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ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

The Middle East’s Generation Facebook

What will the Middle East look like 25 years from now? That was the assignment the World Policy Journal gave Mona El Tahawy for their 25th anniversary edition. Mona decided
ActivitesElection Coverage November 6, 2008

Sarah Palin and the Muslim Brotherhood

So I’ve been reading with great interest the rather amusing stories of Republican post-election infighting. "Factions" strikes me as an appropriate word here. I was watching FNC’s Carl Cameron dishing
Election Coverage November 6, 2008

Palling with dictators?

Analysis of the "global response" to Barack Obama’s stunning victory last night tends to oscillate erratically between the elite and the street, interspersing the thoughts of diplomatic officialdom with quotes
Islamic MovementsMB and WestMB Around The WorldObama November 6, 2008

Europe’s Muslims Urge Obama “Overcome the Mistakes of the Past”

On behalf of the Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe, I congratulate you on winning the trust of the American people, who chose you to be the 44th President of
ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

Egyptian Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party building torched, activists arrested

The downton Cairo building of Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party was set ablaze during its general assembly meeting, eyewitnesses told Ikhwanweb. Activists in the party said that an anti-Ayman Nour wing led
Election CoverageObama November 6, 2008

Obama’s freedom agenda?

Barack Obama’s new Administration should adopt a more modest approach to promoting democracy, one that realizes that nurturing democratic institutions is an “extremely long-term process that, ultimately, is the responsibility
Election Coverage November 6, 2008

The Day After….

For those of you who aren’t glued to TV/internet/radio/civilization, last night Barack Obama was elected President. Check out the latest polls, counts, and punditry. Of course, bloggers didn’t wait long
Election CoverageObama November 6, 2008

Welcome to Mideast Peace, President Obama

In Haaretz, Aluf Benn unintentionally reminds us that America’s foreign policy challenges in the Middle East are no less daunting or intractable today than they were yesterday. He offers his
ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

Kareem Amer: two years awaiting justice

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) said today in a statement that Kareem Amer has now completed his second year in prison, and his lawyers from ANHRI and
ActivitesHuman Rights November 6, 2008

Ashour Calls Criminal Prisoners’ Escape A New Security Scandal

MB MP for the Nozha and Maraj districts Magdy Ashour posed a pressing question to the Egyptian PM and Minister of Interior regarding the escape of nine prisoners from the