porters to facilitate the transfer of resources to al-Qaeda operations and affiliates through the international banking system.“ By virtue of its own Islamist agenda, as well as for pragmatic reasons, al-Qaeda sought in particular partnerships with financial institutions operating under principles of Sharia

, leftists and remnants of the old National Democratic Party - the Muslim Brotherhood seem to have the best understanding of how democracy works. The Islamist HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030184 --- PAGE BREAK --- 30 group may have taken a backseat to the liberal youth movement that brought down the dictator, but it h