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345 MB unjustly detained in Egyptian jails

The latest count has revealed that approximately 345 members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement have been detained in Egypt.

Is the Hosni Mubarak era ending in Egypt?

On March 6 the 81-year-old Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak traveled to Heidelberg, Germany for gall bladder surgery. The blogosphere fluttered with rumors of his death. However, in a report dated

Comment: Egypt needs a democratic legacy

Hosni Mubarak said last week that Egypt “does not need a national hero”. The ageing Egyptian president, who is recovering in Germany from a gall bladder operation, was answering a

Making Matters Worse in Afghanistan

Civilian deaths inflicted by American firepower in Afghanistan are generating deep-seated anti-Americanism, with some Afghans saying that even the Russians were less violent, argues Charles Pe?a.

Hard Lessons of the My Lai Massacre

Those 'merchants of death' try to hide the gruesome realities of war and instead try, with aggressive propaganda, to make war look like something patriotic. They try to convince the

Alternative Reading of the Al-Mabhouh Murder

Who has weaved this fascinatingly reductionist account of al-Mabhouh’s life in such a short span of time? His family? Hamas? The Palestinian media? No, none of these. The creator of

No to Minaret for Brooklyn Mosque

A plan by the local Muslim community in Brooklyn to build a mosque is facing a fierce campaign which raises bigotry-driven fears, which Muslims say is not uncommon in post

345 MB unjustly detained in Egyptian jails

The latest count has revealed that approximately 345 members of the Muslim Brotherhood movement have been detained in Egyptian jails

Islam Online in crisis as administration threatens to fire journalists

Some 250 employees of the Arabic-English news website Islam Online stood in protest this afternoon in Cairo, demanding their voices be heard by the new administration.

Ruling Regime sends a message through endless arrests of MB members in Egypt

State security places its wrath on the MB members in Alexandria in a predawn raid. 18 members of the group were hauled in as forces invaded houses in a continuing