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Egypt’s young call for change

As part of a series about young people in the Middle East, the BBC News website examines the role of the youth members of Kifaya, Egypt’s fledgling pro-democracy movement.

Egyptians vote for new parliament

Egyptians vote for new parliament   Opposition candidates have been able to campaign with relative freedom  Voters in Egypt are taking part in a first round of parliamentary elections. More than

Egyptian voting has started

As part of Egypt’s pro-democracy reform process, today’s election nevertheless play an important role and seem to count on a greater interest than previous legislative polls

The Number of MB Candidate in Saida Zeinab Change

The Number of MB Candidate in Saida Zeinab Change The first infringement in the first phase of the parliamentary election, started at 8am on Nov.9th, is recorded. The Moslem Brotherhood

Abu el-Fotoh: the MB Candidates are 3% out of the Total

Abu el-Fotoh: the MB Candidates are 3% out of the Total By Yassen Abdel MaqsodDr. Abdel Monam Abu el-Fotoh, a member of the Moslem Brotherhood’s Supreme Council, said that the

Legislative Elections in Egypt: Another Test for Democracy

Legislative Elections in Egypt: Another Test for Democracy  By Khairi Abaza November 9 marks the start of legislative elections in Egypt. These are the first elections to be contested after

Dr. Amr Hamzawy

Dr. Amr HamzawySenior AssociateCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceWashington, D.C.House Committee on International RelationsHearing “Redefining Boundaries: Political Liberalization in the Arab World”Challenges and Prospects of Political Liberalization in EgyptThe Arab world

Hope, Fear as Muslim Brotherhood Is on Ballot

- On a cool Monday evening in the Heliopolis section of Cairo, Mohammed Mahmoud, perched on the bed of a pick up truck, eggs on hundreds of marchers with the

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD SEEKS POWER VIA EGYPTIAN ELECTION

The Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to increase its representation in the Egyptian parliament by succeeding in the three-stage legislative elections which will begin on Wednesday.

Abu el-Fotoh: the Parliamentary Election will not be Fair

 Dr. Abdel Monam Abu el-Fotoh, a member of the Supreme Council of the Moslem Brotherhood, stressed that the Egyptian imminent parliamentary election will not be just due to many reasons.