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Democracy Sure, but on Whose Terms

I am writing this from my hotel room in Doha, Qatar where I have been invited to speak at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Back

MPs Accuse Gov’t of Turning Police Stations Into Torture Centers

Brotherhood MP Accuses Interior Ministry of Turing Police Stations Into Torture Centers  A member of the MB parliamentary bloc lodged an interrogation to Prime Minister and the Interior Minister over

Second Time: Criminal Court Acquits Al Shater, 11 Others

For the second time, Cairo Criminal Court (civilian court) acquitted Khairat Al Shater, deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and 11 others and ordered their immediate release from government’s detention. It is not

Bloggers, Freedom of Expression

Egyptian bloggers are hunted and detained in a way that violates the key right of freedom of expression. I am very much skeptical that what is posted on these weblogs