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Human Rights MB News Prisoners of Conscience January 5, 2010

In 2009, 5000 MB arrests, 21 companies shut down and 15 million pounds confiscated.

Abdul Monem Abdul Maqsoud the Muslim Brotherhood's top defense lawyer asserted that the year 2009 witnessed over 5000 detentions of the movement's members under the so-called emergency law.

Eye on IOF Obama Torture January 5, 2010

The Twin Challenges of Terror and Israel

Carrying war to Muslim countries by means of air strikes -- kills civilians along with fighters -- is not the way to combat terror.

Democracy Iran Obama January 5, 2010

Two ‘Resolutions’ for Obama in 2010

Obama’s initiatives in Iran and in the Afghan-Pakistan theatre of war -- together with the Arab-Israeli conflict -- are at the heart of the world crisis.

Other Issues Political Islam Studies January 5, 2010

Tariq Ramadan’s “What I Believe”

In this year’s Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers, Tariq Ramadan came in at number 49 for “dedicating his life to proving that Europe and Islam are not incompatible”–no small

Human Rights Palestine January 5, 2010

Netanyahu Plays Games with Peace

Despite gestures by Benyamin Netanyahu, a stubborn and aggressive Israel is very far from accepting any formula such as the world envisages for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, notes Patrick Seale.

Human Rights Obama January 5, 2010

An American World of War

Sooner or later, like great imperial powers of the past, we, too, will find that the stress of fighting a continuous string of wars in distant lands in inhospitable climes

Human Rights Palestine January 5, 2010

US Students Rejoice Over Israel Boycott

Pro-Palestinian students in a US college are celebrating its decision to divest from firms serving the Israeli occupation of Palestine, a decision that has sparked a raging controversy.

Democracy Human Rights January 5, 2010

Security Without Freedoms

December 22, 2009 “Information Clearing House” — Obama’s dwindling band of true believers has taken heart that their man has finally delivered on one of his many promises–the closing of