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Senior Law Students at Helwan University will join the Resistance Students protests, students demonstrate on Cairo University campus, 800 in Helwan University

Egypt Under Siege On ‘Day of Rage’

On the morning of April 6, Egypt appeared as if it were under a siege. In the early morning hours, a large number of security forces surrounded all the important

Dozens Protest In Front of State Council On ‘Day of Rage’

Dozens of political activists and representatives of opposition factions protested in front of the State Council Monday noon, April 6, against NDP approaches to economic and political issues

Heavy security presence in Cairo prevents demonstrations on strike anniversary

A planned nationwide strike and series of demonstrations by pro-democracy activists in Cairo fizzled Monday in the face of a massive security presence and widespread apathy.

Kefaya Coordinator, 4 Students Arrested

Security forces in Menoufiyya arrested early this morning Mamduh El-Nidhami, General Coordinator of Kefaya in Menoufiyya and four other college students, whose names are unknown, also from Menoufiyya

BBC: Egyptian police stifle protests

Police in Egypt have been deployed in large numbers to prevent a national strike by pro-democracy activists

Security Arrest Ain Shams Students, Prevent Press Coverage

The security apparatus arrested a number of student leaders in Ain Shams University including commerce student Ahmed Abdel-Mon’em Abul-Futuh, Ahmed Samir, an activist in the Student’s Rights Defense Committee, and

In Turkey, Obama Addresses the Muslim World

Helene Cooper at the NY Times reports, “[i]n a wide-ranging speech before the Turkish Parliament in the capital, Ankara, Mr. Obama extended his campaign of outreach to the Muslim world,

Talking with Hamas and the Taliban

In the New York Times, Roger Cohen discusses a recent interview with Recep Tayyip Erdogan where the Turkish PM called for a new balance in U.S. policy toward the Middle

Anniversary of the April 6 Protests

On the one-year anniversary of the April 6 protests “Egyptian police were out in force to deal with a nationwide protest called by pro-democracy groups, arresting Islamists and containing small