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Muslim Brotherhood

Islamism: R.I.P.

Ray Takeyh | Mar 01, 2001
Violent and preoccupied with power, Islamist ideology is a shell game whose time is up.

Commentary

A Second-Best President for Egypt

Khairi Abaza | May 24, 2012
Two certainties about Egypt's elections: the winner won't be anyone's first choice, and he will have a hard road ahead.

From Terrorism to Democracy

Zack Gold | May 22, 2012
Washington should hold up Islamist groups that renounce violence and embrace politics as examples, not continue to call them terrorist organizations.

The Future of Middle Eastern Christians

Yoel Guzansky
Benedetta Berti
| May 15, 2012
The Arab Spring and the rise of Islamist parties present both opportunities and threats to the region's religious minorities.
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Blogs

Pluralism in Egypt

Paul R. Pillar | Apr 09, 2012
The field of diverse presidential candidates with cross-cutting interests is good for Egypt and for the United States.

Foolish Suspicion of Political Islam

Paul R. Pillar | Jan 29, 2012
Fear and Islamophobia drive Western media to misrepresent the largely peaceful, moderate Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.

Alarmism on Islamism

Paul R. Pillar | Dec 04, 2011
The real reasons why the post-Arab Spring success of Islamist movements makes the West so uncomfortable.
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Books & Reviews

Qutb and the Jews

Benny Morris | Oct 20, 2010
The conventional wisdom says Sayyid Qutb is the forefather of modern-day Islamic fundamentalism. What is less known is how the thinker's intense anti-Semitism and contempt for female sexuality contributed to this vulgar worldview.

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