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Eye on IOFPalestine May 14, 2008

’You made it big, you jerk!’

It’s the holiday season in Los Angeles. The Jews of Pico Boulevard are decorating their glatt-kosher stores with Hanukkah menorahs and dreidels. The department stores in Beverly Hills are displaying,
Human RightsReform Issues May 14, 2008

Press Conference Invitation

The Rights Institutions who defend the Opinion, Expression and Press Freedoms in Egypt, the members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Network "IFEX", Arabic Network for Human Rights Information,
Human RightsReform Issues May 14, 2008

Arab Reform Bulletin: May 2008

The growing role of non-traditional media has pushed the state to try to curb them through various mechanisms. Several bloggers have been arrested, including Moneim Mahmoud (editor of the Ana
Palestine May 14, 2008

Interview of the President by Mona Shazli, Dream TV, Egypt

From my perspective, the Egyptian-U.S. relationship is a very important part of our Middle Eastern foreign policy, for these reasons: one, Egypt has got a proud history and a great
Palestine May 14, 2008

Jimmy Carter, Hamas. Hamas, Jimmy Carter.

George E. Bisharat says the former president assumed the pragmatist role that the Bush administration refuses to play. Judea Pearl sees wishful thinking behind Carter’s actions, as well as a
Human RightsReform IssuesWorkers May 14, 2008

Worker struggle points up Egypt’s problems

Labor groups have found support among Egyptians angry over rising food prices, low salaries, political repression and a government that often appears detached from its people.
Human RightsReform Issues May 14, 2008

How the internet is challenging Egypt’s government

Although the general strikes of April 6 and May 4 drew limited public participation, they have revealed an important new political phenomenon in Egypt: political mobilization by young, second-generation internet
Human RightsIslamic Movements May 14, 2008

Eight MB Students Referred to Investigation Prior to Exams

Eight Muslim Brotherhood students at the faculty of engineering Fayoum University were referred to investigation board days prior to their final exams on charges of organizing a graduation party for
Human RightsIslamic IssuesParliament NewsReform IssuesWorkers May 14, 2008

Brotherhood MP Criticizes Al-Azhar Imam’s Statements on Strikes

Ali Laban (member of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc) has strenuously criticized the statements made by Sheikh Mohamed Tantawi, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, to Saudi newspaper Ukaz deeming strikes religiously forbidden.
Human RightsReform Issues May 14, 2008

Underbelly of Egypt’s Neoliberal Agenda

It was business as usual for Orascom, a gigantic Egyptian conglomerate with major interests in everything from Cairene highway construction to Red Sea luxury resorts to cell phones in Iraq.