Once again, political forces in Egypt disagree about how to move forward after the revolution. The current rift may be the most perilous yet and the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has played no small part in arriving at this (...)
In investigations of the Sharm El-Sheikh attacks, the spectre of Al-Qaeda may be a bogeyman concealing the real culprits, writes Diaa Rashwan*
It may be too early to guess who is behind the bombings in Sharm El-Sheikh, but let's begin piecing (...)
Diaa Rashwan* examines the links between Al-Qaeda and Egyptian Islamist movements
Relations between Egypt's two main militant Islamist organisations, Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiya and Jihad, have been clear since at least 1984. Never better than lukewarm, (...)
The trajectory is becoming clear: as Al-Qaeda spreads outwards, Arab regimes are increasingly likely to share the brunt of its violence, writes Diaa Rashwan*
Producing an accurate description of Al-Qaeda is deceptively easy. Certainly, the (...)
Diaa Rashwan* reviews the history of connections between the Muslim Brotherhood and Western parties
Rumours about the external connections of the banned Muslim Brotherhood are a sporadic aspect of Egypt's political landscape. It is customary in (...)
To understand the violence unleashed in Iraq since May 2003, one must understand the context of the country's invasion, writes Diaa Rashwan*
When observing the phenomenon of violence, resistance and terror in Iraq, it seems necessary to link it with (...)
The cycle of violence in Saudi Arabia is merely a symptom of the broader chaotic region, writes Diaa Rashwan*
The abduction and execution of a citizen of the United States by a group affiliated with Al-Qaeda is a bloody reminder that violence in the (...)
If the US is so sure that Al-Qa'eda mounted the 11 September attacks, why has no one so far been indicted? asks Diaa Rashwan*
Two years after the 11 September attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, we cannot help thinking back to the events of (...)
America's attempts at making peace in the Middle East face a number of internal obstacles, writes Diaa Rashwan*
American policy towards the Arab- Israeli conflict is characterised by a long-term structural flaw, in addition to other aspects of that (...)
Diaa Rashwan* looks at the links between the recent bombings in Riyadh and Casablanca
In light of the timing and the similarity in targets and method, the suicide attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca, which left dozens dead and hundreds wounded, seemed (...)
The imminent US military occupation of Iraq is an invitation to Al-Qa'eda militants. Diaa Rashwan* ponders a significant, if little discussed, fallout of invasion
Even before the US-British offensive on Iraq begins, it is clear that the direct (...)
The Upper Egyptian vendetta has been with us for centuries. But the Beit Allam massacre should make us look beyond tradition, says Diaa Rashwan*
Upper Egypt, or the sa'id, is the land of the forgotten. It is honoured with frontline coverage only (...)
The United States is failing in its war on terrorism, having never clearly defined what the war was against, writes Diaa Rashwan
It has been 10 months since the 11 September attacks on New York and Washington so traumatically changed the face of (...)
The war on terror will change political Islam; political Islam in turn might well change the region. Diaa Rashwan writes
As the United States and its Western allies wage war in Afghanistan, media campaigns across the world announce a war on (...)
As Berbers continue their revolt in Algeria, Diaa Rashwan* explains how their demands reflect serious discontent throughout the country: especially among the young
Exactly two years after coming to office, Algerian President Abdel-Aziz Bouteflika is (...)
By Diaa Rashwan *
The statement issued by Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman, spiritual guide of Al-Gama'a Al-Islamiya, from his prison cell in the US has provoked contradictory reactions within the ranks of militant Islamist groups. Almost a year after the (...)
By Diaa Rashwan *
With the US strikes on sites in Sudan and Afghanistan in retaliation for the bombings of its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, the international confrontation between Washington and its ally, Israel, on one hand, and the radical (...)
By Diaa Rashwan *
The simultaneous bombing of the US embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam has provoked intense speculation into the nature and ramifications of the incident itself. What is the current nature of radical Islamist groups? What is the (...)