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Activites November 5, 2008

Egypt: ‘clinically dead’ regime fumbles reform, harasses cyber-activists

Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party concluded its annual conference today with most commentators agreeing that it had failed to meet the meeting’s declared purpose of offering ‘New Thoughts for Egypt’s
Human RightsPalestine November 5, 2008

Israeli officer who shot a handcuffed young man in Bil’in acquitted

Press sources in the 1948 occupied lands reported that the Israeli military prosecutor Avihai Mandelblit decided Tuesday not to impose a harsh penalty on the Israeli border officer who deliberately
Election CoverageObamaPalestine November 5, 2008

Hamas: We’ll judge Obama by his actions not by his electoral agenda

e Hamas Movement stated Wednesday that it will judge the new American president Barack Obama by his actions and positions towards the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and not by his electoral agenda.
Palestine November 5, 2008

Mishaal calls for a meeting between Hamas and Fatah to break the ice

Khaled Mishaal, the head of the Hamas political bureau, called on Monday evening for holding a meeting between his Movement and Fatah to break the ice in order to move
ActivitesElection CoverageObama November 5, 2008

US expatriates, Egyptian locals hail Obama the “American Dream”

American expatriates living in Cairo cheered Barak Obama’s win as they partied into the early hours, and Egyptian locals expressed satisfaction with the election of the first black US president.
Activites November 5, 2008

Egypt: Mubarak giveth, Mubarak taketh away

Censorship seem to work best when it’s not complete. Certainly, that’s exactly how Hosni Mubarak has kept power since 1981, and how his son Gamal intends to keep it.
Activites November 5, 2008

Ganayni Calls For MOJ Supervision Of Election Rosters

MB Parliamentary Bloc Member MP Zakariyyah El-Ganayni requested the Egyptian government to entrust the annual election roster revision procedures for the year 2008-2009 to the Ministry of Justice rather than
Other IssuesPolitical Islam Studies November 5, 2008

Global Financial Collapse – Is Islam the Best Cure?

The recent implosion of the Western financial system and its adverse impact on the real economy may have a silver lining if it produces a paradigmatic change in attitudes toward
Activites November 5, 2008

World – Paradox of power in ailing Egypt

In Cairo’s industrial suburbs, workers at Magdi Tolba’s clothing factory turn out 40,000 garments a day, mostly destined for well-known stores in the west.
Activites November 5, 2008

Judges Club: Judicial Supervision Of Syndicate Elections Is A Hoax

The Judges of Egypt Club’s final report on the situation of judicial presence in professional syndicates confirmed that judicial supervision of syndicate elections is a hoax pointing out that the