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ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

POMED Notes: Middle East Institute’s 62nd Annual Conference

On Friday November 21st, the Middle East Institute held its 62nd annual conference entitled, “US Middle East Policy: Pathways to Renewal.” Speakers included Aitzaz Ahsan, Senior Advocate of the Supreme
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

Khudari: Limited quantities of fuel, food did not change the tragic conditions

MP Jamal Al-Khudari, the head of the popular anti siege committee, on Monday said that the tragic conditions and the people’s suffering in Gaza did not change after the Israeli
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

Ideology vs. pragmatism: Is one more important than the other?

At Democracy Arsenal, Shadi Hamid makes the reasonable (though, to me, not entirely persuasive) point that foreign policy viewpoints are not conducive to "left-right" labeling because, for many key debates,
ActivitesHuman RightsMB News November 24, 2008

Cairo French Consulate Denies Khaled Hamza Visa to Attend ACHR Meeting in Paris

The Arab Commission for Human Rights (ACHR) denounced the decision by the French Consulate in Cairo to deny ikhwanweb editor Khaled Hamza a visa to attend the ACHR meeting in
MB BlogsYouth November 24, 2008

Missing Blogger Detained by Interior Ministry Decision

Egyptian Ministry of Interior issued an arrest warrant on Monday against internet blogger Mohamed Adel after his relatives had filed two complaints to the Prosecutor General against the blogger’s disappearance
Palestine November 24, 2008

Invitation To A Press Conference On Gaza Deadly Siege

National, populist, party, and syndicate figures invite you to attend a press conference that will be addressing our humanistic, moral, national, and patriotic duty of lifting the mortal siege on
Activites November 24, 2008

Lessons that should be learned

On Nov. 5, my office sent an email to tens of thousands of our members and contacts congratulating President-elect Barack Obama. In our message, we noted the historic transformation his
ActivitesHuman Rights November 24, 2008

Pirates Thrive in Lawless Somalia

As Somalia descends into a blood-soaked spiral of chaos and suffering, the international community largely unstirred and hopelessly oblivious has instead focused its attention on the real life fruition of
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

IOA bars Pope’s representative from visiting Gaza for Sunday services

The IOA blocked father Antonio Franco, the representative of the Pope, and his accompanying delegation on Sunday from entering the Gaza Strip to hold Sunday service despite the arrangements made
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 24, 2008

UNRWA warns of food crisis in Gaza

Karen Abu Zaid, the UNRWA commissioner, on Monday expressed regret for her agency’s’ inability to extend aid to the Gaza Strip inhabitants due to the Israeli siege.