With God, or without

Atheists and religious people can fight oppression together In the early 1980s I joined my local branch of CND. We met in the Quaker meeting hall because they let us

Blogger Alaa Saif: Egyptian Blogosphere Under Siege

Alaa Saif, the administrator of http://manalaa.net, is one of the most famous Egyptian bloggers; he has actually managed to develop the weblog from personal expressions and ideas into means for

Hassan Zalat Denied Visitations Despite His Deteriorating Health

The health of hajj Hassan Zalat, a Muslim Brotherhood detainee, is still deteriorating while he is under arrest in Al-Qasr Al-Aini hospital; doctors supervising him in the hospital issued a

Brotherhood MPs Step Up Their Campaign Against Amendments

Eng. Saad Al Husseini, of the MB parliamentary bloc, lodged an urgent statement to the Prime Minister, and both Ministers of Interior and Justice over the flagrant violations committed in

Egyptian House Speaker: Including Media Under Anti-Terror Law Under Study

The Egyptian House speaker revealed that the media may be incriminated under provisions of the currently studied anti-terrorism law which will replace the emergency law. Dr. Fathi Sorour, the People’s Assembly

5 Al Fayyum MBs Released

Egyptian authorities released on Wednesday evening 5 Muslim Brotherhood detainees from Al Fayyum; they have reached their homes:  Mohamed Radwan Ahmed, an accountant at taxation authority) Mohamed Hashem Hassan, a treasurer

Blogs & Websites Under Threat

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) announced today that it will not be terrorised into giving up its right to sue Judge Abdel Fattah Mourad for violating HRinfo’s

Alaa supports MB So honestly don’t care what happens to him

......Given I know Alaa supports the Muslim Brotherhood and supports the murder of innocent Israelis… To be frank, I honestly do not care what happens to him. But I hope

An Opportunity to Revive the Peace Process

The European Union should take the chance offered by the new government to end the isolation of the Palestinian Authority and get the peace process back on the right track,

“Culture Should Not Be Restricted to the West”

The Louvre has just signed a lucrative million-euro deal with Abu Dhabi. Critics in France fear a "sell-out" of French culture. In this interview with Lewis Gropp, Rose Issa, independent