Mubarak Reneging on Promises of Democratic Reform

Few days ago, President Mubark told chief editors of Egyptian newspapers that the American Administration became convinced by the Egypt-style reform.

More Government Tricks on Judges

Judiciary sources uncovered that the Justice Ministry intends to release funds of Judges Union. In November, the government suspended its subsidies to the union in a punitive procedure to the

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Understanding Centrist Islam

The West’s traditional suspicion of anything that could be called an Islamist movement has increased in light of recent events. In the rush to distinguish friend from foe in the

A rare look at secretive Brotherhood in America

Over the last 40 years, small groups of devout Muslim men have gathered in homes in U.S. cities to pray, memorize the Koran and discuss events of the day.But they

Democracy’s backlash

Is Washington backtracking on efforts to democratically transform the region or simply confused, asks Amira Howeidy Returning from his tour of the Gulf last week President Hosni Mubarak told the

Egypt’s Brotherhood Discovers Cost of Free Speech

The Muslim Brotherhood, with sizable numbers in parliament for the first time, is exercising free speech so freely that some of its activists are being locked up. Last month, all

Parliamentary Committee Demands Removing Justice Minister form Electoral Commission

During its discussion of the National Report of Human Rights concerning the previous parliamentary polls, the Human Right Committee in the parliament opposed the interference of both Interior and Justice

Democracy, Elections and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood

The American-led Middle East reform and democratization campaign of the last two years has helped shape a new political reality in Egypt. Opportunities have opened up for dissent. With U.S.

Detentions among MB’s Activists Continue

Within its continuous arrest campaigns targeting the Muslim Brotherhood, the State Security forces detained four of the Muslim Brotherhood today. This security escalation comes in wake of an impressive showing

Syrian MB’s Chairman: Return to Syria is Near

’Today our return to home becomes nearer than any previous time,’ the UK-based Syrian Muslim Brotherhood’s Chairman Ali Sadr el-Dean el-Bianony told Yemen-based members of his outlawed group. The chairman denied