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ActivitesParliament News November 12, 2008

Brotherhood And Independents Boycott Internal PA Elections

Dr. Mohamed Saad El Katatni (head of the MB parliamentary bloc) announced that both Muslim Brotherhood and independent MPs stayed away from the internal parliamentary elections that took place on
ActivitesHuman Rights November 12, 2008

Seventy MB Students Excluded From Hostel At Al- Azhar

Administration of Al-Azhar University, Asyut branch, excluded 70 Brotherhood affiliates from the university hostel on charges of organizing public activities aiming at involving students in religious and sports activities.
Activites November 12, 2008

Understanding Electoral Defeat

Watching the fascinating debate on the Right (bookmark The Next Right) in the wake of defeat highlights some of the things we know about how democracy functions – and how
ActivitesElection CoveragePalestine November 12, 2008

Haneyya government: Abbas’s speech proved his irresponsibility

The Palestinian caretaker government headed by premier Ismail Haneyya strongly denounced the speech made Tuesday by PA chief Mahmoud Abbas which included misinformation and deception, saying that his speech was
Activites November 12, 2008

Maat deplores the events of bullying against the party “Nour Ghad”

Maat foundation for peace, development and human rights followed the incidents of partisan bullying which newspapers said that it belongs to split leaders on the Ghad Party and its the
ActivitesHuman Rights November 12, 2008

Vice Dean Assaults Students … University Blockaded

Unprecedentedly, six security vehicles blockaded the Faculty of Engineering in Al Matareyya on Tuesday, November 11, from 8am until the end of the academic day. Then a self inspection was
Activites November 12, 2008

Re: Historic Election

Thanks to David Shorr for pointing us to this bipartisan statement on “revitalizing international cooperation.” I always look forward to reading what comes out of the Stanley Foundation. They’ve worked
ActivitesElection CoverageObama November 11, 2008

More on Obama and the Middle East

It can’t be avoided so let’s make it quick. First, Scott MacLeod at Time Magazine’s Middle East Blog writes on Rahm Emanuel and his potential influence on Obama’s Middle East
Activites November 11, 2008

POMED Notes: “Arab Youth Between Hope and Disillusionment”

Yesterday afternoon, the Brookings Institution hosted an event featuring Ahmed Younis, Senior Analyst at the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies; Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Nonresident Guest Scholar at Brookings; and Tamara Cofman
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine November 11, 2008

Hamas: Abbas’s speech full of contradictions, reflects ill will

The Hamas Movement on Tuesday described PA chief Mahmoud Abbas’s speech on the 4th anniversary of late PA chief Yasser Arafat’s death as hollow and full of contradictions that attempted