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DemocracyHuman RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of ConscienceReform Issues November 4, 2009

Postponement: November 5 scheduled for Khayrat el-Shater and his companions appeals.

Once again prosecutors postponed the hearing of Eng. Khayrat el-Shater and his companions' appeals. A later date November 5 was scheduled demonstrating yet further injustices to the movement's deputy vice.
ActivitesDemocracyHuman RightsMB News November 4, 2009

University’s teaching staff rally in protest to Badr’s decisions.

Over 400 of Ein Shams' University's staff will gather and rally in front of Hany Helal Minister of Higher Education's office indicating their distaste to a resolution made by the
CoptsHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements November 4, 2009

Egyptian Intellectuals: Church of great importance to country not exclusive to particular sect.

Coptic intellectuals warned that the Egyptian church may be transformed from being a church of God into a church belonging to a very closed-minded Christian sect. He called for the
DemocracyHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements November 4, 2009

Middle Eastern Democrats and Their Vision of the Future

Democrats in the Middle East have been fighting uphill battles to reform and open up their political space. Some governments have conceded to local demands for partial reform and relaxed
DemocracyHuman RightsIslamic IssuesIslamic Movements November 4, 2009

Engaging the Muslim World

President Barack Obama's election and President Barack Obama's election and post-inauguration statements on political Islam and his speeches in Turkey and Cairo have resonated well in the Muslim world, reflecting
DemocracyDevelopmentHuman RightsIslamic IssuesReform Issues November 3, 2009

One Year After Cairo

In a much-anticipated speech in June 2009, President Barack Obama, speaking from the Egyptian capital, sought a "new beginning" in U.S. relations with the Muslim world.
ActivitesDemocracyHuman RightsReform Issues November 3, 2009

Islam and Democracy – Towards an Effective Citizenship

The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy is organizing four "Train the Trainer" Workshops in Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Bahrain,
DemocracyIslamic Movements November 3, 2009

Taliban Decline US Offer Of 6 Provinces for 8 Bases

The emboldened Taliban movement in Afghanistan turned down an American offer of power-sharing in exchange for accepting the presence of foreign troops, Afghan government sources confirmed.
DemocracyHuman RightsReform Issues November 3, 2009

No Successor in Egypt

According to Amro Hassan, this weekend’s National Democratic Party conference failed to ease fears over Egyptian succession. While many had hoped the conference would address the issue of President Hosni
DemocracyDevelopmentHuman RightsReform Issues November 3, 2009

Arab Knowledge Report

The United Nations Development Programme has released its 2009 Arab Knowledge Report (link to the complete report) on the development of a “knowledge society” in the Arab world.