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Palestine April 18, 2008

Jimmy Carter: American Disgrace

Carter is far worse. He can’t be accused to doing nothing. The problem isn’t inaction, it’s the actions that he does take. Carter, after the pounding he took in 1980
Human RightsReform Issues April 18, 2008

Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Lies Low

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhod has recently displayed rather cautious behavior such as refusing to participate in strikes against the government. There apparently is considerable fear among its leaders that President
Arts April 18, 2008

Love and resistance

By his own admission in Cairo on Tuesday night, composer, oud player and singer Marcel Khalifa’s timing is perfect. His concert, after all, was being performed as Egypt witnessed multi-faceted
Human RightsPalestine April 18, 2008

Carter calls Gaza blockade a crime and atrocity

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter called the blockade of Gaza a crime and an atrocity on Thursday and said U.S. attempts to undermine the Islamist movement Hamas had been counterproductive.
Reform Issues April 18, 2008

A birthday present for Mubarak

Egyptians began to politely talk about a post-Hosni Mubarak Egypt after their president suffered an assassination attempt in Ethiopia in 1995.
Human RightsOther Opinions April 18, 2008

Hamzawi: Egyptian Regime Adopts Escalation Strategy Against MB

Amr Hamzawi, Senior Researcher at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington DC, stressed his concern of the court decisions passed against 25 MB leading figures. The Egyptian regime’s plan
Eye on IOFHuman RightsPalestine April 18, 2008

Eight children, journalist among yesterday’s Gaza dead

In the past 24 hours, Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) have escalated attacks against the Gaza Strip, while they maintained the tightened siege imposed on Strip.
Other Opinions April 18, 2008

The Clash of Civilizations: Some Beginnings of Psychological Analysis

The April 17, 2008, issue of the “New York Review of Books” contains a review by William H. McNeill of Ben Kiernan’s new book, Blood and Soil, Yale University Press,
Human RightsPalestine April 18, 2008

No Peace Without Hamas

President Jimmy Carter’s sensible plan to visit the Hamas leadership this week brings honesty and pragmatism to the Middle East while underscoring the fact that American policy has reached its
Election CoverageMB NewsReports April 17, 2008

egypt: Controversial local elections

The vote was a shoo-in for the ruling National Democratic Party following a sweeping clampdown on the opposition, but the regime was under mounting pressure after two days of unrest