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Reformists Win Elections of Cairo University Teaching Club

"University Professors For the Sake of Reform" slate that includes Islamists won the two-year term elections of Cairo University teaching club, held on Friday evening; the slate that won included

Moroccan PJD Encourages Women To Run For Parliament

Morocco is setting the stage for the legislative elections scheduled to be held Sept. 7, 2007. Thirty Moroccan parties are expected to field candidates in these parliamentary elections, including the Islamic-leaning

Burj Al-Arab Detainees On Hunger Strike

Muslim Brotherhood detainees held in Burj Al-Arab prison declared staging a hunger strike last Wednesday morning, protesting at the prison administration’s suppressive measures that included preventing their families from visiting

Rights Groups Urge MB Boycott Military Tribunal

Several Egyptian human rights organizations issued a statement in which they reject the Egyptian government’s decision of holding the first session of the military trials against Muslim Brotherhood leaders a

Muslim Brothers: so hot right now

As they face one of the biggest crackdowns in decades and the military trial of some of their top funders begins, the Egyptian Muslim Brothers are attracting ever more attention.

Saudi Arabia: New Video Confirms Torture in Prison

Government Should Extend Investigation to Prisons Across the Kingdom The Saudi government should expand upon its promise to investigate a recent prison beating captured on video by conducting a comprehensive

Number of MB Detainees Released

A number of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) detainees from governorates of Gharbiya, Sharqiya and Dakahlia (north of Cairo), were released after holding them, like many still under arrest, over groundless charges.