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Human RightsLebanonMB Statements May 9, 2008

Statement: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Ceasefire in Lebanon

The Muslim Brotherhood expresses deep sorrow and concern over the ongoing infighting among Lebanese factions in Beirut. We fear that the situation will deteriorate, leading to dangerous disputes and bloodshed.
Human RightsPalestine May 9, 2008

A human rights crime in Gaza

The world is witnessing a terrible human rights crime in Gaza, where a million and a half human beings are being imprisoned with almost no access to the outside world
Other Issues May 8, 2008

A Place to Read, and Comment on, Times Articles in Arabic

As part of Generation Faithful, our ongoing series examining the lives of young people across the Muslim world at a time of religious revival, The New York Times has established
ActivitesDevelopmentHuman RightsMB OpinionsReform IssuesWorkers May 8, 2008

OpEd: Deception

Commenting on the President’s 30% raise, I once said it aimed at aborting May 4 strike by dissuading people from participating in it.
Human RightsReform Issues May 8, 2008

Dreams of Change from Strike to ChaosBy Ingy Fahmy

Human beings in general enjoy the act of expressing themselves and having the opportunity to be heard. Some call it freedom of speech, while others call it chaotic rumblings.
Human RightsParliament NewsReform Issues May 8, 2008

Brotherhood MP: Gov’t Raised Prices Without Parliament’s Approval

Mustafa Mohamed (member of the MB parliamentary bloc and chairman of the National Committee Against Price Hikes in Alexandria) said Thursday that the rise in fuel prices is a blatant
Human RightsIslamic MovementsReform Issues May 8, 2008

Demystifying the Muslim Brotherhood

I think it’s an appropriate time to ask: How many Egyptians actually belong to the Muslim Brotherhood
Human RightsReform Issues May 8, 2008

EGYPT: Salary Hike Kills Strike

Calls for a nationwide protest against the rising cost of living ended in anticlimax on Sunday (May 4), with most Egyptians going to work as usual. Although protest leaders had
Human RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Mideast change is coming, and may not be pretty

The convergence of six trends in the Middle East - the changing realities of food, energy, water, population, urbanization and security-dominated politics - is likely to create conditions that will
Human RightsReform Issues May 7, 2008

Why Don’t the Benefits of Growth Trickle Down?

Recent labor protests and bread lines in Egypt—in which the army was called in to organize distribution and restore order—present a stark contrast to the Egyptian government’s narrative of impressive