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Parliamentary Committee Demands Removing Justice Minister form Electoral Commission

During its discussion of the National Report of Human Rights concerning the previous parliamentary polls, the Human Right Committee in the parliament opposed the interference of both Interior and Justice

Egypt’s Brotherhood Discovers Cost of Free Speech

The Muslim Brotherhood, with sizable numbers in parliament for the first time, is exercising free speech so freely that some of its activists are being locked up. Last month, all

Democracy’s backlash

Is Washington backtracking on efforts to democratically transform the region or simply confused, asks Amira Howeidy Returning from his tour of the Gulf last week President Hosni Mubarak told the

A rare look at secretive Brotherhood in America

Over the last 40 years, small groups of devout Muslim men have gathered in homes in U.S. cities to pray, memorize the Koran and discuss events of the day.But they

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Understanding Centrist Islam

The West’s traditional suspicion of anything that could be called an Islamist movement has increased in light of recent events. In the rush to distinguish friend from foe in the

More Government Tricks on Judges

Judiciary sources uncovered that the Justice Ministry intends to release funds of Judges Union. In November, the government suspended its subsidies to the union in a punitive procedure to the

Mubarak Reneging on Promises of Democratic Reform

Few days ago, President Mubark told chief editors of Egyptian newspapers that the American Administration became convinced by the Egypt-style reform.

Who is Afraid of Rachel Corrie?

An Open Letter to Jim Nicola, Artistic Director, New York Theater WorkshopDear Mr. Nicola: I write an open letter to enco