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December 24, 2006

Police Raids Several Businesses Owned By MB Members In Cairo

Police forces raided several businesses owned by Muslim Brotherhood members in Cairo, in another episode of the latest crackdown by the Egyptian government.
December 24, 2006

Security Crackdown targets passing constitutional amendments

Dr. Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Executive Bureau member, said that the security crackdown aims at covering government’s ratifying constitutional amendments.
Reform Issues December 24, 2006

Tora cement: labor strike continues, hungerstrikers taken to hospital

The Tora Cement workers strike enters its fifth day, as negotiations continue with union leaders on their hospital beds. Mohamed Abdel Monsef, the union leader at the factory, together with
Fanatic Messages December 24, 2006

Kefaya Denounces MB Arrests

The security crackdown against Muslim Brotherhood leaders and student activists is the beginning for a wider crackdown on all forms of dissent in Egypt, Kefaya said today in a statement.
Human RightsTorture December 24, 2006

HRW to Egypt: Hold Police Accountable for Torture

The case of Emad Ali Kabeer, the Boulaq al-Dakrour driver who was sexually abused by police officers, is drawing more public attention.
December 23, 2006

Free Student Union: We Promote Freedom Among Students

The Free Student Union is anew experiment within the Egyptian universities. It started as an idea some years ago but it only materialized this year, and the students appeared satisfied
December 23, 2006

The “Militia”, The State, And The Rule of Law

Cairo center for studies of human rights hosted a heated seminar, on Wednesday evening, titled " The Militias ...State and Rule of Law", which discussed what the media outlets called
December 23, 2006

Natana DeLong: Islamic groups election wins due to their credibility

US researcher: There is no relation between Mohamed Ibn Abdul Wahab, Hassan Al Banna and Sayed Qotb with religious extremism
Islamic Issues December 23, 2006

New Chapter Needs New Thinking

For the first time in Islamic history, millions of Muslims are living a new reality: As a religious minority in non-Muslim Western societies. This new situation requires renewed thinking in
Islamic Issues December 23, 2006

Demonstrating the Moderity of Islam

Reza Aslan is an Iranian-American writer whose first book, No God but God, met with widespread acclaim. In her review for Qantara.de, Helena Sabbagh praises Aslan’s combination of academic knowledge