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DevelopmentHuman RightsParliament NewsParliament RequestsReform Issues May 17, 2008

MB MP Warns Against Revolution of the Hungry

Ahmad Abu Barakah (member of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, and the Legislative Committee at the Egyptian People’s Assembly) held the government responsible for the astronomical price hikes that hit Egypt
Human RightsReform Issues May 17, 2008

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Regime

Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood won nearly 20% of the vote and 88 seats in the fall 2005 parliamentary elections, the Egyptian regime has launched a sustained campaign of repression
Human RightsReform IssuesResearch May 17, 2008

Egypt: Elections and Future of the Muslim Brotherhood

Egyptian parliamentary elections held April 7-8 attracted scant foreign notice and extremely low voter turnout at home. Unlike in 2005, when it made gains that shocked the Egypt’s ruling party,
Political Islam Studies May 17, 2008

A Turkish model for Arab politics?

Many are watching closely legal developments in Turkey. A government prosecutor is seeking to ban for five years more than 70 members of the Justice & Development (AK) Party. The
Reform Issues May 17, 2008

Calling the Muslim Brotherhood

I called senior Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Erian on his cell phone and asked for an interview.
Human RightsReform Issues May 17, 2008

Middle East: Egyptian Democrat Optimistic About Region’s Democratic Prospects

Saad Eddin Ibrahim is one of the Arab world’s most prominent voices on behalf of democracy and human rights. An Egyptian, he was arrested in 2000 and sentenced to seven
Human RightsReform Issues May 16, 2008

Forgotten but not gone

If governments around the world want the legal black hole of Guant?namo Bay to end, they need to take responsibility for those still held there
Islamic MovementsMB Understanding May 16, 2008

Challenge to Cairo: Is the Muslim Brotherhood a Moderating Influence in Egyptian Politics?

The Muslim Brotherhood was formed in Egypt in 1928, initially part of the resistence to British control. However it was banned as a political party by Gamal Nasser in 1954
Reform Issues May 16, 2008

Four Myths about Protest

It’s now widely recognized that social protest has become a staple of Egyptian politics, what some journalists and researchers have taken to calling an emergent “culture of protest” among an
Palestine May 16, 2008

The Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza

Attached are two files (pdf and powerpoint) for a slideshow prepared by Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations about the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza Strip in the Occupied Palestinian