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Palestine July 24, 2010

Oldest Palestinian woman in detention subjected to cruel interrogation rounds

Fathiya Suwais, 57, has been subjected to cruel interrogation rounds and severe torture at the hands of Israeli investigators in Jalama detention center ever since her incarceration five days ago,
Election CoverageOther Opinions July 24, 2010

Why Not Boycott? The Egyptian Opposition and the November Elections

Earlier this month, an opposition boycott of the upcoming Egyptian parliamentary elections began to seem like a real possibility.
Elbaradei CampaignMB News July 24, 2010

MB e-petition attracts worldwide interest as signature numbers nears quarter million

The Muslim Brotherhood's online petition combined with the NAC's website has reaped nearly 220, 000 signatures in the call for political reform and constitutional amendment in Egypt .
Islamic MovementsObama July 24, 2010

President Obama’s Islamist Opening in the Middle East

Increasingly rising Islamists forces have rejected terrorism and salafist doctrine but supported violence by Palestinians against Israel and Sunni resistance against Shiia militias and U.S. forces in Iraq.
DemocracyYouth July 23, 2010

Facebook and Muslim Outrage: Gleaning the Wrong Lesson, Again

“Any depictions of the prophet are considered blasphemous by Muslims,” wrote Agencies, as reported readily by Aljazeera.net English.
Other Issues July 23, 2010

Cluster Bombs and Civilian Lives

Cluster bombs are in the news again, thanks to a recent report from Amnesty International.
Obama July 23, 2010

Re: Should Liberals be Giving Obama a Break? Part III

Michael Cohen strongly disagrees with my previous post on why liberals are angry with Obama. Unfortunately, as I suspected, some of what I wrote was misinterpreted. I'll do a quick
Election Coverage July 23, 2010

Mubarak avoids addressing presidential election issue

Mubarak spoke about the economy, democracy, human rights, the Palestinian question, and Egypt 's place in the world. However details concerning the upcoming presidential elections scheduled for 2011 were notably
Human RightsTorture July 23, 2010

Security violation knows no end

Security continued with the violence attacking Tamer El-Sayed Mohamed a witness in Saeed's trial who was expected to testify against the offending officers. Men threatened him forcing him to change
MB News July 23, 2010

Analysts: With MB support change in Egypt is possible

Papers around the world have speculated that President Hosni Mubarak's, alleged terminal illness has once again raised the crucial question of political succession in Egypt