The U.S. and Egypt: Giving up on the ’liberty doctrine’

WASHINGTON Has President George W. Bush given up on his liberty doctrine? From Libya to Iran to Azerbaijan, the Bush administration appears to .....

Maybe it’s Time to Start Getting Scared

I’m not one of those people who likes to be alarmist and call Republicans "fascists" and other such things. Unlike some of my friends,

Al-Hashemi: IIP Respects Resistance, Not Tied To It

Tarek Al Hashemi, Iraqi vice-president and chairman of the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) denied reports about IIP’s relations with Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS in Iraq.

MB Parliamentary Bloc Backs Egyptian Journalists

MB Parliamentary Bloc Backs Egyptian Journalists, Praises Role Against Regime’s Tyranny

Exiled Libyans use the Web to push for change

In their fight against the regime, expatriate Libyans use blogs to further their cause. From Arab Media & Society.

Nuance is for Sissies

If you think the main problem with the Bush administration is that its approach to the Middle East is too nuanced, you’ll love Mitt Romney. Here’s Shadi Hamid on last

The case of Abdel-Monem Mahmoud

Below is a blogpost published By Jillian York, on Friday, May 4, 2007, on the website of INTHEFRAY (a nonprofit organization that seeks to transcend geographic, political, and social boundaries,

Police Beats El Kabsch Residents During Peaceful Demo In Cairo

Egyptian security forces beat around 300 demonstrators of Kalla El Kabsch residents in a demonstration in Tahrir Square, central Cairo. A number of Kalla El Kabsch residents have been demonstrating today

The Fourth Anniversary of the Torture of Detainee #25

Below is Monem’s testimony on undergoing torture, written by himself in English. It was originally posted to his second blog, Monem Press, on January 21, 2007. It has been edited

IUK: We Oppose Separation of Iraqi Kurdistan

Islamic Union of Kurdistan: We Oppose Separation of Iraqi Kurdistan The Islamic Union of Kurdistan is the Muslim Brotherhood offshoot in Iraqi Kurdistan and is the third axis in the