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Fanatic Messages May 27, 2006

If Helping Palestinians is Crime Then I’m Proud to be Criminal

In the wake of the formation of the Palestinian government (PG) by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas; US, EU and Israel have imposed a financial siege on the newly formed
Human Rights May 27, 2006

Egyptian Police Sexually Abuses Pro-Democracy Detainee

The two Youth for Change activists, Mohamed el-Sharqawi and Karim el-Sha’er, arrested yesterday by plain clothes security, were brutally tortured and sexually abused, say their lawyers and fellow activists who
May 27, 2006

Four Members of Muslim Brotherhood Arrested in Alexandria

The Egyptian government continues its oppressive campaign against pro-reform citizens by arresting several members of the Muslim Brotherhood today in Alexandria two days before the Traders’ Union election in which
Other Views May 27, 2006

O (Muslim) Brothers, Where Art Thou?

One of the big “disappointments,” if you can call it such, about yesterday’s 25 May demo in Cairo was that the Muslim Brotherhood was no-show. That meant that, aside from
Human Rights May 27, 2006

Sexual abuse as a tool against dissidents

It’s not the first time that Egyptian police rape people they arrest — it happened several times a few years ago when the security services were conducting a pogrom against
MB in International press May 27, 2006

Impressions from Washington

Sumita Pahwa, one of the organizers of the Washington, DC, 25 May demo, writes about the day: Ustaz Ibrahim and I got there a bit early to set things up,
Human Rights May 27, 2006

Journalists, lawyers on trial for revealing election fraud

Three Egyptian journalists and a lawyer were charged by a criminal court for denouncing state-sponsored fraud in last year’s parliamentary elections, judicial sources told AFP. Wael al-Ibrashi and Hoda Abu
MB in International press May 27, 2006

A confrontation to hold off collapse and revolution

Every sector of Egyptian society is struggling with the government to stop further chaos spreading across the Arab region It is now a year since the government of Egypt jacked
MB in International press May 27, 2006

CKUT Radio: Egypt – Mubarak & Political Dissent.

Listen to an interview with Gamal Nkrumah, well-known journalist, political commentator & editor of the international section of the Egyptian English news paper Al-Ahram. audio: MP3 at 12.8 mebibytes