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Palestine November 6, 2008

Let Palestinians study campaign slams Egypt for barring students from travel

The campaign "let Palestinians study" which was formed by the British union of student councils expressed on Wednesday its dismay and shock at the Egyptian authorities for preventing hundreds of
Palestine November 6, 2008

Ministry of prisoners: Israel is responsible for kidnapping four women from Gaza

The ministry of detainees and ex-detainees in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday held the IOA fully responsible for the lives of four Palestinian women who were abducted during the incursion
ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

The Middle East’s Generation Facebook

What will the Middle East look like 25 years from now? That was the assignment the World Policy Journal gave Mona El Tahawy for their 25th anniversary edition. Mona decided
ActivitesElection Coverage November 6, 2008

Sarah Palin and the Muslim Brotherhood

So I’ve been reading with great interest the rather amusing stories of Republican post-election infighting. "Factions" strikes me as an appropriate word here. I was watching FNC’s Carl Cameron dishing
Election Coverage November 6, 2008

Palling with dictators?

Analysis of the "global response" to Barack Obama’s stunning victory last night tends to oscillate erratically between the elite and the street, interspersing the thoughts of diplomatic officialdom with quotes
Islamic MovementsMB and WestMB Around The WorldObama November 6, 2008

Europe’s Muslims Urge Obama “Overcome the Mistakes of the Past”

On behalf of the Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe, I congratulate you on winning the trust of the American people, who chose you to be the 44th President of
ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

Egyptian Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party building torched, activists arrested

The downton Cairo building of Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party was set ablaze during its general assembly meeting, eyewitnesses told Ikhwanweb. Activists in the party said that an anti-Ayman Nour wing led
Election CoverageObama November 6, 2008

Obama’s freedom agenda?

Barack Obama’s new Administration should adopt a more modest approach to promoting democracy, one that realizes that nurturing democratic institutions is an “extremely long-term process that, ultimately, is the responsibility
Election Coverage November 6, 2008

The Day After….

For those of you who aren’t glued to TV/internet/radio/civilization, last night Barack Obama was elected President. Check out the latest polls, counts, and punditry. Of course, bloggers didn’t wait long
Election CoverageObama November 6, 2008

Welcome to Mideast Peace, President Obama

In Haaretz, Aluf Benn unintentionally reminds us that America’s foreign policy challenges in the Middle East are no less daunting or intractable today than they were yesterday. He offers his