Rights Groups Call for Official Action against Torturing a Journalist

Three human rights organizations have demanded Friday to punish three police officers from the Delta governorate of Beheira on charges of abusing Kamal Murad Al Fagr newspaper journalist, who exposed

Court Refuses Prosecution Appeal to Release Emad el-Din

Cairo Criminal Court has refused the appeal filed by the prosecution today against the release warrant in favor of Dr. Muhammad Emad al-Deen businessman and a leading figure of the

MB MP Denounces Excluding Gewedah from the SCC

Alam El-Deen El-Sakhawi (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) has submitted an urgent query to the Premier and minister of Culture regarding the exclusion of outspoken poet Farouq Gewedah from

51 Protests in Egypt in one Month, says human rights center

Children of Earth Center for Human Rights reported that there have been 51 protests in Egypt by workers and peasants during the last month.

Facebook Activists Call for Releasing Ayman Nour on Revolution Anniversary

Egyptian Facebook activists called for the release of Dr. Ayman Nour on July 23 coinciding with the celebrations of Revolution Anniversary.

Is the World Ready for a Black American President?

"Will Americans vote for a black man?" I think I’ve been asked this question by foreigners of various origins a dozen times—or maybe three dozen times—since the U.S. presidential campaign

MB Relief Activist in Custody after Release

Bassam Adel, Muslim Brotherhood relief activist, has been jailed by the State Security Investigations after being released by Cairo Criminal Court last Thursday. He was denied food and clothes.

Detention Renewed for MB Accused of Supporting Hamas

Supreme State Security Court has renewed the detention of Dr. Emadu-Din; a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, veterinarian, and businessman from Qalyobiah governorate who has been detained on the charge

Joel Brinkley: Bush gave Egyptians false hope

CAIRO, Egypt — President Bush’s second inaugural address, in January 2005, included rhetorical flourishes that certainly brought smiles to the faces of his speech writers as he delivered them from

Looking for Allies

With all due respect to Joshua Muravchik (whom I know and admire) and Charles P. Szrom, their effort to identify Muslims who embrace pluralism and tolerance misses the big picture