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Research May 3, 2008

Money Can’t Buy Love: USAID Assistance to Egypt

Despite its benevolent facade, U.S. security and strategic interests are the drivers for USAID funding disbursement rather than the needs of receiving countries.
Research May 3, 2008

Confusing Hearts and Minds: Public Opinion in the Arab World

Regardless of the massive public relations campaign implemented on behalf of the United States post Sept. 11, 2001, America is still perceived negatively throughout the Arab world.
Human RightsParliament NewsParliament Requests May 3, 2008

Muslim Brotherhood MP Calls for a Law Permitting Impeachment of the President

Rajab Abu-Zeid (member of MB parliamentary bloc) called for a new legislation allowing the prosecution of the state’s president for the violations he commits against the people, following the example
Human RightsReform Issues May 3, 2008

Muslim Brotherhood MP Sobhi Saleh Calls for Regime’s Departure

Sobhi Saleh (member of the general secretariat of MB parliamentary bloc) stressed that the Egyptian regime has become aged and can no longer maintain its grip on the state’s affairs,
Human RightsNews releasesPrisoners of Conscience May 3, 2008

Muslim Brotherhood Congratulates Aljazeera and Sudan on the Release of Sami Al-Hajj

Dr. Mohamed Habib, Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Chairman, congratulated Aljazeera Satellite Channel and the neighboring country Sudan on the release of Sami Al Hajj, cameraman of Aljazeera who was released last
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceReform Issues May 3, 2008

EGYPT: New Strike to Greet Mubarak

Hundreds remain in detention following a nationwide protest Apr. 6 against rising food prices and political stagnation. But this has not deterred activists from calling for a second general strike
Human RightsMB BlogsMB News May 2, 2008

Brotherhood blogger prevented from leaving the country

An Egyptian blogger and journalist Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was stopped at Cairo Airport Thursday evening and prevented from travelling from to a conference on press freedom in Morocco.
Human RightsReform Issues May 2, 2008

Low turnout in Egypt elections

Egyptian police detained independent monitors and barred rights groups from voting stations on Tuesday during local elections which generated little enthusiasm from Egyptians, the groups said.
Human RightsPalestine May 2, 2008

Elusive Peace: 60 Years of Pain and Suffering in Palestine

George W. Bush, who proposed the boldest peace initiative of any American president to solve the Palestine issue, managed to deliver only the most meager results during his two-term presidency.
Human RightsMB OpinionsReform Issues May 2, 2008

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Belongs on the Ballot, Not Behind Bars

On April 8 municipal elections are scheduled to be held nationwide across Egypt, but they will hardly be a vote for the kind of democracy that America proclaims it supports