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Mideast Relations 101

An Upbeat Indicator in the Rising Demand at the Region’s American Universities We all know that the United States has never been more unpopular in the Middle East. That, anyway,

Judge Abdel-Salam Gomaa, Long History of Injustice

Is it a coincidence that Judge Adel Abdel-Salam Gomaa, who ruled to uphold freezing the MB assets, ruled in favor of the government in many high profile cases? The ill-reputed

What if they arrested a blogger and nobody cared

Another Egyptian blogger and journalist has been arrested for saying the wrong things. This time round, it is Abdel Moneim Mahmoud, a Muslim Brotherhood blogger who writes for the Ikhwanweb

Arabeyes: Bahraini Blogger in Court

This is Mahmood Al Yousif, the God Father of Bahraini bloggers, who is being sued by a Bahraini Minister for comments he published online.

Call for release of blogger who reports on torture of detainees

Voicing concern about increasingly repressive policies towards online dissent, Reporters Without Borders called today for the releaser of blogger Abdul-Moneim Mahmud, who was arrested on 14 April at Cairo airport.

State Security crack down on Mahalla labor activists

State Security cracked down today on Mahalla labor activists, banning them from travelling to Cairo to lobby their General Federation of Trade Unions to impeach their corrupt local union branch

Blogger Moneim detained

Bad news… Muslim Brotherhood blogojournalist and friend Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was detained by Mubarak’s Gestapo early Sunday 1am, at the Cairo International Airport… Egyptian Security forces arrested blogger and Ikhwanweb

State Security Rings Monofiya University, Detains 15 Students

State Security Police forces Monofiya besieged the complex of faculties and its gates. This siege was imposed due to an artistic festival which Muslim Brotherhood students

Blogger Abdul Moneim Mahmoud Jailed 15 Days

Egyptian blogger and Ikhwanweb journalist Abdul Moneim Mahmoud is jailed for 15 days pending investigations. Shubra Al Khaymah prosecution investigated with journalist and blogger Abdul Moneim Mahmoud after arresting on Sunday

Egyptian Crackdown Threatens Rights to Free Association, Expression

Egypt: End Campaign Against Labor Rights Group The Egyptian government should reverse its order to close two offices of the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services (CTUWS) and should