单词:Islamists
n. an orthodox Muslim
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Egypt's Islamists Stress Pragmatism The extent of Egypt's Islamist parties' appeal will come into clearer focus in coming weeks, as results from the nation's first post-revolution elections come in. So far, expressions of support have been strong, es
Islamists Show Solidarity in Massive Egypt Rally Tens of thousands of Egyptians supporting a variety of political movements rallied on Cairo's Tahrir Square Friday. The groups don't necessarily agree on what kind of country to build in the wake of th
1. It's on the New Hampshire for the Republican presidential candidates. The latest tallies of Mitt Romney topping Rick Santorum by just 8 votes, it's the closest Iowa caucuses result ever. 2. President Obama goes to Ohio Wednesday to make his case a
By Daniel Schearf Islamabad 21 September 2007 Islamist political parties have added their voice to charges that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election is unconstitutional. The movement against Mr. Musharraf's candidacy was also jo
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 29 December 2006 Somalia's interim Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi says his secular government troops and their Ethiopian allies are firmly in control of the capital, Mogadishu, one day after the once-powerful Islamists hastily
By Cathy Majtenyi 23 November 2006 In a motion put forth to parliament Thursday, Ethiopia's prime minister indicated that his country could use force to defend Ethiopia against Somali Islamists if negotiations with them are unsuccessful. Officials o
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 27 July 2006 Nineteen Cabinet ministers in Somalia's fragile secular interim government in Baidoa resigned Thursday, possibly in an attempt to facilitate a power-sharing deal with rival Islamists. Meanwhile, the Islamists str
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 25 September 2006 Ali Mohamed Gedi The prime minister of Somalia's beleaguered interim government is urging the UnitedNations Security Council to act swiftly in lifting a 14-year-old arms embargo on Somalia, so that armed peace
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 June 2007 The foreign affairs secretary for Somalia's ousted Islamic Courts Union has confirmed to VOA that he has received an invitation from the country's western-backed transitional government to attend peace talks next mo
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 March 2007 Somali analysts are warning the country's interim government that excluding political opponents from a crucial reconciliation conference next month could strengthen the position of radical Islamists. VOA Correspond
On Sunday, the remote pirate stronghold of Hobyo in the Galmudug region of central Somalia fell to Islamist militants. The growing strength of Islamist groups in the coastal area may be tied to local anger over piracy and deepening poverty. A pirate
Islamic Extremists Infiltrate Syrian Opposition An amateur video shows fighters with Ahar al-Sham, an Islamic jihadist group, that appear to be attacking a Syrian military personnel carrier. A fierce gun battle erupts. Another video by the group show
Clashes in Cairo Spark Fears of Sectarian Violence Egypt's ruling military council on Monday ordered the government to investigate the killings of at least 25 people in Sunday's street battles between Coptic Christians and Egyptian security forces. T
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 09 October 2007 Uganda has sent diplomats to Somalia to help mediate a peace deal between the country's embattled transitional government and its opponents. As VOA correspondent Alisha Ryu reports from our East Africa Bureau in
By Catherine Maddux Washington 08 October 2006 The emergence of a strong Islamic movement in Somalia has dramatically altered the politics of the country, severely weakening a transitional government that mediators had hoped would bring an end to ye
By Katy Migiro Nairobi 14 June 2007 The bodies of two Kenyan policemen who disappeared while patrolling the Kenya-Somali border Sunday have been found. For VOA, Katy Migiro reports, the officers are suspected to have been killed by Somali Islamists.
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 01 August 2006 The rise of hardliners in Somalia's Islamist group is fueling regional and western concerns that a Taleban-style regime will be established and the country will become a breeding ground for terrorists. The grou
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 12 October 2006 A high-ranking member of the Islamist group that controls Somalia's capital, says it is not planning an attack on neighboring Ethiopia. Fears of such an attack were raised when a leader of the Islamist group dec
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 15 January 2007 Many residents of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, say they fear deploying foreign peacekeepers to re-establish security there after the fall of the country's Islamist movement may cause more instability, not les
By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 06 December 2006 As fear mounts of an all-out war in Somalia which could drag in neighboring countries, Muslim leaders in Kenya are denying allegations that Somali Islamists are actively recruiting young ethnically-Somali Kenya