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Fanatic Messages November 18, 2008

Court Releases Journalist Hosam Al-Wakil

South Cairo Court ordered Tuesday the release of Hosam Al-Wakil, journalist at Al-Dostor daily newspaper, after being kept at Wadi Al-Natroun and Al-Mahkoum prisons for more than 50 days.
ActivitesIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements November 18, 2008

Turkey Joins the Fray

Last week Turkey offered to mediate talks between Iran and the Obama administration. This fits into a pattern of recent diplomatic assertiveness on the part of Turkey in regional and
Other IssuesReform Issues November 18, 2008

Prohibition of Publication in Tamim Case Is Worrying, Says MP

Member of the MB parliamentary bloc and the committee of culture and media Mohsen Radi expressed his deep worries about the decision of the chief of Cairo Criminal Court Al
ActivitesDevelopmentPalestine November 18, 2008

Mishaal explains to Mousa Hamas’s views on dialog

Khaled Mishaal, the supreme leader of the Hamas Movement, on Sunday evening conferred with Arab League secretary general Amr Mousa in Damascus on Palestinian developments especially reasons for suspending the
ActivitesHuman Rights November 18, 2008

about that “freedom agenda”……

Jackson Diehl argues today that the Obama administration should back Arab democracy activists and not abandon the ’freedom agenda’. I fully agree with Diehl’s sentiments. Twice in September, at a
ActivitesHuman Rights November 18, 2008

Can Facebook Defeat Terrorism?

In two recent briefings, one for the MSM and one for bloggers, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman spoke approvingly of an incident that took place in
ActivitesYouth November 18, 2008

Dismissing 13 Students and Investigating with Two

The administration of the Faculty of Agriculture at Kafr Al Sheikh University dismissed on Monday three students for two weeks, without referring to investigations or disciplinary boards, to deprive them
MB NewsPrisoners of Conscience November 18, 2008

Release Orders for Three MBs, Rejecting Grievances of Others

Al Zaqaziq court ordered on Monday the release of three MBs from the Nile Delta governorate of Al Sharqeyya after three months in jail.
MB NewsMilitary Tribunal November 18, 2008

Acquitted MB Leaders Still Suffer Ban on Movement

15 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, who were acquitted in the recent military case, told Ikhwanweb they are facing a lot of restrictions on their movement imposed by the military
ActivitesHuman Rights November 17, 2008

Re: The False Hope of Democracy Promotion

Greg Scoblete at RealClearWorld is right to flag a potential contradiction in a post I wrote last week on the need for the new administration to make clear to Arab