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Uncategorized November 1, 2008

Political Reform At Home and Abroad

On the Washington Post’s “On Faith” blog, Daniel Brumberg writes about the “cathartic awakening” that free and fair elections can bring to a public made apathetic by years of autocratic
Human Rights November 1, 2008

El Gannushi Calls For Comprehensive Political Openness In Tunisia

In exclusive statements to Ikhwanweb, Sheikh Rachid El Gannushi (head of the Renaissance Movement in Tunisia) called for a comprehensive political openness in Tunisia.
Human Rights November 1, 2008

Court Rejects Interior’s Challenge Against Release Rulings

North Cairo Court at the 5th Complex district rejected the demurral filed by the Ministry of Interior against the release rulings passed for 25 Muslim Brotherhood detainees last October 8th.
Human Rights November 1, 2008

Security Cordons Kafr El Sheikh, Arrests MB Candidate Advocate

Intensive security forces cordoned Kafr El Sheikh to force Dr. Hasan Abu She`esha; Brotherhood candidate for the parliamentary election, to withdraw from the elections.
Activites October 31, 2008

NDP Convention… Much Ado About Nothing

The Annual Convention of the National Democratic Party (NDP) which is scheduled to convene next Saturday November 1, 2008 seems to be different from previous conventions and has its results
Human RightsPalestine October 31, 2008

IOF troops injure 7 participants in the Bilin anti-wall protest, assault MEP

The IOF troops injured on Friday afternoon seven participants in the weekly anti-wall demonstration held in the village of Bilin to the West of Ramallah.
Human RightsPalestine October 31, 2008

Maguire: UN is responsible for every death resulting from the siege on Gaza

Nobel Peace Prize winner, Mairead Corrigan Maguire, who arrived in Gaza on SS Dignity a couple of days ago, held the United Nations responsible for deaths resulting from the siege
Human Rights October 31, 2008

46 MB Students Investigated, Other Six Expelled

In continuation of the sufferings the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated students face at their universities, certain administrations of the Egyptian universities referred 39 MB students to investigations on the same silly
Islamic Issues October 31, 2008

Who Will Speak for Islam?

The World Policy Journal’s 25th anniversary Fall issue is available free for the month of November. It includes an interesting article (pdf) by John Esposito and Dalia Mogahed titled “Who
Human Rights October 31, 2008

Dueling Political Conventions in Egypt

On November 1-3, Egypt’s ruling NDP will hold its fifth annual convention, in which it is ostensibly supposed to review the past year and suggest policy prescriptions going forward. In