MB Parliamentarians: Egyptian Regime Does not Dare to Dissolve People’s Assembly

Some Egyptian newspapers reported on Monday that the Egyptian ruling regime plans to dissolve the People’s Assembly, while it is rigging the Shura Council elections to exclude all Muslim Brotherhood

We Extend Hands, Hearts To Talk With Palestinian Factions: Abu Marzouk

We extend our hands and open our hearts for holding an open dialogue through which we want to solve all our issues, said Dr. Mousa Abu Marzouk, the Hamas politburo

“Easing into Islamic democracy:

Convinced by their experience in the US, American Muslims are helping form democratic coalitions in the Muslim world and are building their case on Islamic principles." By Jane Lampman The

MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO MEDIATE IN ANTI-COPT VIOLENCE

After three people were killed in anti-Christian demonstrations in Alexandria, the influential Muslim Brotherhood is seeking a mediating role in efforts to ease tension between the ....

Hamdan Warns of Copycatting of Hamas-Fatah Infighting in Lebanon

Worry and fear are overshadowing camps in Lebanon lest confrontations, that took place between Fatah and Hamas Movements supporters in the Palestinian territories, come to the camps. These fears increased

Severe Sentences Against Democratic Youth Activists

On 17/6/2007, the exceptional State Security Court (SSSC) issued severe sentences on seven youths whom had been arrested over a year ago, simply due to practising their right to peaceful

Notes on Gaza

Some readers have written to ask why I am not writing about the recent events in Palestine. The main reason, aside from not having internet

You Must Be in Egypt!

An alien could tell he landed in Paris when he sees the Eiffel Tower; in New York when he catches a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty or in London

Mideast surprise: Changes are astir

Observers report democracy coming -- dictators going Last March, an elderly woman walking down a Cairo street was taken aback by the hundreds of protesters shouting anti-government slogans and demanding

The Democrats’ Democracy Problem

Democrats today have a problem with democracy. We have lost our voice on the issue of promoting democracy abroad -- which means that what was once a core Democratic foreign