Prague, Part III

In addition to the very interesting speeches delivered by President Bush and

POMED Notes: House Hearing on Human Rights Double Standard

This afternoon the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight of the House Foreign Affairs Committee held a hearing on U.S. policy over human rights in Saudi Arabia, Iran

Hammoud Lodges Complaint to Int’l Parliament Over Assault

Dr. Yasser Hammoud, member of the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, lodged a complaint to the international parliament for the assault he faced last Friday at the hands of policemen. Yasser Hammoud

Israel’s New President: a War Criminal Par Excellance

To many in the West, Israel s new President  Shimon Peres is a respectable statesman and man of peace. However, in truth, Peres is a repulsive racist and  war criminal who

BBC Newsnight: Mubarak’s Police State

Click on the photo below to watch the program… [Above: Photo by Nasser Nouri.]

House panel votes to withhold some Egypt aid

The House of Representatives on Tuesday advanced legislation aimed at pressuring Egypt to improve its human rights record by withholding some military aid until progress is made. The House Appropriations

No Need to Be Afraid of Us

Since the arrest of Khairat el Shater, second deputy chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), we felt it is necessary to republish his article written to the Guardian over a

The Electoral Programme of the Muslim Brotherhood for Shura Council in 2007

Preface: On the ongoing preparations for the renewal elections for one-half of the Shura (Legislative) council due on June 2007,

Egypt: Elections Rigging Videos, US Aid Cuts and A New Blog by Talented Movie Director

In this week’s round up from Egypt, bloggers write about domestic issues as well as Egypt-US relations and I am also introducing new interesting blogs about movies, photography and liberal

Blair can no longer deny a link exists between terrorism and foreign policy

Let us look closely at recent developments in government policy toward Muslims. The British Muslim reaction to the July 7 attacks was exemplary, as Ken Livingstone pointed out, and this