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ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 8, 2009

More Chatter on Obama’s Speech

More chatter has come down the wire on President Obama’s speech at Cairo University this morning. The Daily Star reports that many Muslim leaders have been praising Obama’s speech. Randa
ActivitesOther IssuesReports June 8, 2009

Fighting for Defense Dollars

Congressional Quarterly reports that after potentially having lost Republican support, Democrats in the House are scraping for votes for supplemental spending bill (H.R.2346) for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
ActivitesElection CoverageIran June 8, 2009

MEI: Prospects for Iran’s Presidential Election

In a policy paper for the Middle East Institute, Dr. Walter Posch, Senior Research Fellow at the Austrian Defense Academy, writes that the Islamic Republic of Iran has yet to
ActivitesOther Issues June 8, 2009

Libya Nationalizes Private Media

The Libyan government’s nationalization of private media outlets
ActivitesHuman RightsIranObama June 8, 2009

More Feedback on Obama’s Speech

The New York Times reported on a few more reactions from the Middle East on President Obama’s speech in Cairo yesterday. In Iran, Alireza Rajaee, a political analyst, praised the
ActivitesElection Coverage June 8, 2009

Mauritania Delays Elections to Strengthen Democracy

Elections scheduled for tomorrow in Mauritania have been postponed in order to form a transitional government and encourage broader participation.
ActivitesLebanonPalestine June 8, 2009

Livni: Democracy Means More Than Just Elections

In an opinion piece for the New York Times, the head of Kadima, the Israeli opposition party, Tzipi Livni applauds Barack Obama’s assertion that “Elections do not make true democracy”
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 8, 2009

Actions Speak Louder than Words: Response to Obama

The Los Angeles Times today commended President Obama for his rhetorical spirit that “moved mountains in the land of Muhammad,” but the substance of his speech has been harvested by
Other Opinions June 8, 2009

No Difference Between Amr Khaled, Ayman El-Zawahry

Egypt is in need of a thousand Amr Khaleds to combat poverty, backwardness, injustice, and extremism, but it has become fed up with Khaled. In fact, for Egypt, moderate models
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine June 8, 2009

New committee against judaization schemes inaugurates its work in Jerusalem

The Jerusalemite committee against demolition and relocation (Hema) declared the inauguration of its formal work on Saturday, stressing that its establishment is aimed to defend occupied Jerusalem against the Israeli