Can Obama talk to the Brotherhood?

Aiming to open dialogue with rivals of the US like Iran, Syria, and Russia and the Afghani Taliban movement, American president Barack Obama treads the steps of dialogue diplomacy. But

14 MB Leaders, Members Arrested In Sharqiyya, Menoufiyya

In a continuance of the security campaign launched against the MB this month, security forces arrested 14 MB leaders and members early Wednesday morning, March 25.

Egypt violates international law by imprisoning blogger, says UN body

Blogger Karim Amer’s imprisonment is a violation of international law, United Nations experts have concluded

Palestinian gov’t: Israeli escalations in O. Jerusalem require int’l position

The Palestinian government on Tuesday condemned the escalating Israeli actions to judaize occupied Jerusalem, considering the Israeli persistence in demolishing Palestinian homes and vacating the holy city of its indigenous

MP: Antiquities in Abu Mandour are Endangered by the Officials

MP Abdel Hamid Zaghloul (Member of MB Parliamentary Bloc) has condemned the deliberate negligence of the archaeological area of Abu Mandour which history books has mentioned the existence of the

Debating the Extreme Right

For years, the extreme right-wing parties in Europe have played on fear, the need for security, and the rejection of the other. For our democracies, the slippage is a doubly

Muslim Scholar Unwelcome: Obama Lawyer

Although it has made a break with many of George Bush’s controversial, self-declared war on terror policies and has promised to reach out to Muslims, the Obama administration has decided

Six Egyptians Kidnapped, One Paralyzed From Torture

State security forces in Areesh had kidnapped and detained six Egyptian citizens who have no political affiliations from North Sinai since the beginning of last December.

Book Review: Media Censorship in the Middle East

This slim volume by Jabbar Audah al-Obaidi promises to address questions of media censorship and the techniques used to bring it about in the Middle East. It delivers a spirited

POMED: This Week’s Events

7:00-9:00: AUSIS: Alienation and Exile in the Arab World: Tamim Al-Bargouti 7:00-9:00: Politics and Prose: Engaging the Muslim World with Juan Cole