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Human RightsReform Issues May 6, 2008

Democratization and Human Rights challenges in the Middle East

in thThe human rights situation e Arab world is very grave. Positive developments in some countries, such as Morocco and Mauritania, are overshadowed by a continuing pattern of human rights
Human RightsReform Issues May 6, 2008

Timing is Everything

According to Habib, the Egyptian protest/reform movement has passed through three stages. The first began in late 2004 with the emergence of Kefaya,and it sponsored large political protests, which were
Human RightsIkhwanWeb in PressReform Issues May 6, 2008

Ikhwanweb in Sandmonkey’s Diaries!

I have been gone for this past week, but I wasn’t absent in any way. I was running around helping an Australian friend do a report on May 4th. Here
Human RightsReform Issues May 6, 2008

High food prices revive Egypt’s opposition parties

Egypt’s opposition parties have found renewed strength following a nationwide protest against skyrocketing food prices that took place April 6. “April 6 was a watershed in the history of Egypt,”
Human RightsReform Issues May 6, 2008

The Brotherhood’s Strike… A Reaction

Why did Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood refrain from participating in the April 6th strike but made a contrary decision by participating in today’s strike? They claim that things were not clear
Human RightsReform Issues May 6, 2008

Mubarak’s own strike-free birthday gift

Egyptian activists failed Sunday for the second time in a month to rally the public to down tools in a general strike to send a message of protest to President
Human RightsYouth May 6, 2008

Punishing Muslim Brotherhood Students for “May 4” Strike

Dean of the faculty of Law, Zagazig University, has referred a large number of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students into disciplinary boards which decided to punish them for their endorsement of
DevelopmentHuman RightsMB StatementsReform IssuesWorkers May 6, 2008

Muslim Brotherhood Statement on Recent Price Hikes

The Muslim Brotherhood opposes the government’s decision to raise fuel prices which will inevitably lead to the deterioration of the majority’s living standards who are already suffering from soaring prices
Human RightsParliament NewsParliament RequestsPrisoners of ConscienceReform Issues May 6, 2008

Heated Debate at the Egyptian PA About the Arrest of Faramawi and Former MPs

Opposition MPs strenuously criticized the regime’s policy of arresting Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members that recently included three former MPs (Dr. Sayed Abdul-Hameed, Eng. Sayed Hazeen, Eng. Saber Abdul-Sadeq) as well
Islamic IssuesIslamic MovementsOther Opinions May 6, 2008

In the library with a leading Islamic liberal

A slight man in a brown suit, whose smooth face belies his 88 years, can slide one from shelves of thousands, brush its cover and tell you a story, whether