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ActivitesOther Issues October 31, 2009

Rally organized in support of unjust detentions of doctors.

Doctors have organized a rally in support of the detained Muslim Brotherhood doctors and their families to take place Sunday, November 1. The protest is scheduled to take place in
Human RightsOther OpinionsPalestineReports October 31, 2009

Whitewashing war crimes with stale lies

Many Zionist Jews are angry and frustrated these days following the ample attention given to the Goldstone report around the world.
DemocracyHuman RightsParliament News October 31, 2009

Mansoura students in the Faculty of Arts organized a peaceful rally demonstrating their objection to

Journalists unite objecting to the date set by the Judiciary for the Press Syndicate's elections. The date set coincides with the Adha Eid where many journalists will still be performing
DemocracyElbaradei CampaignMB in International pressOther Issues October 31, 2009

In Egypt, succession worries prompting crackdown?

Egypt's long-ruling National Democratic Party opens its annual conference Friday, and party leaders are working hard to quell speculation about President Hosni Mubarak's intentions — and whether the way is
DemocracyOther Issues October 31, 2009

Ageing Mubarak keeps Egypt guessing

Their president, Hosni Mubarak, has been in power for 28 years and has no designated successor. But at the age of 81, Mr Mubarak is widely believed to be grooming
DemocracyElbaradei CampaignOther Issues October 31, 2009

Mubarak silent on succession

The elderly Egyptian president’s silence on succession, even as a presidential vote approaches, has fuelled doubts over whether Hosni Mubarak has settled on a successor and will secure a smooth
DemocracyIslamic MovementsMB in International pressReform Issues October 31, 2009

Brotherhood opts for moderate policy to win support

He doesn't seem a radical or a troublemaker, but to the Egyptian government, Abdul Fattah Rizk, a surgeon with a greying mustache and hands pink from scrubbing, is a man
DemocracyMB in International pressReform Issues October 31, 2009

Powerful Islamic movement sees leadership struggle

The Middle East's most powerful Islamic political movement is undergoing a leadership struggle as young, more moderate activists try to push the Muslim Brotherhood to soften its fundamentalist ideology and
DemocracyHuman RightsTorture October 31, 2009

AOHR: Human rights situation in Egypt worsens

A report issued by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) revealed that cases of torture in Egypt has reached an “unbearable” point and has become a “method practiced” at
Islamic MovementsMB in International pressOther Opinions October 31, 2009

Back to the future

It would be no exaggeration to say that the resignation of the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) supreme guide (or more accurately his delegation of his responsibilities to his deputy) has ushered