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Human RightsPalestine July 22, 2008

Palestinian MPs denounce kidnapping of MP Mansour, ask PA to stop negotiations

RAMALLAH, Palestinian parliament members on Monday reacted angrily to the Israeli occupation authority’s kidnapping of one of their female colleagues in Nablus earlier today and demanded an immediate stop to
Political Islam StudiesReports July 22, 2008

Political Islam in the Middle East and North Africa

To date, there has been very little formal dialogue with political Islamist groups in the Middle East and North Africa on the part of European and North American governments and
Human RightsReports July 22, 2008

Ayman Nour may receive presidential pardon, says El-Ghad

CAIRO: Ayman Nour, founder of El-Ghad Party and former presidential candidate, could be released from prison on a presidential pardon, due to be announced today.
Other OpinionsPolitical Islam Studies July 22, 2008

Time to Stop Fooling Ourselves about Salafis

In wars that are as much about ideas as they are about anything else, it is convenient to have enemies that are clearly defined, easily demonized and clearly distinguishable from
MB UnderstandingOther OpinionsPolitical Islam Studies July 22, 2008

The Islamist Conundrum

The elections within the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan for its Shura Council in March and the elections for the central bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in June drew
Arts July 22, 2008

Democracy Promotion in the Middle East: Restoring Credibility

U.S. democracy promotion efforts in the Middle East should focus on realistic political reform goals that correspond both to regional realities and the limited degree of actual U.S. influence.
Human RightsParliament News July 21, 2008

Brotherhood MP Criticizes Gov’t Negligence of Child Abuse

Ibrahim Abu Auf (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) held the government responsible for the exacerbating phenomenon of child abuse because of its negligence of the issue.
Parliament News July 21, 2008

Transportation Ministry Is Responsible for Train Accidents, says MB MP

Mohamed Yusuf (member of the MB parliamentary bloc and member of Transportation Committee at the PA) has held the Ministry of Transportation responsible for the augmenting train accidents in Egypt.
Human RightsMB in Arabian pressReports July 21, 2008

AOHR Blasts Continuous Security Pursuits of Ikhwan, Torture in Police Stations

The annual report of the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) blasted the Egyptian authorities’ continuous pursuit of Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) members during the last year.
Reports July 21, 2008

In Egypt, Wikipedia is more than hobby

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: Take it with a grain of salt, or many grains of sand, if you want, when the young volunteers say that every one of the 60 or 70