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Court Cancels Morsi, Al Erian House Arrests

The Consultation Room of Cairo’s Criminal Court cancelled, on Sunday 10/12/2006, the decision of the Higher State Security Prosecution of imposing a house arrest on Dr. Mohamed Morsi, a Muslim

Iraq: IIP Deplores Killings, Arsons And Displacement Operations For Fifth Consecutive Month

Iraq: IIP Deplores Killings, Arsons And Displacement Operations For Fifth Consecutive Month The Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) released, on December 10, 2006, a statement lashing out at the government for

Murderous army

There is no doubt that the Israeli occupation army is trying very hard to kill the de facto ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. (The term ‘ceasefire’ is itself misleading

FEATURE-Egypt Internet video sharpens torture debate

The grainy video purports to show an Egyptian man, naked from the waist down, writhing in agony as he is sodomised with a stick by a police officer. A handful

Egyptian security cracks down on Azhar Free Union students

Asyut’s Al-Azhar University dismissed- out of security pressures- a number of Muslim Brotherhood students, referred dozens of them to disciplinary boards and sent warnings to others to their houses in

Behind Bars over MB Call for Reform: Al Erian

Dr. Essam El-Erian- the top leader in the Muslim Brotherhood group and an ex-Parliamentarian- said that the Muslim Brotherhood’s insistence on reform made the regime keep me behind bars for

IKhwanweb Under Heavy Cyber Attacks

Ikhwanweb is back online in most areas in Egypt after the government temporarily blocked access to the Website for several hours. Two web hosting companies based in Egypt are still

War with Egypt: preemptive or defensive?

With ageing Hosni Mubarak soon gone, the American push for democracy in Egypt will bring Muslim Brotherhood to power. Egypt will become an Islamic fundamentalist state worse than Iran; Persians

Essam Al Erian Calls For Freedom For All Political Prisoners

The Prosecution on December 9,2006, ordered the release of MB leader Dr. Essam Al Erian after 13 times of renewal of detention in 7 months.

Why I Shed Bikini for Niqab

I am an American woman who was born in the midst of America’s “Heartland.” I grew up, just like any other girl, being fixated with the glamour of life in