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IIFSO condemns Al-Azhar student detentions

The International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations (IIFSO) denounced the latest arrest campaign that the Egyptian security services launched against Muslim Brotherhood students from Al-Azhar University within a series of

MB Deputy Chief, 139 Members Jailed 15 Days Pending Trial

The Higher State Security Prosecution jailed 140 Muslim Brotherhood members, topped by Engineer, Mohamed Khairat Al Shater, the MB second deputy chairman, and 30 leaders, 15 days pending investigation that

Judges’ Club Vows To Continue Reformist Agenda: Mekki

Daily Al Masry Al Youm had an all inclusive interview with judge Ahmed Mekki, the deputy chief justice of the Court of Cassation and a prominent figure in the Judges

Security Detained Azhar, Ignored Ain Shams: MB students

The Muslim Brotherhood students confirmed that the Egyptian security services that detained students under the pretext of rebelling against public order for exercising a sportive performance, are the same services

Survey: US Losing Arab Allies’ Hearts and Minds

Attitudes toward the United States reached new lows through most of the Arab world over the past year, according to the findings of a major new survey [.pdf] of five

Interview With Condoleezza Rice

U.S. Department of State transcript of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s interview with The Washington Post editorial board on Dec. 14, 2006, in Washington, D.C. QUESTION: Thank you very much

Telling It Like It Is- Criticism of Israel Is Not Anti-Semitism

Responses to Jimmy Carter’s bestselling book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid have varied between indifference and knee-jerk accusations of anti-semitism. Writing in the Los Angeles Times, Carter said: "For the last

Recent Arrests in Egypt Show Regime’s Failure, Analysts Say

The Egyptian authorities arrested, on Thursday December 14, 2006, several Muslim Brotherhood leaders, among them Khayrat el Shater, the MB Chairman’s second deputy and a host of public figures, including syndicate leaders and university

CSID EMAIL BULLETIN – December 15, 2006

Dear Friend of CSID: It is my pleasure to send you these testimonies from well known leaders and thinkers (both Muslim and non-Muslim) about

Mursi Warns Recent Arrests Will Increase Political Tension

Dr. Mohamed Mursi, the Muslim Brotherhood executive Bureau member, warned that the recent detentions may increase the distance between the Egyptian regime and the people.