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Human RightsReform Issues May 1, 2008

Democracy – Egyptian Style

Hopes for political reform and increased participation in Egypt faded with the events that marked the 2008 local council elections, which have cast a gloomy shadow over the future of
Human RightsMB BlogsReform Issues May 1, 2008

Facing Facebook

Rumours abound that the government is considering closing down access to Facebook, the website that has become a favourite venue for Egypt’s disaffected young. But what good will it do
MB in Arabian pressOther OpinionsReform Issues May 1, 2008

Backing into the future

It has been 80 years since Hassan El-Banna founded the Muslim Brotherhood. During this period, the organisation evolved from a small community association based in the Suez Canal city of
ActivitesHuman RightsOther BlogsReform Issues May 1, 2008

Bloggers Call for Coordination Among Opposition for May 4 Strike

A group of anti-NDP youth called in their blog no4watany.blogspot.com for a coordination between opposition forces on the day of May 4 strike to act as the beginning of a
MB Around The World May 1, 2008

Jordan Muslim Brotherhood elects new, hawkish leader

The Consultative Council of Jordan’s influential Muslim Brotherhood movement has elected hard-line Hammam Saeed as new leader, reliable Islamic sources said Thursday.
ActivitesPolitical Islam Studies May 1, 2008

Is Turkey’s Justice and Development Party a future model for the Arab world?

The Justice and Development Party (AKP) is now engaged in a political struggle with the country’s secular establishment, and the outcome is unclear.
Human Rights May 1, 2008

Tension in Egypt shows potency of food crisis

Well before 8 o’clock on a late April morning, a line of about 30 eager customers forms at a modest bakery in this working-class neighborhood.
ArtsHuman Rights May 1, 2008

Marginalia: Suspended until further notice

"Are the Arabs ready for a literary revolution?" the cover of the Extra section of the British daily The Independent asked on 15 April, the day following the opening of
Other Blogs May 1, 2008

Censorship on YouTube

The world has become closer than in the past because of technology. Internet is the best media to spread new information to other places. I became interested in YouTube because
Human RightsMB OpinionsMilitary TribunalReform IssuesWorkers May 1, 2008

Habib: Muslim Brotherhood Stance on May 4 Strike Has no Relation to Military Verdicts

In a statement to Ikhwanweb, Mohamed Habib (first deputy-chairman of the MB) denied any relation between the harsh military tribunal verdicts against MB leaderships and the movement’s decision to join