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Other Issues November 17, 2007

Young Muslims

According to the U.N., in 2005 more than 54 percent of Egypt’s population was younger than 24. The numbers are similar for almost every other Muslim country
Development November 17, 2007

Zoellick: Egypt To Receive $2 Billion From World Bank

Egypt’s cooperation program with the World Bank has allowed the country to benefit from $2 billion from which it has so far received $1.2 billion, World Bank President Robert Zoellick
Other ViewsReform Issues November 17, 2007

Egypt’s ruling party more patronage than politics

Despite a highly marketed effort at modernisation, Egypt’s ruling party is still centred on one man and draws much of its loyalty from its function as a patronage machine, analysts
InterviewsIslamic Movements November 17, 2007

Turkey: Q&A with Necmettin Erbakan

Necmettin Erbakan was the first Islamist to become prime minister of Turkey. A mechanical engineer, academic and veteran politician
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceTorture November 17, 2007

Outsourcing Torture

The Bush administration has called for the respect of human rights in Burma, a pretty safe piece of posturing, but it remains silent as Egypt’s dictator,
Human RightsOther Issues November 17, 2007

Senator: U.S. has become haven for war criminals

More than 1,000 people from 85 countries who are accused of such crimes as rape, killings, torture and genocide are living in the United States, according to Department of Homeland
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceTorture November 17, 2007

Torturing Palestinian Detainees

B’Tselem is the conservative Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories with a well-deserved reputation for accuracy.
Election CoveragePolitical Islam StudiesReform Issues November 17, 2007

Jordan’s Islamists Seek Offices Their Allies Scorn

This crammed slum of four-story concrete housing blocs has given Jordan some of its biggest headaches: it is a stronghold of the opposition Islamic Action Front and the hometown of
Election CoverageReform Issues November 17, 2007

Jordan’s MB Warns against Rigging Coming Parliamentary Elections

The Islamic Action Front Party (IAF) accused Jordanian government of planning for rigging the parliamentary elections scheduled to be held within a week .
ActivitesReform Issues November 17, 2007

Of Hermeneutics and Reform

Despite the talk being an hour late starting, the audience, largely Middle Eastern, patiently remained in the small auditorium of Alwan for the Arts, an Arab cultural centre founded in