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Human Rights August 15, 2007

Saif denied right to travel & Yekiti leading member arrested

The Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) has learnt from the statement issued by Riyadh Seif (former Member of Parliament and a "Damascus Spring" detainee), that the Syrian Authorities are delaying
Human Rights August 15, 2007

Ban Ki-moon asked to intercede on behalf of two journalists under sentence of death

Reporters Without Borders wrote yesterday to United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon urging him to intercede in the case of Adnan Hassanpour and Abdolvahed Botimar, two journalists who were sentenced to
Women August 15, 2007

The Problem of Modernity?

What he does not seem to grasp - and the Bush administration is no better - is that America is the cutting edge of a modernity that has convulsed Islam
MB in Arabian pressTorture August 15, 2007

Aljazeera.net Poll: Torture in Egypt a Systematic Policy

A poll on Aljazeera.net over torture inside police stations and prisons in Egypt showed that 68.7 % of the surfers who participated in the three day poll- that ended last
MB in International press August 15, 2007

Muslim Brotherhood Trims Political Goals After Arrests

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition force, has suspended its bid for legalization as a political party following mass arrests of its members, Brotherhood officials say.
MB and WestMB NewsOther Opinions August 15, 2007

Aboul-Fotouh: We Welcome Serious Dialogue For Our National Interests

A report prepared by the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Commons called on UK government to hold vis-a-vis dialogues with Hamas movement, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in
Uncategorized August 15, 2007

1 Million Pounds Stolen from Safe of Egyptian Reformist Hassan Malik

More developments were unveiled during the latest military trial held last Sunday against forty Muslim Brotherhood leaders. The military Attorney General discovered while opening the sealed safe of businessman Hassan
Palestine August 15, 2007

Somebody’s listening…and getting angry: an exchange with a British neo-con

Israel can get beyond occupation, beyond its current predicament and on to a more stable, secure, and hopeful footing…This requires smartening-up, not dumbing-down one’s understanding of political Islamists — they
Women August 15, 2007

Scars that refuse to heal

Female genital mutilation is on Egypt’s political agenda again, after the death of two young girls. But can legislation banish it?