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Islamic Issues April 6, 2008

Required class: Islam 101

There’s been a lot of talk about Muslims and Islam in the media lately, with the reprinting of the Danish cartoons. We can debate what the newspaper’s intentions were, but
Human RightsPalestine April 6, 2008

HRW Urges Abbas to punish killers of Majd Barghouthi

The American Human Rights Watch organization has called on PA chief Mahmoud Abbas to bring to trial those who tortured Majd Al-Barghouthi, a Mosque Imam, to death while in PA
Human RightsPalestine April 6, 2008

Health ministry denounces world silence over growing number of Gaza victims

The health ministry in the PA caretaker government has denounced the world silence over the growing number of victims of the Israeli siege imposed on the Gaza Strip that reached
Election CoverageHuman RightsReform Issues April 6, 2008

Egypt: Municipal elections on Tuesday 8 April, concerns mount

Next Tuesday, 8 April, sees municipal and local elections taking place across Egypt. These should have taken place two years ago but were postponed by the authorities until now.
Human RightsMB in International pressMB NewsReports April 5, 2008

Amnesty Calls for Release of Muslim Brotherhood “Prisoners of Conscience”

Amnesty International expressed its concern over the ongoing crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood ahead of April 8 local elections. It called for the release of the hundreds of MB potential
MB NewsParliament News April 5, 2008

MB Parliamentary Bloc to Hold Press Conference on Local Elections Monday

The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc will hold a press conference on Monday to announce the MB’s final stance towards the April 8 elections.
Election CoverageMB News April 5, 2008

Egypt Administrative Courts Annull April 8 Local Elections

The past week witnessed a large number of court rulings accross the country which in effect cancel the upcoming local elections and consider the President’s call for elections null and
Islamic MovementsOther OpinionsPalestine April 5, 2008

Hayya: The caretaker gov’t is to expand its cabinet soon

Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya, a prominent Hamas leader, stated that the PA caretaker government headed by premier Ismail Haneyya is working on expanding its cabinet to promote and facilitate its administrative
Human RightsPalestine April 5, 2008

IOF troops kill Palestinian farmer, wound another

In the context of the Israeli crimes against Palestinians especially farmers, the IOF troops killed at noon Saturday a Palestinian farmer while working in his land and wounded another east
Election CoverageHuman RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience April 5, 2008

Five Leading MBs Arrested in Monofia, Candidate Kidnapped in Damietta

The Egyptian security forces launched a new arrest campaign Saturday dawn including five leading MB figures in Monofia governorate: Naguib Athareef, Dr. Muhammad Ayyad, eng. Ahmad Al-Hefnawi (city of Shebeen),