Articles tagged with: mohammed

The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine
on : Tuesday, 20 Mar, 2012

A Spring in Their Step

“Norouz celebrates the revival of nature, and reminds us of the fact that darkness and gloom are bound to be followed by light, rebirth and revival. Norouz always reminds us that better days are yet to come.” says Nasrin Amiri, one of many Iranians across the globe who are today celebrating Norouz, or Persian New Year. Norouz, literally meaning 'New Day', marks the start of the solar year in the Iranian calendar as well as the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere, with the v...

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Alastair Beach
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on : Tuesday, 15 Nov, 2011

Freedom and Justice

The office of Professor Mohammed Morsy does not look like the lair of a man who will soon become one of Egypt’s premier political players. About 10ft square with a pot plant in one corner and desultory views out onto nothing but a crumbling brick wall, the room belonging to the chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s political wing is humble, if not quite Spartan. It is probably befitting for a man whose party’s stance against fasaad, or corruption, has for decades attracted support...

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