Ikhwan

In a classic staring contest dilemma, both the Gulf governments and the Gulf Muslim Brotherhood wait for the other party to blink first and finally utter the term Ikhwan.

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf: An Attempt To Steal the Show Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi 2011

They also completely avoid using the word Ikhwan in their literature along with the recognisable symbol of a green circle featuring two crossed swords with a Quran on top and the word 'prepare yourselves' underneath.

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf: An Attempt To Steal the Show Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood, also known as Ikhwan, is an officially illegal Islamist opposition party that has been suppressed in Egypt since Gamal Abdel Nasser's government took control in 1952.

Who Are The Muslim Brotherhood? The Huffington Post 2011

The Muslim Brotherhood, also known as Ikhwan, is an officially illegal Islamist opposition party that has been suppressed in Egypt since Gamal Abdel Nasser's government took control in 1952.

Who Are The Muslim Brotherhood? The Huffington Post 2011

Despite not being referred to officially as Muslim Brotherhood, the Kuwaiti branch of the Ikhwan is the most entrenched in the Gulf in terms of political legitimacy, making it a possible outpost to oversee the group's activities in the Gulf.

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi: Muslim Brotherhood in the Gulf: An Attempt To Steal the Show Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi 2011

If the Brotherhood, known as the Ikhwan, had been allowed to participate in Egyptian elections decades ago, the whole Middle East may have gone through and come out the other end of "political Islam," which incidentally isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda 2010

If the Brotherhood, known as the Ikhwan, had been allowed to participate in Egyptian elections decades ago, the whole Middle East may have gone through and come out the other end of "political Islam," which incidentally isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Sharmine Narwani: Looking Under My Bed For Al Qaeda 2010

During the course of the trial, federal prosecutors presented an array of internal Muslim Brotherhood documents from the 1980s and early 1990s that give a first-ever public view of the history and ideology behind the operations of the Muslim Brothers (known as the Ikhwan, the Group, or the Brotherhood) in the U.S. over the past four decades.

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2007

During the course of the trial, federal prosecutors presented an array of internal Muslim Brotherhood documents from the 1980s and early 1990s that give a first-ever public view of the history and ideology behind the operations of the Muslim Brothers (known as the Ikhwan, the Group, or the Brotherhood) in the U.S. over the past four decades.

The war on America 2007

The Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt told Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat that the Ikhwan is the largest organization in the world.

Saturday, December 31, 2005 As'ad 2005