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American Paralysis

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a big speech in Cairo in June in which she set down

Rally held against Mubarak fifth term

About 1000 people have gathered in downtown Cairo to oppose any bid by President Husni Mubarak to run for a fifth term or by his son, Gamal, to become the

Egypt Cracks Down on Pro-Reform Muslim Brotherhood

Despite the arrest of at least 55 members, including leading figures, several thousand members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood took part in three demonstrations in Cairo Sunday, March 27, calling

Muslim Brotherhood Insists on Reform Marches Despite Arrests

The Muslim Brotherhood has vowed to carry on with its peaceful demonstrations for real political reforms in Egypt despite a crackdown by security forces.

Islamists and the Ballot Box

Dr Saad Eddin Ibrahim published an article on May 24 in the International Herald Tribune (and in

A play on voter sentiment

The countdown for Egypt’s first ever multi-candidate presidential elections—to be held on Wednesday—has begun. Last week Watani reviewed the election

One-way street

The inevitable rise of the Muslim Brotherhood, so confidently predicted by many, now looks implausible. At a time when restrictions on Muslim

Islamists urge Egyptians to vote out Mubarak

Egypt’s largest opposition movement, the banned but tolerated Muslim Brotherhood, urged Sunday its supporters to vote out incumbent Hosni Mubarak in the September 7 presidential poll.

Faith and politics mix in Egypt vote

Despite Egypt’s official ban on political parties with a religious agenda, faith has been drawn into the fray ahead of the country’s first presidential election.

Presidential Elections: An insider’s view

The post elections propaganda echoes are still looming in the Arab world , where all press and media concentrated their air and space time to its process, execution and results