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Reform Issues November 10, 2007

Egypt president’s son Gamal edges towards power

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has left open the question of his successor even as his son Gamal’s progress towards inheriting power edged forward at the ruling party’s national congress.
IraqOther IssuesOther Views November 10, 2007

Terrible week for the Democrats and consequentially the world

This week the committee let Mukasey pass even though he doesn’t have the decency to admit that waterboarding is torture, and they got the impeachment of Cheney
Other Views November 10, 2007

Support For Democracy Must Be Consistent

I don’t think many Americans would argue that the answer for the sometimes lethargic elected Karzai government in Afghanistan should be a coup by a Pashtun warlord and his battle-hardened
MB in Arabian press November 10, 2007

Egyptian media mogul defends hijab comment

9 Egyptian billionaire and media mogul Naguib Sawiris countered criticism he launched TV channels to oppose the wearing of traditional garb linked to Iran.
Activites November 10, 2007

Upcoming Events

I know I already announced these once, but here are some upcoming events for this week.
Human RightsReform Issues November 10, 2007

A textbook case in press censorship for the past 20 years

In the run-up to 20th anniversary of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s takeover as president on 7 November, the pro-government newspapers, which constitute most of the Tunisian press,
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceWorkers November 10, 2007

Al Fayyum State Security Storm Bookstores, Detain Worker

State Security forces raided on Tuesday evening, Nov, 6th, 2007, Islam&AlJazeera bookstores. The forces raided the bookstores one after another and they remained in one
InterviewsReform Issues November 10, 2007

Interview: Former US Ambassador to Ethiopia, David Shinn

A must to read interview by Jimma Times. It spoke to former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia Dr. David H. Shinn.
CoptsNews releases November 10, 2007

Al Erian on Sawaris Statements: Egyptian People Are Only Ones Authorized to Give, Take

In apress conference held on Tuesday, Nov,7th, 2007, prominent Egyptian businessman engineer Naguib Sawaris, the board director of Orascom Telecom, sharply criticized the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group .
ActivitesIslamic MovementsMB and WestOther Views November 10, 2007

Stop blaming West for woes: Muslim scholar

Doha • “Islamism” and “political Islam” are not monolithic ideas and they are as diverse as other contemporary trends in the Islamic world, says a prominent Muslim scholar and intellectual