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ActivitesHuman RightsObama January 29, 2009

Obama moves swiftly on Middle East

No American president has moved so swiftly as Barack Obama to signal that the Middle East conflict is of prime importance to his White House agenda.
ActivitesHuman RightsObamaPalestine January 29, 2009

Obama’s Middle East challenge

At the start of his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama told the audience at the Woodrow Wilson Centre in Washington, DC: "We are not at war with Islam ...
ActivitesHuman RightsObamaPalestine January 29, 2009

Reactions to Obama’s Al Arabiya Interview

The blogosphere is abuzz with talk of President Obama’s interview yesterday with Al Arabiya’s Hisham Melhem. Here’s a brief round up of what people are saying…
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine January 29, 2009

More on Mitchell

Yesterday, new Middle East envoy George Mitchell stopped off in Cairo on the first leg of his trip to the region. In a discussion with Hosni Mubarak he stressed the
ActivitesHuman Rights January 29, 2009

Freedom House’s “Freedom in the World 2009″

Yesterday, Freedom House hosted an event discussing the findings from its recently published Freedom in the World 2009 survey. The report shows that global freedom is continuing its retreat, with
ActivitesHuman RightsOther OpinionsPalestine January 29, 2009

The Brotherhood and the Gaza Crisis

Despite the fact that the Palestinian cause is pivotal in the discourse of violent and moderate Islamist movements, their discourse is not too different from that of the official Arab
Human Rights January 29, 2009

Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC), Press Release of the 8th Annual Report

In its eight annual report, the Syrian Human Rights Committee (SHRC) monitored a state of regression in human rights in Syria, outlining that the period which the report covers, January
Other Opinions January 29, 2009

In search of a lasting legacy

I am, in some sense, torn. Most American analysts look back at the era of Bush and feel a mix of sadness and anger. I have been both sad and
Islamic Movements January 29, 2009

Violent Islamists vs. Non-Violent Islamists

[Our administration will be] very clear in distinguishing between organizations like Al Qaeda — that espouse violence, espouse terror and act on it — and people who may disagree with
Parliament News January 29, 2009

Egyptian Activities Demand Opening Rafah Crossing and Praise Resistance

In Mansoura University, faculty members have issued a statement on the events of Gaza in the context of continuous celebrations of the victory of the resistance in which they described