In Recognition of Women

When Imam Zuhri, a famous scholar of sunna (Prophet Muhammad’s traditions), indicated to Qasim ibn Muhammad, a scholar of the Quran, a desire to seek knowledge, Qasim advised him to

List of MB Detainees till Wednesday morning Jan, 23rd

Egyptian security authorities launched on Wednesday at dawn Jan, 23rd, 2008, wide scale sweeps of arrests that included governorates of Giza , Gharbiya, Kafr Al-Sheikh, Alexandria, Dakahlia, in a crackdown

Group says detentions to prevent Gaza rally

Egyptian police have detained 29 members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, including a prominent activist and two candidates for parliamentary elections, the Brotherhood said.

The Islamic world: Freedom, up to a point

In 2003, President George W. Bush proclaimed a “forward strategy for freedom in the Middle East”, arguing that experience had taught the US “stability cannot be purchased at the expense

Egyptian Protests, Sit-ins over Economic Setbacks, Price Hikes Unabated

2007- dubbed the year of unprecedented strikes and sit-ins- came to a close after witnessing thousands of political and popular peaceful protests staged by various sections of the Egyptian people

Egypt’s Press: More free, still fettered

The court complex on Galaa Street in Downtown Cairo is one of the more dispiriting edifices of the Egyptian justice system. The graying, corpulent building is a warren of dank

Egyptian Doctors Threaten with Strike over Special Cadre

More than 150 thousand Egyptian doctors threatened with staging open sit-ins and general strikes in case government doesn’t approve their demands of devising the Special Cadre system to increase salaries

Mass arrests at Egyptian demonstration

Over 2,000 Egyptian activists were arrested today as they attempted to assemble a peaceful demonstration in front of the Arab League in downtown Cairo.

Faisal Mawlawi Calls on Lebanese Opposition End Presidential Vote Crisis

Faisal Mawlawi, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Group in Lebanon called on opposition in Lebanon to "stop attempts of to hinder reaching reconciliation in the country"

Let us not lose faith in democracy

President George W. Bush’s “freedom agenda” has run into the Middle Eastern sand. The president himself will be the last to recognise this. Speaking in the United Arab Emirates on