Understanding the Muslim Brotherhood

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Egypt in Crisis It's been quite a turbulent year for the Muslim Brotherhood. They have ridden on the crest of power and now plummeted to an uncertain future. From Cairo, writer Ashraf Khalil presents a potted history of the Islamist movement. Plus, BBC Arabic editor Edgard Jallad reflects on the challenges for his Egyptian reporters in putting personal views aside while reporting the turmoil. Bakassi Dispute This week, Cameroon has officially assumed sovereignty over the Bakassi peninsula, an oil-rich area in the Gulf of Guinea, and the residents - who are mostly Nigerian - face the choice of giving up their nationality. BBC Africa's Veronique Edwards and Mansur Liman debate the rivalry between the two countries. Online Greatest Hits Our Portuguese producer Marco Silva has the lowdown of the big-hitting stories across the World Service language sites this week - including Oslo's mysterious cab driver and the tracking powers of Chinese pickles. Hair and Hierarchy The beard count in Iran's new, all-male cabinet is high - so can sporting facial fuzz ever be an indicator of political prowess? BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour decodes Iran's hairy hierarchy. Read My Coup: Iran How did Iran's 1953 transform the Persian literary landscape? With Golnoosh Golshani and Masoud Behnoud. A Tribute to Ukrainian Chocolate. After wine and cheese, chocolate is the latest culinary product caught up in the controversial trade wars between Kiev and Moscow. Russia has recently banned imports from Ukraine's largest confectioner for falling below safety standards. BBC Ukrainian's Nina Kuryata puts up a defence for the sweets of her homeland. Image: Poster of Egypt's ousted president Morsi, Cairo. Credit: Getty Images