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ActivitesHuman RightsMB in International press June 4, 2009

Will Islamists Be Part Of The President’s New Dialogue?

Two stories this morning highlight what I think is a key question about President Obama’s speech tomorrow in Cairo. The first is the news that, “under pressure from the United
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 4, 2009

Egypt Prepares For Obama’s Visit

Preparations for President Barack Obama’s visit to Egypt have been in high gear in Cairo. Residents of areas neighboring the Cairo University campus and the Pyramids road have been amazed
ActivitesHuman RightsMB in International press June 4, 2009

EGYPT: Muslim Brotherhood on the Mat

CAIRO, Jun 3 (IPS) - Several leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement stand accused of plans to form an "international network of organisational cells." Its leaders say the
ActivitesHuman RightsMB in International press June 4, 2009

The Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Regime

The Brotherhood, founded in 1928, is the oldest and most influential Islamist movement in the Middle East, with branches in most Arab countries. The group went underground during the rule
ActivitesHuman RightsMB in International pressMB News June 4, 2009

ABOUT THE MUSLIM BROTHERS.

Michael Crowley and Marc Ambinder both have items about leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood -- more colloquially, the Ikhwan -- attending the President’s speech in Cairo tomorrow, and both seem
Palestine June 4, 2009

H.R. groups: Ban Ki-Moon ignores Palestinian blood in Gaza

Five Palestinian human rights groups have accused Tuesday the secretary-general of the UN Ban Ki-Moon of violating the charter of his organization after he advanced political considerations over the lives
ObamaPalestine June 4, 2009

Muslims want actions, not words, from Obama

America was supposed to be a shining city on a hill, but your country’s backing of dictatorial police states in our region is drastically incompatible with your declared ideals. Hypocrisy
Obama June 3, 2009

Obama in Egypt: A Vision for Democracy Promotion

President Obama must also recognize that in the Arab Middle East, Islamist political movements play an integral role in advancing democracy. Too many U.S. policymakers have bought into the notion
MB NewsObama June 3, 2009

Ten MB MPs Are Invited for Obama’s Speech

He pointed out that that the invitation to the MB MPs came as a comparison between the US administration and the Egyptian regime, especially since there are pressures from the
Human RightsObama June 3, 2009

Demonstrators Against Obama’s Visit to Cairo Arrested

Hundreds of undercover policeman and anti-riot police were deployed in the place of the event and in the streets leading to downtown Cairo. Many of them were seeing heading to