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Much More is Still Needed to Be Done

Much More is Still Needed to Be DoneJihad El Khazen     Dr. Condoleezza Rice left the Middle East at the end of her flying visit and left the rulers discontent, without

How the Islamists have changed

 How the Islamists have changedThe Arabist NetworkFriday 20 May 2005How the Islamists have changed From Roula Khalaf’s article on democracy and Islamists in the Financial Times:  The Islamists, however, have

Dialogue With The Islamists

Before 9/11, the prevailing belief in the European capitals, not to mention Washington, was that democracy leads the "extremist Islamists" to power. With the growth of violent movements concealed in

A New Power Rises Across Mideast

A New Power Rises Across Mideast Advocates for Democracy Begin to Taste Success After Years of Fruitless Effort By Scott Wilson and Daniel Williams    First of two articles  

US State of Department Human Rights Report on Egypt

US State of Department Human Rights Report on EgyptReleased by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor-  The Arab Republic of Egypt has been governed by the National Democratic

Do Muslims deserve democracy?

Do Muslims deserve democracy? What’s stopping democracy from taking root in Muslim countries? Abdelwahab El-Affendi tackles a thorny issue - Islam DemocracyNew Internationalist Abdelwahab El-Affendi  During the same period, however,

International Religious Freedom Report 2005

International Religious Freedom Report 2005Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborThe Constitution provides for freedom of belief and the practice of religious rites, although the Government places

Dismay as Egypt intensifies its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood

Dismay as Egypt intensifies its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood President Husni Mubarak stepped up his assault on the Ikhwan al-Muslimun in Egypt earlier this month by issuing a presidential

Presidential election was a false start in democratisation

EGYPT: Presidential election was a false start in democratisation, Crisis Group says05 Oct 2005 13:26:13 GMT Source: IRIN CAIRO, 5 October (IRIN) - Egypt’s presidential election in September was a "false