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Democracy & State > Political Islam

None of the above

07 Jun 2012

Calling on Egyptians to vote for the Muslim Brotherhood is insane, argues Paul Demarty

Burying the scandal

01 Sep 2016

The western media has shown little interest in new revelations about the slaughter of political prisoners in 1988, reports Yassamine Mather

No let-up in purge

28 Jul 2016

A grand national coalition is part of Erdoğan’s ‘godsent opportunity’, writes Esen Uslu

Erdoğan’s counter-coup coup

21 Jul 2016

While a bloody military intervention has been defeated, that in itself is no reason to cheer, writes Esen Uslu

A threat laid low

09 Jun 2016

Once considered a dangerous radical and traitor, Muhammad Ali died an establishment hero. Paul Demarty wonders what this says about our era

Who are the ‘moderate’ opposition?

07 Apr 2016

Amongst the chaos, new alliances are taking shape, reports Yassamine Mather

Stumbling towards collapse

10 Mar 2016

In light of the latest moves against the media, Esen Uslu analyses the contending forces within the state apparatus

Making matters worse

19 Nov 2015

Official reaction to the atrocities in France demonstrates once again that imperialism has no answers, writes Yassamine Mather

Rigged election of a sham democracy

12 Nov 2015

Esen Uslu charts the AKP’s growing authoritarianism and the left’s disappointment

Jihadists and spooks

05 Mar 2015

Revelations about ‘Jihadi John’ have led to calls for more curbs on democracy and free speech, writes Eddie Ford

Wrong kind of radicalisation

26 Feb 2015

How to explain the ‘teenage brides for IS’? Mike Macnair examines the phenomenon of hope in a disastrous illusion against the background of the left’s failure

The new normal

19 Feb 2015

As Denmark becomes the latest staging ground for Islamist atrocities, Paul Demarty asks how the left can confront the growth of religious reaction

Turkey: No laughing matter

07 Aug 2014

Amidst the gathering storms the deputy prime minister provides some light relief. Esen Uslu reports

Legacy of the Arab spring

30 Jan 2014

Three years after the start of the mass revolts Yassamine Mather assesses the situation in Tunisia and Egypt

AWL: Matgamna’s chauvinistic tirade

31 Oct 2013

Imperialism may not have invented political Islam, writes Yassamine Mather, but it has certainly used it to its advantage

Egypt: Not the next stage of the revolution

04 Jul 2013

Continued economic decline sealed the fate of the Muslim Brotherhood, writes Yassamine Mather. But martial law also represents a defeat for the working class and democracy

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