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Long Live the Military’s Democracy!

For many, the March 2007 elections in Mauretania represented a hopeful democratic awakening for the entire North African region. But the dream swiftly came to an end with the August

What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick

McCain pledged to work for peace based on "the transformative ideals on which we were founded." Tolerance and democracy require freedom of speech and the press, but while mayor of

“Islamic terrorists”: Who are they insulting?

In his speech at the RNC Rudy Giuliani said: “For four days in Denver, the Democrats were afraid to use the term “Islamic terrorism.” I imagine they believe it is

Rendered to Egypt for Torture

News that three more prisoners have been released from Guant?namo is cause for celebration, as all three men should never have been held in the first place. In a report

Digital democracy: women activists making IT their own

New paradigms of democratic solidarity are emerging as a result of new technology, a meeting at the National Endowment for Democracy heard today. Information technologies, from Facebook to Wiki, are

Doctors’ movement condemn salary increase

CAIRO: The Doctors Without Rights movement denounced the pay raise offered by Minister of Health Hatem El Gabaly to doctors, Dr Mona Mina, official spokesperson of the movement told Daily

Mahalla: Court Postpones Trial of 49 to Monday Amid Tight Security Measures

Tanta Emergency Criminal Supreme State Security Court decided to postpone the trial of 49 defendants accused of taking part in the violent protests in the city of Mahalla to Monday

Egypt: Rights Groups Slam Police Assaults On Lawyers

The Egyptian Association for Supporting Democratic Development, and the Egyptian Centre for Development and Democratic Studies expressed their deep disappointment at the physical attack which one of the lawyers was

Victims of Al-Doweeqa Rockslide Reach 60 Killed: Unofficial Sources

Unofficial sources and eyewitnesses stated that the number of killed increased to 60 on Sunday afternoon in the rockslide that hit Al Muqattam district last Saturday, Ikhwanweb reporter said. An

Reform Requires Joint National Efforts, Says Abdul Monem Abul Fotouh

MB Executive Bureau member and Secretary General of Arab Doctors Union Dr. Abdul- Monem Abul Fotouh said reform and change require both a popular will and the coalition of the