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The leader of Syria's Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, Ahmad al-Sharaa, addresses a crowd at the capital's landmark Umayyad Mosque on December 8, 2024.

Can al-Sharaa stand the Kemalist ideology?

While Syria's new leader has, so far, managed to blur the lines between political Islam and secularism, the ability of his government to withstand pressures will be put to the test

Ahmed Maher 23 December 2024

President of Sudan Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Sudan's Burhan Warns Islamists and Other Factions Against Interfering With The Military

Sudan's leader General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday issued another stern warning to Islamists and other political factions against any interference in the military, amid talks with civilian…

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File Photo of MB’s Women gathering in support of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi near the Egyptian Embassy in Ankara, Turkey (Reuters)

Muslim Sisters: From Childbearing to Violent Jihad

The Muslim Brotherhood is, currently, struggling through one of the most shaking existential crises in its history. The fight between the elders over the ailing body of the group, which has not…

Dalia Ziada 29 October 2021

The timeworn political and jihadi cores of the Muslim Brotherhood have already started decaying since the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood from the highest peak of political power in Egypt, eight years ago.

The Withered Tree of the Muslim Brotherhood

One century after its foundation in a small town, eastern Egypt, the fall of the withered tree of the Muslim Brotherhood has become inevitable. However, to be realistic, this fall does not…

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Outlawed Ennahda

Tunisia is certainly going through a serious turning point that represents the crux of the dispute between the Islamic movement, on one hand, and the civil parties, on the other hand. This dispute…

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A picture shows the South Darfur village of Hamada, north of the region's capital town Nyala on February 3, 2021, as residents return to the village. - Darfuris who have long been displaced are returning to their villages after the October peace deal between Sudan's transitional government and rebel groups. Getty Images

Darfur Is Bleeding Again

Rashida and Hawa sift through heaps of ashes that used to be their homes, looking for lost belongings. Broken pots, scorched bricks, a pair of pink baby’s sandals. Hawa breaks down in tears at the…

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