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Other Opinions April 17, 2006

Israel: The Dead Roach in America’s Salad

The Israeli lobby and the neoconservatives are beating the drums for war with Iran. I hope the president is not that dangerously stupid. The betting on whether he is that
April 17, 2006

Egyptian Authorities Deny Visas to al-Bayanoni and al-Ghannoushi

Egyptian authorities refused to grant entry visas to prominent Islamic leaders who wanted to attend a conference in Alexandria to discuss renewal of the Islamic religious discourse.
MB in International press April 17, 2006

Egypt: Activists Urge Official Recognition of Muslim Brotherhood

 Activists renewed calls for official recognition of Islamist opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood after dozens of the banned-but-tolerated party’s members were arrested in recent weeks.    "We call for the
Other Opinions April 17, 2006

The Hillaire Belloc fallacy

For decades, western countries have propped up ’strongmen’ in the Middle East. Some proponents of ’realpolitik’ believe that this is still a viable and desirable policy. The only alternative to
MB in International press April 17, 2006

EGYPT: Activists blame government for failing to abate sectarian tension

 After three days of sectarian tension following a series of attacks on Coptic Christian church-goers in Alexandria, activists blamed the government for failing to subdue rising interdenominational friction. "There have
Judges ActivitesReform Issues April 17, 2006

Egypt judges summoned to disciplinary hearing

Deputy head of court of cassation believes justice ministry’s decision is way of silencing more vocal judges.  Two Egyptian reformist judges have been summoned to a disciplinary hearing which could
April 16, 2006

New Wave of Arrests Involves Publishers Affiliated with MB

Egyptian Security Forces arrested five publishers affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The five are Assem Shalabi, Hassan Khafaga with one of his relatives, Ibrahim Rabia, and Ibrahim Al Khateeb.
April 16, 2006

Alexandria: MB Denounces Escalation of Violence Urges Restraint

In a statement issued Saturday, Mr. Mohamed Mahdi In a statement issued Saturday, Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Akef, Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), expressed MBs’ deep regret and sadness over
Other Opinions April 16, 2006

The Real Challenge before Islamophobes

"The existing 57 Muslim states are no more than colonial encroachments on the ruins of an Islamic entity. These encroachments were erected only to make Muslims feel at home rather
MB in International press April 16, 2006

US Steps Up Economic War on Palestinians

The United States on Friday stepped up its economic war on Hamas and gave a new green light to further Israeli military escalations against Palestinians under Israeli occupation since 1967,