Obama’s freedom agenda?

Barack Obama’s new Administration should adopt a more modest approach to promoting democracy, one that realizes that nurturing democratic institutions is an “extremely long-term process that, ultimately, is the responsibility

Egyptian Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party building torched, activists arrested

The downton Cairo building of Al-Ghad Tomorrow’s Party was set ablaze during its general assembly meeting, eyewitnesses told Ikhwanweb. Activists in the party said that an anti-Ayman Nour wing led

Europe’s Muslims Urge Obama “Overcome the Mistakes of the Past”

On behalf of the Federation of Islamic Organisations in Europe, I congratulate you on winning the trust of the American people, who chose you to be the 44th President of

Palling with dictators?

Analysis of the "global response" to Barack Obama’s stunning victory last night tends to oscillate erratically between the elite and the street, interspersing the thoughts of diplomatic officialdom with quotes

Sarah Palin and the Muslim Brotherhood

So I’ve been reading with great interest the rather amusing stories of Republican post-election infighting. "Factions" strikes me as an appropriate word here. I was watching FNC’s Carl Cameron dishing

The Middle East’s Generation Facebook

What will the Middle East look like 25 years from now? That was the assignment the World Policy Journal gave Mona El Tahawy for their 25th anniversary edition. Mona decided

Ministry of prisoners: Israel is responsible for kidnapping four women from Gaza

The ministry of detainees and ex-detainees in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday held the IOA fully responsible for the lives of four Palestinian women who were abducted during the incursion

Let Palestinians study campaign slams Egypt for barring students from travel

The campaign "let Palestinians study" which was formed by the British union of student councils expressed on Wednesday its dismay and shock at the Egyptian authorities for preventing hundreds of

Judges Club: Judicial Supervision Of Syndicate Elections Is A Hoax

The Judges of Egypt Club’s final report on the situation of judicial presence in professional syndicates confirmed that judicial supervision of syndicate elections is a hoax pointing out that the

World – Paradox of power in ailing Egypt

In Cairo’s industrial suburbs, workers at Magdi Tolba’s clothing factory turn out 40,000 garments a day, mostly destined for well-known stores in the west.