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Human RightsMB Around The World April 21, 2009

Yemeni MB Condemn the Use of Excessive Force Against Citizens By Authorities in Habalayn

The Yemeni Supreme Council for the Parties of the Joint Meeting, which the Yemeni Grouping for Reform - Yemeni MB - is one most prominent pillars, has condemned the use
Islamic Movements April 21, 2009

Call to make Islamist groups part of solution in building institutions

A leading writer on the Middle East has outlined the need for Islamist groups to be part of the solution in building institutions, a legal framework, and to strengthen representative
ActivitesHuman Rights April 21, 2009

Egypt, Iran, the United States: All politics is local

After several years in which Egypt seemed to have ceded the mantle of Arab leadership to Saudi Arabia (and even to small states such as Qatar), the octogenarian Husni Mubarak
ActivitesHuman Rights April 21, 2009

Acquittal of Nader Gohar and Cairo News Company

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information expressed happiness over the judgment of Bulaq Abul-Ela Misdemeanors Court to acquit Cairo News Company and its managing director "Nader Gohar" of unfair
ActivitesHuman Rights April 21, 2009

Internet-inspired activism of Middle East’s Generation Facebook

Self-described “foolish optimist” Mona Eltahawy has an insightful and entertaining take on the Middle East’s Generation Facebook. She imagines what the region might look like if the “Internet-inspired activism” of
Other Issues April 21, 2009

Sources: Wiretap Recorded Rep. Harman Promising to Intervene for AIPAC

Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the
Other Issues April 21, 2009

Major Scandal Erupts involving Rep. Jane Harman, Alberto Gonzales and AIPAC

Other obligations prevent me from writing until later today -- and I intend to focus on Rahm Emanuel’s war-crimes-protecting proclamation that Obama’s desire for immunity extends beyond CIA officers perpetrating
Other IssuesPalestine April 21, 2009

The Coming Breakup of American Zionism

Independent scholar and author, Norman Finkelstein, speaking at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. The title of the lecture is "The Coming Breakup of American Zionism".
Other IssuesPalestine April 21, 2009

Can the United States put pressure on Israel?: A user’s guide

Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and now Barack Obama have all publicly stated that the United States seeks a "two-state" solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In other words, the
Other Issues April 21, 2009

U.S.-Egypt: The Magic is Gone

It’s no secret that the U.S.-Egyptian relationship is ailing. As his term went on, President George W. Bush seemed to go to Egypt principally to deliver stern lectures. After years