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ActivitesHuman Rights March 22, 2009

Kefaya to Join Upcoming April 6 Strike

In a statement which Ikhwanweb received a copy of, the Egyptian reform movement Kefaya announced its official participation in the strike called on by the April 6 Youth movement explaining
ActivitesHuman RightsObama March 22, 2009

Obama’s Middle East moment of truth

Trying to figure out what Barack Obama intends to do in the Middle East is like trying to read the leaves in a cup of tea stirred by Jackson Pollock.
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine March 22, 2009

Interview with Khaled Meshaal

In the name of God, the clement, the merciful, I would like to ask the first question. Is it possible that after the war against Gaza and our heroic resistance,
ActivitesHuman Rights March 22, 2009

Forum on the Muslim Brothers: Should they be repressed by the Egyptian government?

We will have 3 groups (please see below). The group representing the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian government will have 15 minutes each to present their case. Then we will
ActivitesHuman RightsIslamic MovementsPalestine March 22, 2009

Stacher on the Brothers and the Wars

Friend of the blog and academic Joshua Stacher, who focuses on authoritarianism, Islamist movements and other fun things (and thus knows a lot about Egypt’s ruling National Democratic Party and
ActivitesArtsHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic MovementsPalestine March 22, 2009

Hamas deplores Israel’s ban on events marking Jerusalem as Arab cultural capital

The Hamas Movement on Saturday strongly denounced the Israeli occupation authority for barring the Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem from holding events marking the designation of Jerusalem as the capital of
ActivitesHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements March 22, 2009

FDL Book Salon Welcomes Juan Cole: Engaging the Muslim World

I’m honored to be part of this FDL Book Salon on Juan Cole’s Engaging the Muslim World. Professor Cole has long provided an invaluable reservoir of expert opinion on the
ActivitesHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements March 22, 2009

A Quiet Revolution Grows in the Muslim World

Three decades after Iran’s upheaval established Islamic clerical rule for the first time in 14 centuries, a quieter and more profound revolution is transforming the Muslim world. Dalia Ziada is
ActivitesHuman Rights March 21, 2009

Experts, Politicians Warn of “Terrorism Law” Effects on Egyptian Political Life

xperts, party leaders, and rights activists in Egypt warned of what they called “a conspiracy against the party and political system in Egypt” by means of the “Terrorism Law” being
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience March 21, 2009

Security Forces Kidnap MB Leader in Kafr El-Sheikh

Police forces kidnapped MB leader Osama El-Husseiny in mysterious circumstances as he was passing across a traffic booth in Kafr El-Ibrahim, Kafr El-Sheikh last Thursday.