probe may lead to more terrorism.
An antidote to religious strife in Egypt: nationalism
By Monique El-Faizy — October 2, 2013
(RNS) After decades of polarization along religious lines, Christians and Muslims in Egypt are coming together to rally behind their flag.
ANALYSIS: Persecuted Coptic Christians still hopeful
By Monique El-Faizy — September 5, 2013
(RNS) Christians in the West are often quick to claim persecution, while their counterparts in Egypt, whose churches are being burned by the dozens, are lately shying away from the term.
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