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Military TribunalReform IssuesWorkers April 4, 2007

6000 Workers of Alex. Bolivara On Strike Again

Workers of the United Arab Bolivara Spinning, Weaving, Silk resumed their labour strike for the third time, protesting at the company’s broken promises to workers.
Human RightsOther Blogs April 4, 2007

3 Egyptian Bloggers Detained

Bloggers Alaa and Manal, and human rights lawyer, Gamal Eid, the manager of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, appeared before Imababa prosecution and they are currently interrogated on
MB in International press April 4, 2007

Ruling But Not Governing: Militaries in the Middle East

The heady days of the so-called "Arab Spring" seem so long ago. Since 2005, Iraq has descended into civil war, Lebanon has experienced war and political paralysis, the Palestinian Authority
Parliament News April 3, 2007

Opposition MPs To Take Unified Stance Towards New Notorious Laws

Dr. Mohamed Al Beltagi, the head of the MB parliamentary bloc, confirmed that the bloc is resuming its coordination with national and political powers to take a unified stance towards
Fanatic Messages April 3, 2007

Bush should push Musharraf on elections this year in Pakistan

And also, Musharraf’s leading Democratic opponent, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, says she would do a better job than Musharraf in fighting the resurgent Taliban that’s menacing Afghanistan. “As prime
Other Views April 3, 2007

Religious Extremism In Egypt

On 19 February, the Al Akhbar daily ran an article I wrote on Sa’ad Zaghlul’s extraordinary political skills which enabled him to gain the full confidence of Egypt’s Copts and
MB and WestOther ViewsPolitical Islam Studies April 3, 2007

The Rise of Islamists in the Middle East

Washington’s policy of bringing elections to the Middle East, we were assured, would lead the region’s people to embrace America. But in fact many have flocked to support Islamic totalitarians–members
MB in International press April 3, 2007

America Is Losing The Middle East Also

For the first time, America openly opposed Arabs in war during the attack aimed at disabling the Hezbollah. Before the planned war with Iran, America may be expected to make
Other Views April 3, 2007

The Intelligent American’s Guide To Islamism

The current winds of change in the Middle East is a welcome whiff of fresh air in the region, but the hasty promotion of democracy, could plunge the region deeper
Other Views April 3, 2007

Brotherhood with Ambitions

With eruption of public protests in Egypt against and the government’s antidemocracy crackdown, public attention has focused on the radical Islamist Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood is a transnational organization, established