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Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience September 3, 2007

Appeals Court Rejects Essam El-Erian’s Appeal

North Cairo Appeals Court overturned on Monday the appeal submitted by the defence team against the state security prosecution’s decision of prolonging the jail of Dr. Essam
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience September 3, 2007

MB Leader Standing Military Trial Admitted to ICU

Hassan Zalat, one of the Muslim Brotherhood defendants the Military Tribunal, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at the Al Manial University Hospital after his health sharply deteriorated, and
Islamic Issues September 3, 2007

A new push for change in the war on terror

The US is losing the war on terror. That’s the assessment of the nation’s top foreign-policy, intelligence, and national-security leaders from across the ideological spectrum. In this year’s Terrorism Index,
Islamic Issues September 3, 2007

Muslim Democracy in Action

The notion that democracy and Islam are fundamentally incompatible is about to get a resounding rebuke, just at the moment it is threatening to congeal as conventional wisdom in Washington.
Islamic Issues September 3, 2007

A Religious Candidate Is Ascendant in Turkey

After being shut out of the presidency last spring, Abdullah Gul, a religious man in the assiduously secular realm of Turkish politics, allowed himself a little soul-searching.
Islamic Issues September 3, 2007

Turkey and democracy in the Muslim world

The recent results in the Turkish parliamentary elections serve as an important reminder that, contrary to the stereotype of the incompatibility between Islam and democracy, the two can coexist and
Human Rights September 3, 2007

Urgent Call for the Release of Abdul Raouf Zeno

An informed source in the city of Hama has reported that the citizen Abdul-Raouf Zeno (65 years) was arrested in March 2007 by the Military Intelligence authorities without any given
Human RightsIslamic MovementsReform Issues September 3, 2007

We Reject Any Attempts to Prolong Mosharraf’s Rule: Islamic Group in Pakistan

Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf sent number of his aides to London to join Pakistani National Security Advisor Tariq Aziz to negotiate with former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, over an agreement
Human RightsIraqWorkers September 3, 2007

CBS interpreter murder brings toll of journalists and media workers killed since start of war

Reporters Without Borders voiced dismay on learning of the murder of Anwar Abbas Lafta, an Iraqi translator and interpreter employed by the US television network CBS News. Lafta痴 body was
MB BlogsYouth September 2, 2007

Abdel Monem Mahmoud Threatened Again

Monem showed solidarity for Kareem, but he was not jailed because of this. He was detained because of his campaigning against referring Muslim Brotherhood members to military tribunals, and because