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Female MB candidates November 9, 2010

Egypt: More than 100 women to contest parliamentary polls

Over 100 women are vying for seats in the Egyptian parliamentary elections slated for November 28. According to the state-run High Elections Commission of the 5,720 candidates competing for seats
MB Candidates’ News November 9, 2010

Over 450 Lawyers submit papers to oversee elections

Dr Mohamed Morsy, member of the Executive Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood and media spokesman of the group as well as head of the Elections Committee stressed that during the
Escalating harassments of MB November 8, 2010

Security continues arbitrary abductions and detentions

As the fierce campaign on the Muslim Brotherhood continues ahead of elections, state security abducted Nasser Hoary, Secretary for the candidate Abdullah Misbah.
2010 election update November 8, 2010

NDP Hands in Nomination List Just Before Deadline

The ruling National Democratic Party submitted its candidate list for November's parliamentary elections just before the expiry of the application deadline in an effort to conceal its contents until the
DemocracyMB in International press November 8, 2010

Jordan’s boycott and tomato woes

The parliamentary elections slated for Tuesday to replace the body dissolved late last year have not exactly set the Kingdom's political life onfire. Some Jordanians will undoubtedly go to the
Egypt’s 2010 Elections in the Western Media November 8, 2010

Egypt Vote Saves Some Seats for Women

As Egypt's Nov. 28 elections approach, female candidates are squaring off to fill the country's newly instated women's quota in the parliament. But whether reserving places for women lawmakers will
Palestine November 8, 2010

Israeli police demolish Rahet mosque amidst protests

Israeli occupation policemen razed the Sahwa mosque in Rahet Bedouin village in 1948 occupied Palestine at dawn Sunday at the pretext that it was built by the Islamic movement without
Palestine November 8, 2010

Big settlement projects approved as Netanyahu flies to US

The Israeli government approved three settlement projects in occupied Jerusalem on the eve of its premier's departure for Washington to meet with US president Barack Obama.
Palestine November 8, 2010

African academics launch boycott campaign against Israeli universities

Hundreds of African academics with the support of international influential figures announced an initiative to boycott Israeli universities until their state ends its occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Egypt’s 2010 Elections in the Western Media November 8, 2010

Egypt Cracks Down as U.S. Stands By

In the face of police brutality, crackdowns on political parties and media, and a host of other violations ahead of Egypt's Nov. 28 parliamentary election, human rights advocates are calling