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Iraq February 28, 2007

The Bush administration’s new strategy of setting the Middle East aflame

A lengthy article in this week’s New Yorker magazine by veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh provides further evidence that the Bush administration has not only set course for war against
Iran February 28, 2007

Blogger on Ice

Once again Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak shows zero tolerance for a secular democratic dissenter. THE BUSH administration has tolerated Egypt’s brutal crackdown on domestic dissent and the broader reversal of its
Fanatic Messages February 28, 2007

IDF detains TV director, attacks journalists during Nablus raid

The Committee to Protect Journalists is deeply concerned by the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) arrest of a local television director and harassment of several journalists during a military operation in
MB in International press February 28, 2007

Islam vs. Dictatorship

Helena Cobban’s world affairs blog Just World News has a fascinating interview with Dr. Abdel Monem Abul-Futouh, a member of the Guidance Council of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. You as Americans
Fanatic Messages February 27, 2007

Is Democracy in the Middle East a Pipedream?

Amidst the first signs of change, longing competes with mistrust of Western democracy Early rumblings: Students of Egypt’s Al Azhar university call for more freedom and the ending of the
MB in International press February 27, 2007

Jordan’s Christian IAF Member

Many years ago, a frustrated Jordanian leftist and Christian political activist told me that he was ready to join the Islamic Action Front.   The Muslim Brotherhood’s political party, he said,
Fanatic Messages February 27, 2007

Democracy versus stability

Extensive efforts are being made, at the intellectual level, to place democracy and stability at opposite poles. There is no stability under democratic conditions, and no democracy before securing stability.
Human Rights February 27, 2007

President Mubarak urged to keep promise he made three years ago

Exactly three years ago, the newly-elected president of the Union of Egyptian Journalists, Galal Aref, made an important announcement: President Hosni Mubarak had just telephoned him and had formally undertaken
Other Opinions February 27, 2007

The Gulag state

Few days ago, ikwanweb posted a story about Egyptian policeman Mohamed Khalaf Ibrahim (picture) who was referred to martial court after refusing to guard the Israeli embassy in Cairo as a sign of protest of
MB in International press February 27, 2007

Egypt’s New Opposition Leader Sees End of Regime

Even as the Egyptian government cracks down on any kind of opposition, an ageing academic who has taken the helm of the faltering pro-democracy Kefaya movement insists the regime is