Hany Ghoraba
ARTICLES BY: Hany Ghoraba
Islamists Notably Silent on Hamas’ Brutal Repression of Gaza Protests
Hamas continues to use force to quell a popular uprising in Gaza, as protests against the group's governance enter a third week. Protesters are constantly...
Why Egypt Works to Curb Hamas’ Influence in Gaza
Egypt's relations with Hamas have always been turbulent. Hamas was formed in 1987 as a Palestinian offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood; Egypt considers the...
Muslim Brotherhood Affiliate Suspected in Egyptian Tourist Bus Bombing
Egyptian officials suspect that a violent branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, called the Hasm (Arms of Egypt) Movement, is responsible for a December 28 terrorist...
Rumors Stoke Islamist Attacks on Egyptian Copts
Islamists and jihadists in Egypt have targeted the Egyptian Coptic Christian minority for decades with bombings and mob attacks on Coptic churches, businesses, and homes....
Islamists Smear Egyptian Actress for Removing Hijab
She was once one of Egypt's most popular actresses. Now, Hala Shiha has created an uproar by announcing that she no longer will wear a...
Egypt’s Islamist Televangelists Lose Clout
They once captured the hearts and minds of millions of Egyptians, but Islamist televangelists are losing popularity. They started to lose credibility during the June...
Ninety Years On, the Muslim Brotherhood Faces an Uncertain Future
The Muslim Brotherhood has managed to weather many storms over its nine decades of existence. Egyptian presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat, and Hosni Mubarak...
Southern Libya: Terrorism’s Next Frontier
ISIS' recent battleground defeats and its loss of most of the areas in Syria and Iraq that it once controlled have forced group leaders to find an...
Islamists Threaten to Disrupt Egyptian Presidential Elections
Islamists have been attempting to disrupt the Egyptian political scene for decades -- often by infiltrating the political process or disrupting it through systematic negative propaganda...
Where’s the Outrage for Turkey’s Deadly Assault on the Kurds?
A full-fledged military assault on a predominantly Muslim community typically sparks a global wave of protests, condemnation, and sometimes calls by Islamist leaders for retaliation. This...
Why the Muslim Brotherhood Declared the US an Enemy State
In the first official statement of its kind, the Muslim Brotherhood announced last month that it now regards the United States as an enemy, following...
Ibrahim Munir, the Man Who Keeps the Muslim Brotherhood Alive
Among the lesser known, yet most influential leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood is the Egyptian-born British national Ahmed Ibrahim Munir Mustafa. Known simply as Ibrahim...
Countering Christmas Jihad
"Soon on your holidays" -- a sentence that would typically befit the celebrations of Christmas -- was recently turned into a terrifying threat, when posted on an ISIS-related...
Egyptian Islamist Uses New Jersey Base to Stoke Christian Hatred
Inciting sectarian strife against Egypt's Coptic Christians is not a novelty. Islamist propaganda targeting the Coptic Church, businesses and doctrine has thrived for decades --...
US Envoy: Israeli-Palestinian Plan Will Not Include Land Transfer From Egypt’s Sinai