Why does Egypt choose to stoop so low?

There is a special sadness to the diminution of giants, to great men and countries that choose to stoop low. Egypt, in this respect, mystifies us once again, as its

Democracy Ascendant

At a time when the U.S. is occupying two countries thick with militarized fanatics abhorring democracy, Michael Mandelbaum, a foreign policy professor at Johns Hopkins, brings us a loving tribute

Al Feqi: We Can’t Maintain Game of Arrests Against Muslim Brotherhood

" The Muslim Brotherhood is a political group, and we can not deny this. I do not accept describing it as an outlawed group. I do not accept their political

Islamists under fire draft first political programme

fresh wave of Egyptian government crackdowns against the main opposition movement has been directed against a varied range of targets - a students’ "summer camp" on the Mediterranean coast, an

Monofiya MBs Released, Amer & Abu Zeid Questioned, Malek’s daughter Subpoenaed

The Higher State Security Prosecution released, on Saturday at noon, Abul Fattouh Afifi (85 years) the head of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) administrative office in Monofiya and four others and

MB Executive Bureau’s Mahmoud Hussein Demands Release for Health Reasons

Dr. Mahmoud Hussein, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Executive Bureau, developed an acute heart attack in Tora Farm prison.

Poor Medical Care Takes Toll on El Shater’s Health

Khairat Al-Shater is suffering of an infection in his foot which lead to swelling and bleeding due to poor diabetic care inside the prison, according to doctors.

MB Leader Gamal Heshmat Banned From Travel

Dr. Gamal Heshmat, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leader was banned from travelling on Thursday afternoon to Sudan in the Egyptian Doctors’ Syndicate delegation taking part in an aid campaign to

Don’t Forget Egypt

I wrote about the administration’s failed “democracy” initiative in the Middle East last March. I focused on Egypt, where the U.S. supports the Mubarak regime–which has ruled for decades without

Egypt Under Mubarak: Years of the Disappeared

Next to Israel, Egypt ranks as the second-largest recipient of American aid, raking in more than $45 billion since 1979. A great deal of this aid has gone to Egypt’s