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Palestine February 22, 2010

Thousands mark five years of protest in Bil’in

Following the victory forcing Israel to begin rerouting the path of the Wall, and in face of the Army’s unprecedented attempts to crack down on the popular struggle, the people
Other BlogsTorture February 22, 2010

Egypt: Calls for solidarity with Egyptian anti-torture blogger Wael Abbas

Egyptian activists and bloggers are gearing up for today’s showdown between the government and leading blogger Wael Abbas, who was sentenced last fall to 6 months in prison.
Iran February 22, 2010

Iran ’shows contempt’ for human rights by rejecting UN recommendations

Amnesty International today criticized Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country.
Palestine February 22, 2010

Pew poll reveal Hamas not so unpopular in Egypt after all

I was interested to see how the people polled on views of Hamas and Hizbullah. As you can see from this chart, in Egypt Hamas retains surprising popularity despite a
DemocracyElbaradei CampaignElection CoverageMB in International press February 22, 2010

What does ElBaradei want?

Back to the ElBaradei campaign's potential. The sense that I get is that most of his prominent supporters are focusing on the potential for ElBaradei to be a symbol, a
Democracy February 22, 2010

Democracies that lack liberty

deregulation, decentralization and, ultimately, democratization. The export of democracy is no doubt one of the most important items on the Western foreign policy agenda. Nevertheless, the effort seems to bring
Elbaradei CampaignElection CoverageMB in International press February 22, 2010

The ElBaradei campaign in a post-Hosni world

ElBaradei's pseudo-candidacy may have already forced one alternative to a Gamal candidacy in 2011, if this report (عربي) that Hosni Mubarak is likely to run again in 2011 is to
February 22, 2010

Unfolding Opportunities and Challenges in Egypt

Egyptians normally cringe at the thought because they believe the image represents the past and they want to be seen as modern like some of their Gulf neighbours with an
Obama February 22, 2010

OBAMA’S GRAND STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND CENTRAL ASIA

For the next two decades, Middle Asia—the predominantly Muslim region of the Middle East, the Caucuses and Central Asia—will dominate international security concerns.