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Human RightsPalestine May 11, 2008

Hamas: The Palestinian people cannot be blamed if they break the siege

The Hamas Movement stated Saturday that the Israeli occupation turned the Gaza Strip into a dark tomb, warning that the Palestinian people cannot stay passive towards that and cannot be
ActivitesOther IssuesReform Issues May 11, 2008

Censorship and social realism at the Cairo Book Fair

The once bustling Nasr City Fair Grounds now stand empty. The hundreds of participating publishers have packed up, the exhibition stands dismantled and the thousands of visitors, scholars, students and
Human RightsIslamic IssuesReform Issues May 11, 2008

Al Arabiya “Three senior clerics stop their shows on An-Nas channel…”

“A source in An-Nas religious satellite channel, admitted that three senior clerics presenting shows on it stopped their shows following the recent appearance of young cleric Amr Khaled on its
Human RightsIslamic IssuesReform Issues May 11, 2008

Why Islamists Don’t Win Elections

Want to win votes in a Muslim country in Asia? Keep your Islamic agenda hidden. This is the lesson taught by recent elections in Malaysia and Pakistan, among other Islamic
Human RightsReform Issues May 11, 2008

Protest Crackdown on Workers’ Movement in Egypt

Over the last month, mass protests have erupted in Egypt - centered in the textile mill of Mahalla. These protests have erupted in response to spiraling food prices and severe
Human RightsPalestine May 10, 2008

Gaza’s sole power station shuts down, Gaza city plunges into darkness

The sole power generation station in the Gaza Strip on Saturday evening shut down after it ran out of fuel necessary to operate it, plunging Gaza city into complete darkness,
Human RightsReform Issues May 10, 2008

Egypt Strike: Failed?

The strike of May 4th did not fail, it was less successful. But the name of the strike had nothing to do with failing or succeeding. But it had to
Lebanon May 10, 2008

The End of the New Middle East

Note from Steve Clemons. My colleague Nir Rosen who has been one of America’s most significant chroniclers of the Islamic dimensions of America’s war in the Middle East is now
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceReform IssuesReports May 10, 2008

The strikers’ strike

If someone was destined to visit Egypt on the 6th of April, 2008 and came back on the 4th of may in the same year he wouldn’t believe that he
IraqIslamic Issues May 10, 2008

Ellison spreads word in Egypt about benefits of U.S.-style democracy

But on Tuesday, Ellison’s was the face on a large television screen inside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo, where a group of Egyptian journalists and academics gathered to see the