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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. Abdulaziz KETAZ / AFP

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
A new Ramadan series on MBC sheds light on the life of the first Ummayad Caliph Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan Facebook

Muawiyah: A first-class statesman and pioneer of civilisation

A new Ramadan series on MBC sheds light on the life of the first Ummayad Caliph Muawiyah bin Abi Sufyan

Abdullah Al-Rashid 03 March 2023
Abdelkader Zaoui

Political Islam Groups, GCC countries: Good Deeds Gone with the Wind

A large number of leaders and members of political Islam groups, especially the Muslim Brotherhood, have found a safe haven in most GCC countries, as they ran away from security and judicial…

Abdelkader Zaoui 11 March 2022
Egypt's Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb delivers a speech during an event in Abu Dhabi. (AFP)

The Untold Story of Al-Azhar and the Egyptian Revolution

It is hard to believe that eleven years have already passed since the tough, but inspiring, Arab Spring revolutions that forever changed the face of the Middle East. Although the triggers that…

Dalia Ziada 07 January 2022
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
Muslim Brotherhood supporters. (Reuters)

Will the Taliban Provide a Hub for Muslim Brotherhood?

The incumbent authority in Afghanistan collapsed very quickly, and the extremist militant Taliban swept vast swathes of the country to reach the capital Kabul even earlier than expected, announcing…

Abdelkader Zaoui 20 August 2021
European Union flags at Berlaymont building of the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. (Getty Images)

Europe Seeks to Combat "Political Islam"

The ideological roots of Jihadist Terror "Political Islam" is a term for all ideological and political currents that aim to establish a state (caliphate) based on the principles of Islam, whether at…

Jassem Mohamed – Bonn 16 July 2021
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Governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, delivers his speech at the opening of the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), in Riyadh, 28 October 2025. Reuters
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Investing in people and AI: Saudi Arabia’s vision for a new Middle East

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Now in its ninth edition, Riyadh's Future Investment Initiative has transformed from an investment forum into a geo-economic platform redefining how nations link peace, progress, and technology

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The Gaza war has damaged the West

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The West's response to Israel's war on Gaza exposed its weakness and damaged its collective reputation, while also eroding civil liberties at home

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A visitor walks near a bust of the ancient Egyptian King Akhenaten while touring the Grand Egyptian Museum, in Giza on the southwestern outskirts of the capital Cairo on 7 February 2025. Khaled DESOUKI / AFP
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The Grand Egyptian Museum: ancient answers to contemporary questions

30 October 2025

As the Grand Egyptian Museum officially opens its doors, it ushers in a new era for archaeology and modern scientific discovery

Ibrahim Tutunji

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