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Would Democracy in Morocco be a Good Thing?

The question whether or not this is true, however, remains.” Yes, the question for better or worse (probably worse) remains.

A Sad Day For Online Free Speech In Jordan

I don’t know anymore. I would say it’s a sad day, but I can’t remember one that wasn’t. Long story short, the Jordanian government is going on,

Daguerre Back to Cairo today to Monitor MB Military Tribunal

Dr. Violette Daguerre, President of the Arab Committee for Human Rights, will arrive in Egypt on Sunday evening to submit a request to Egyptian government to monitor the military tribunal

Congregation for Reform Chief: Saleh’s Call for Dialogue not Serious

For his part, Abdul Wahab al-Ansi, secretary general of the Islah (Congregation for Reform) political party said that Joint Meeting Parties rejected the call offered by president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

90 Cairo University Students to Disciplinary Board

The total number makes Cairo University- so far- leading all Egyptian universities, presaging a possibly volatile semester as reports emerged about the new student regulation

Promises of Hunting Torture Suspected Officers in Al Fayyum Victim’s Conference

"We will sue any one involved in any torture case", said Taher Abul Nasr lawyer of "Egyptians against Torture".

Security Prevents Egyptians from Showing Solidarity with Journalists, Workers

Egyptian security forces prevented on Thursday evening a public demonstration showing solidarity with journalists facing prison sentences and striking workers at Al Mahala-based spinning and weaving factories.

Egypt Gripped by Massive Textile Strike

While the world focuses on Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s repression of journalists and the Muslim Brotherhood party, a different sort of social unrest has boiled over at a state-owned textile

Brotherhood Students Wounded, Arrested At Egyptian University

Egyptian security forces at the University of Fayoum clashed with a number of students from the Muslim brotherhood on Tuesday after the forces chased them down, wounded five of them

POMED-SAIS Event on Islamist Political Participation in Turkey and Morocco

POMED and the International Development Program at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) co-sponsored a panel discussion today of recent developments in Turkey and Morocco, focusing on