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Human RightsTorture March 31, 2009

MB Activist Tortured in 6th of October State Security Headquarters

During a two-day detention, thirty-five year-old MB affiliate Nagy El-Sayyid Abdul-Halim Mahmud was exposed to brutal torture at the hands of State Security officers in the 6th of October security
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine March 31, 2009

Hamas: Summit outcome lacked practical resolutions

Hamas on Monday regretted that the Arab summit resolutions did not live up to the expectations of the Palestinian people and lacked practical measures to ease their suffering.
Human RightsParliament News March 31, 2009

MB MP: Bird Flu Has Entrenched In Egypt

In his statement to Ikhwanweb, Member of the MB Parliamentary Bloc and Veterinarians Syndicate Council Dr. Ahmed El-Khoulany described the Egyptian government’s approach with the Bird Flu as “unsystematic and
Human RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements March 30, 2009

Gaffney’s Islamphobic Attacks…Again!

Frank Gaffney Jr. is spreading his lies once more about Muslim Brotherhood in his article ‘FBI Barters With Muslim Organizations’ in Newsmax. It seems that he will not stop his
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine March 30, 2009

Islamic-Christian front calls on Doha summit to discuss Zionist schemes in J’lem

The Islamic-Christian front for the defense of Jerusalem and its holy sites on Sunday called on the Arab summit held in Doha to take firm and urgent positions to confront
ActivitesHuman Rights March 30, 2009

Tunisian president calls criticism “unbecoming”

During his address to the nation on the anniversary of Tunisia’s independence on March 20, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali did not hesitate to reject critical journalism and the
ActivitesHuman Rights March 30, 2009

No Space for Criticism in Tunisia

Slim Boukhdir is no stranger to repression of the press. The Tunisian journalist spent eight months in prison for his criticism of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ali. Boukhdir discusses
ActivitesHuman Rights March 30, 2009

POMED Notes: Engagement and the Syrian Opposition

Hudson Institute hosted a conference today on U.S. engagement with Syria, and the afternoon session focused on Syria’s pro-democracy opposition movement. The panelists were Radwan Ziadeh, founder and director of
Human Rights March 30, 2009

How to Promote Democracy?

Additionally, citing the recent release of Ayman Nour in Egypt, they highlight the importance of vigorously defending democracy activists, even in countries to which we are “linked for security and
Palestine March 30, 2009

Foreign Policy Leaders Call for U.S. Shift on Hamas

In the New York Times, Roger Cohen discusses a new report by a bipartisan group of foreign policy experts, including Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski among other big names, that