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Pakistan’s parties now prefer polls

KARACHI - With general elections barely a month away, Pakistan’s major political parties have decided not to boycott the polls and take their chances in a situation where the media

Lawyers’ Demonstration Show Solidarity with Journalists, Call for Liberation of Egyptian Minds

Tens of Muslim Brotherhood lawyers lashed out at "illegal and oppressive tortures and detentions" committed by the Egyptian regime against innocent people. They demanded releasing political detainees and called for

Al-Shater’s 7-minute Military session Adjourned till Dec, 16th

The Military court session held on Tuesday Dec, 11th, 2007, trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood leaders topped by Khairat Al Shater, was wrapped up very quickly and the military judge adjourned

On the Pakistani Elections

A State Department official told Congress last week that General Pervez Musharraf’s decision to suspend Pakistan’s constitution, impose martial law, sack and detain Supreme Court judges and arrest thousands of

Muslim Brotherhood Chairman Condemns Algeria Explosions

Mohamed Mahdi Akef, the Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) condemned the explosions that hit the Algerian capital Algiers on Tuesday morning Dec, 11th, 2007, killing more than 50 persons

Blacklist of Egyptian Torture Officers Issued

A blacklist that includes names of policemen involved in committing tortures against Egyptian citizens during the period between 2003 and 2006 was issued in the Egyptian capital Cairo ahead of

Human Rights Watch Accuses Egypt of Torturing Detainees

Human Rights Watch accused Egyptian government of arresting 22 suspected Islamists, without any proof, and forcing them to give confessions of committing which they didn’t commit.

Muslim Americans speak out in the ‘Hijabi Monologues’

The story revolves around the two girls’ attempts to find somewhere to pray at half-time, which takes them to the first-aid room where Zeenat (rendered by Ullah in the classic

Q&A : Where Is the Democracy in International Relations?

It’s about the oldest dispute around, which is good enough reason to hear more on it from those who can influence a possible resolution. So when Abdelwahab Derbal, head of

Egypt detains Muslim Brotherhood members

Egyptian police detained 20 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in the Nile Delta province of Sharkia on Thursday, the Brotherhood and police said.