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
Istanbul revolt suppressed
20 Jun 2013
Esen Uslu reports from Istanbul on the brutal repression that finally saw off the rearguard action of the protestors
Iran election: Not a victory for progressives
20 Jun 2013
A massive protest vote humiliated the conservative candidates. But paradoxically the election of a centrist can boost the regime, argues Yassamine Mather
Turkey: Battle for secularism
13 Jun 2013
Opposition to creeping Islamisation is not confined to the protestors in Taksim Square and elsewhere, argues Eddie Ford. The army is also deeply disgruntled with the AKP
Turkey: In revolt against AKP dictat
13 Jun 2013
Esen Uslu reports from Istanbul
Woolwich: A pretext for state repression
30 May 2013
The murder of a soldier highlights the irrationality of bourgeois politics - but also the failure of the left, argues Paul Demarty
Iran: Boycott the vetted election, not the mass protests
16 May 2013
The Islamic republic is bitterly divided at the top and subject to crippling international sanctions. Yassamine Mather analyses the political situation in the run-up to the June 14 presidential poll
One step from a shooting war
28 Jun 2012
The downing of a Turkish plane by Syria has brought the contradictions of Istanbul's soft-Islamist government to the fore. Esen Uslu explains
None of the above
07 Jun 2012
Calling on Egyptians to vote for the Muslim Brotherhood is insane, argues Paul Demarty
Our duty to Iran's working class
15 Mar 2012
Speaking at a CPGB meeting in Manchester in support of Hands Off the People of Iran, Yassamine Mather makes the call for urgent and principled solidarity
The last president?
08 Mar 2012
The latest rigged elections have produced a predictable result as Supreme Leader Khamenei consolidates his power, says Yassamine Mather.
Free Abu-Qatada
16 Feb 2012
The rights and freedoms of Abu Qatada must be protected, no matter how politcally odious he personally may be, says James Turley.
Islamist election successes have lessons for left
08 Dec 2011
Socialists need to play the long game, argues James Turley
Out to roll back the revolution
01 Dec 2011
The military and the Muslim Brotherhood are only temporary allies, argues Eddie Ford
Stirrings of an Arab revolution
27 Jan 2011
Mass revolts and protests from Tunisia to Egypt once again raise the question of pan-Arab unity, writes Eddie Ford
Fighting over the corpse
17 Dec 2009
As the two wings of the regime continue to squabble, write Chris Strafford and Yassamine Mather, the opposition movement grows in radicalism and confidence