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by: Marc Luynch
2009-4-2
On March 25 Mohammed Mehdi Akef, the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, told an Egyptian newspaper that he would not seek a second term and will step down within a few months. The coming election of his successor marks an interesting and important moment in the history of the Brotherhood, with broad implications for the future of moderate Islamist movements in general...
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by: Marc Luynch
2009-3-29
On Sunday, the leaders of the Arab world are scheduled to converge on the Doha Sheraton (where I recently spent two insomnia-filled nights myself) for the 21st regular Arab Summit (English here). Very high expectations have been placed on this event ever since the Saudis took it upon themselves at the Kuwait Economic Summit to push for Arab reconciliation and reach out to Syria. For weeks, Arab diplomatic circles buzzed with speculation about Doha: would it signal a new age of Arab pol..
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