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arty is pragmatic enough to realize that positioning itself against the Sunni Islamist tide that is currently sweeping the region (in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, possibly Syria and elsewhere) is against its long-term interests. Having operated in the Iranian strategic orbit in the past, Hamas might now wish
dential ambitions and instead serve as temporary prime minister to deal with the crisis. The country's highest Islamic authority, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar University, succeeded in brokering a truce on the streets so that elections could go forward. Throughout it all, the Muslim Brotherhood was conspi
her civilian aid ramp-up. This time, Washington plans to use aid for political and economic development in the Arab Spring countries: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and, perhaps, a few more players to be named later. The administration's starting point is a request earlier this year that Congress establish the
ce Party (FJP), Salafists changed their position, approving that the article be amended with the stipulation that Egypt's highest Islamic authority Al-Azhar becomes the main reference on Islamic Sharia laws. This, however, was fiercely rejected by liberal members who expressed fears that this religious
From: Sent: To: Jeffrey Epstein [[email protected]] 2/14/2013 8:45:53 PM Larry Summers Tunisia: Tunisia's transition suffered a terrible blow on February 6* when leftist opposition alliance founder and head of the Democratic Patriots party Chok
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029689 →an: President Ahmadinejad was warmly welcomed by President Morsi upon arrival in Cairo on February 5th and, interestingly, by the Sunni leadership of Al-Azhar. The Iranian leader reciprocated by offering to provide Egypt with a "big credit line" to help its lagging economy, a telling indication of Tehran's
Page: HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029690 →Entities connected to both Tunisia and Al-Azhar

Barack Obama
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Bashar al-Assad
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United States
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Lebanon
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Hosni Mubarak
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George W. Bush
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Damascus
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Yemen
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Cairo
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Tehran
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Marc Rich
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Saddam Hussein
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Terje Rod-Larsen
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Bahrain
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Mahmoud Abbas
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West Bank
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Muslim Brotherhood
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Algeria
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Mohamed Morsi
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