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January 29, 2006

Egypt PM: ‘We Have Taken … Bold Steps’

Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif urges the world to respect the results of the Palestinian election, and he defends his government’s handling of the Ayman Nour case.
Judges ActivitesReform Issues January 29, 2006

An Emergency Meeting for Egypt’s Judges

On Sunday, the Judges’ Union held an emergency meeting to discuss the government insistence not to preview the union with amendments made by the official High Judiciary Council on the
January 28, 2006

The Muslim Brotherhood Congratulates the Palestinians

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, sent a congratulatory telegram to the Palestinian Chairmen, Abase Abu Mazen. In his cable, Akef praised the transparency of the parliamentary polls, saying it
Other Opinions January 28, 2006

U.S. likes free vote, not results

 Sweeping electoral success in the Palestinian territories for Hamas, a sometimes violent movement that embraces Islamic fundamentalism, shook the Bush administration Thursday, as Washington’s push for democratic balloting throughout the
Reports January 28, 2006

Hamas win sets precedent for Arab democracy

Hamas’s stunning Palestinian election victory this week signals that democratic change is possible in the Arab world, even if the United States might not be pleased with the outcome of
MB in International press January 28, 2006

Slow Pace of Political Reform in Egypt Strains US-Egyptian Relations

Other Views January 28, 2006

Hamas’s Victory, “The Power of Democracy”

I’ve been recalling an editorial from the Chinese People’s Daily   Online that I read last month. It suggested that while many   westerners trumpet the concepts of "freedom and democracy" as  
MB in International pressPolitical Islam Studies January 28, 2006

Egypt’s Nobel winner asks Islamists to approve book

Naguib Mahfouz, Egypt’s Nobel Prize-winning author, is seeking   permission from the country’s highest Islamic authorities to publish   one of his most controversial novels, a move which has staggered   friends and
MB in International press January 28, 2006

EU Will Facilitate Hamas’s Leader Return to Gaza

International donors threatened to withdraw millions of dollars in aid from the Palestinian Authority today unless Hamas renounces terrorism after its stunning victory in parliamentary elections. The United States said
Parliament NewsPolitical Islam Studies January 28, 2006

Islamists withdraw from Egypt parliament in protest

Opposition Islamist lawmakers walked out of Egypt’s parliament on Saturday to protest at the expulsion of a fellow MP who had criticised the government for letting a French warship through