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Future of Political Islam in Tunisia

Many journalists, politicians, observers and experts link the Tunisian Islamic movement with the Islamic Al-Nahda (Renaissance) Movement led by Mr. Rashid Al-Ghanoshi

EOHR: 81 Died Under Torture in Police Custody in 5 Years

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) said it reported 156 cases of torture and 81 deaths of detained individuals in police custody from 2000 to 2005. The organization suspects that deaths may have

Workshop by Ikhwan MPs on Constitutional Amendments

In response to president Mubarak’s call for MPs to voice their opinions concerning proposed constitutional amendments, the MB Parliamentary Bloc announced it will hold a workshop on its vision toward

’We know what we want’

The Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, talks to Rory McCarthy about his hopes for a national unity government Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, of the Islamic group Hamas, heads a

A Policy of Punishment

Your people understand the Palestinians suffer a great injustice, Mr Blair - but you are adding to it Despite the historic responsibility of successive British governments for what has befallen

Reuters Journalist Harassed By State Security Agents

Reporters Without Borders voiced concern today about Summir Said, a young woman journalist working for the Reuters bureau in Cairo who is being harassed by the security services. Security agents

Vision Gap

Progressives desperately need to have a real debate on core foreign policy principles. An argument, in two parts, for resisting the realist temptation and reclaiming democracy promotion from Bush. “Don’t