• Commentary

    Shifting Western Views on Islam

    • Amr Hamzawy
    • November 22, 2007
    • Al-Ahram Weekly Issue No. 872

    A major shift is taking place in the way decision-makers in the U.S. and major European countries view the political role of Islamic movements in the Arab world and also in the way they regard the perils such movements pose for Western interests.

    • Research

    Beyond the Façade: Political Reform in the Arab World

    Reform is a politically charged issue in the Middle East. Carnegie experts force us to recognize the reality of conflicting interests and the limitations of external actors to bring about political reform, while drawing lessons on how to make international democracy promotion more effective.

    • Commentary

    Perkovich: Pressures and Benefits Must Be Made Clearer to Iran

    Increasing pressure from the UN Security Council on Iran's nuclear program, while making clear the benefits to Iran of engaging in negotiations, is the only effective strategy to resolving the Iran nuclear dispute diplomatically.

    • Multimedia

    U.S. Steps Up Raids on Al-Qaida

    • Research

    The Presidential Crisis in Lebanon Demands Urgent Attention

    Lebanon is threatening to come undone in the coming days. The international community, and particularly the United States, need to focus urgently on Lebanon. The crisis in Lebanon deserves the most urgent and intense attention at the highest international political levels

    • Research

    Egypt’s National Democratic Party: The Search for Legitimacy

    The critical moments of the general congress of Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) came when the delegates voted on amendments to the party’s bylaws and on new leadership bodies. The votes served as evidence that the NDP has been sufussed with supporters of Gamal Mubarak and the modernizing agenda he represents.

    • Commentary

    Debunking the Myth of Islamist Intransigence

    • Mohammed Herzallah, Amr Hamzawy
    • November 02, 2007
    • The Daily Star

    Recently the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood issued a draft of its first ever political party platform, making major strides toward a comprehensive public policy program espousing freedom of expression and pluralistic politics - ideals that were previously immaterial to Islamist discourse in Egypt. While the Brotherhood remains a movement without a political party - barred by the Egyptian government and a constitutional prohibition against parties based on religious preferences - the movement's new party platform gives policymakers and experts plenty of reason to take notice.

    • Multimedia

    Iran Scholar: Saddam-Era Ties to Iraq Remain

    • Commentary

    Regression in the Muslim Brotherhood's platform?

    The Muslim Brotherhood's draft party platform sends mixed signals about the movement's political views and positions. Although it has already been widely circulated, the document does not yet have final approval from the movement's guidance bureau.

    • Testimony

    Iran: Reality, Opinions, and Consequences

    • Karim Sadjadpour
    • October 30, 2007
    • Testimony before the House Oversight Committee's National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee

    The United States must alter its democracy promotion strategy, which has been unconstructive and counterproductive, and make clear that it has no intention of undermining Iran's territorial integrity. A move away from democracy promotion, however, should not signal indifference to human rights abuses.

 

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