Egyptian police order 22 Muslim Brotherhood members to be released

Egyptian police have ordered the release of 22 members of the country’s most powerful opposition group,

Farewell Journalists syndication’s staircase

Really Farewell Journalists Syndication’s staircase down Cairo , you were the Hyde Park of not only Cairo but whole Egypt , the place where our voices would be heard even

Egypt: IFJ Calls on Government to Allow Free and Fair Elections for Leadership of Journalists’

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Egyptian government to ensure that the upcoming elections for the leadership of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) are free and

The Worst Answer of Last Night’s Debate

Lastly, Dodd does something which I find really annoying. Republicans tend to do it quite a bit, but Democrats occasionally fall into the trap as well. This is the habit

Why Israel Should Begin Talking With Hamas

I recently spoke to someone from Hamas and told them I was coming here this evening. I was very enthusiastic on several different levels and was rather crestfallen when he

Washington Stirs a Witch’s Brew in Pakistan

Plans by President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney to attack Iran have been at least temporarily derailed by the mounting crisis in Pakistan. Not only is this important

The Book That Can’t Be Published In America

The question Americans asked in the immediate aftermath of the horror of 9/11 was “Why do they hate us?” And in many American minds the “they” of the question were

The Lobby

Experts in the West and ordinary people in Arab lands have understood for many years that the United States does not have an independent policy toward the Middle East. President

Egyptian Security Services Prevent 4 MB Leaders from Travelling to Turkey

Egyptian security forces prevented top Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders from travelling to Turkey to attend the Int’l Jerusalem Meeting in Istanbul which will be held between November 15th and 17th.

Sheikh with laughter

You could say that writing about humour is like joking about quantum physics - unlikely to trigger even a subatomic ripple of laughter from people. Nevertheless, I have decided to