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Court Cancels Parliament Elections Results In Two Districts

The Cassation Court Thursday nullified the parliamentary election results of Nasr City and Misr al Gadida constituencies. The court cited irrefutable evidences  that the election process was marred by many

MB Parliamentary Bloc Rejects Gov’t’s Proposed Judiciary Bill

The Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary Bloc issued a statement Sunday June 25, 2006, rejecting the judiciary bill proposed by the government. The statement also said that the bill “beats around the

Activism Calendar

Activism Calendar MONDAY, 26 JUNEThe Egyptian Association Against Torture is organizing a conference, from 6pm to 9pm, at the Press Syndicate,

Greetings To The Muslim Brotherhood

Who would have thought being released would be more horrific than being detained. The 14 hours I spent in Omraneya police station as part of my release process where definitely

After the Pharaoh

Newsweek published a story on the post-Mubarak scenarios…After the PharaohWho, or what, will replace Hosni Mubarak? Some say democracy, others chaos. It’s the question all Egyptians are now asking. No

A letter from a former Islamist detainee

I received today from my friend Alia Mossallam an English translation of a letter sent to Magdi Mahanna–the prominent columnist at Al-Masri Al-Youm, my favori

Chain of hatred

I previously posted on the blog a letter from a former Islamist detainee, narrating the torture he went through in prison, during our 1990s Dirty War. I was going through