Free Republic 2nd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $79,650
98%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 98%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: taylorluck

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • Opportunistic move against Muslim Brotherhood exposes Jordan to risks

    03/19/2015 7:31:18 PM PDT · by Citizen Zed · 2 replies
    Christian Science Monitor ^ | 3-19-2015 | Taylor Luck
    Under pressure from powerful allies in the region, Jordan is seizing on an ideological schism in its local branch of the Muslim Brotherhood as an opportunity to push for a more pro-regime movement. This month Jordan transferred official recognition of the Brotherhood, which has operated in the kingdom for 70 years, to the liberal wing of the movement. In so doing, it deprived the traditional movement of its final legal foothold in the Arab world, furthering setbacks it suffered in Egypt and the Gulf Arab states. Jordan’s move, which follows years of growing distrust of the organization, carries significant risks....