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MB NewsPrisoners of Conscience December 3, 2006

Gov’t Detains 81 MB Members for 15 Days

A group of 81 Muslim Brotherhood members and leaders arrested on Thursday Feb. 15, appeared before the Higher State Security Prosecution which ordered them jailed for 15 days pending investigation
Palestine December 2, 2006

Olmert’s Theatrics

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert spelled out, last week, several proposals for peace with the Palestinians, saying that the Zionist state was extending a hand of peace to the Palestinian
Palestine December 2, 2006

New Zealand Attorney General stays prosecution of Israeli war crimes suspect

The Palestinian Centre for Human rights in Gaza reported that the prosecution of an Israeli war crimes suspect was stayed as part of a legal manoeuvre by the Attorney General
Iraq December 2, 2006

Slaughter House Iraq

Iraq is rending itself apart. The signs of collapse are everywhere. In Baghdad, the police often pick up more than 100 tortured and mutilated bodies in a single day. Government
Other Views December 1, 2006

Arabs may one day miss George W. Bush

The Middle East cheered the Republican defeat in the recent American congressional elections. The official Syrian daily Al-Baath labeled the elections a "painful blow," while the Saudi daily Al-Watan called
Palestine December 1, 2006

The Ethical and Legal Challenges Facing Palestine

Today we hear a lot about legal challenges mounted against the wall in the West Bank . I would like to reflect upon a different wall, a metaphorical wall, the
Other Issues December 1, 2006

Uncovering the context

In the wake of the controversy generated by Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni’s suggestion that the increasing number of veiled women in Egypt was a sign of "regression", Al-Ahram Weekly
Other Issues December 1, 2006

Fiddling amid the flames

In the wake of the controversy generated by Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni’s suggestion that the increasing number of veiled women in Egypt was a sign of "regression", Al-Ahram Weekly
Other Views December 1, 2006

MB’s attack on Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is part of an ongoing strategy targeting

The Muslim Brotherhood’s attack on Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni is part of an ongoing strategy targeting culture and the education sectors, writes Gamal Essam El-Din The storm triggered by
Palestine December 1, 2006

Apartheid: Israelis adopt what South Africa dropped

Former President Jimmy Carter’s new book, "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," is igniting controversy for its allegation that Israel practices a form of apartheid. As a South African and former anti-apartheid