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Election CoverageReports April 1, 2008

Hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members clash with police ahead of municipal elections

Hundreds of members of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s most powerful opposition group, staged demonstrations across northern Egypt on Tuesday, accusing the government of preventing them from participating in upcoming municipal
Human RightsPalestine April 1, 2008

Anti-Arab racism and incitement in Israel

A prominent strategy of Israeli hasbara, or official propaganda, is to deflect criticism of its actions in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip by stressing that within the country’s
Human RightsPalestine April 1, 2008

IOF command claims foiling Qassam human bombing attack

The IOF command and the Israeli intelligence have foiled a Palestinian human bombing operation that targeted soldiers at the Erez crossing north of Gaza, the Hebrew radio reported on Tuesday.
Human RightsPalestine April 1, 2008

IOF troops kidnap five Palestinian children from Salfit city

A large number of IOF troops stormed Tuesday morning Salfit city, northern West Bank, amid heavy gunfire for the second consecutive day and kidnapped five Palestinian children from the city’s
Iraq April 1, 2008

Self-Determination: A Faint Light Emerging at the End of the NeoCon Tunnel

Tony Cordesman’s op-ed position paper of March 30 in the Sunday New York Times from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, entitled "A Civil War Iraq Can’t Win" shows
Human RightsIkhwanWeb in PressPrisoners of Conscience April 1, 2008

Ikhwanweb’s Chief Editor Detention Extended Two More Weeks

State Security Prosecution ordered the temporary detention of Khaled Hamza, Ikhwanweb editor-in-chief, extended for 15 more days.
Islamic Issues April 1, 2008

Don’t Confuse Islam and Muslims

There are many people in American society who are searching desperately for something to hold onto in a world that is changing too fast.
Palestine April 1, 2008

The senator, his pastor and the Israel lobby

US senator Barack Obama was widely hailed for his 18 March speech calming the media furor about the sermons of his pastor for twenty years Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Election CoverageHuman RightsReform Issues April 1, 2008

MB Stages Several Protests Across Egypt Condemning Municipal Elections Violations

Thousands of MB leaders, affiliates, and supporters have taken to the streets today (April, 1st ) protesting the decisions taken by the committee organizing municipal elections which excluded registering the
Palestine April 1, 2008

Egyptian authorities block 40 European MPs from reaching Rafah

The Egyptian authorities barred Monday evening 40 European MPs from the European campaign to end the siege on Gaza from reaching Rafah to express their solidarity with the besieged Gaza