Champion Of Freedom?

Bush and the Year In Democracy In 2005, President Bush set before the nation the goal of "ending   tyranny in our world." In 2006, he is scheduled to attend

How stands the empire?

How long ago was it that you last heard some pundit blather on about America being "the greatest empire since Rome"? Quite a while, I imagine. For if the Iraqi

El-Arian Denies European Training for the Brotherhood

Essam el-Arian, an influential member of the Muslim Brotherhood denied the likelihood of training the group’s parliamentary representatives in Europe.  ’These reports are incorrect since the Brothers who are in

The Brotherhood Presents a Questionnaire on 30.000 Detainees

The Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc is about to face a furious round with the Interior Ministry. The bloc will bring up the question of detainees that exceeding 30.000 citizens, among

MB members of the parliament wish Egyptian Catholics a Merry Christmas

MB members of the parliament wish Egyptian Catholics a Merry ChristmasIn a show of unity and goodwill, several MB members of the parliament offered their catholic brethrens their best wishes

Imprisonment of Mr. Nour is politically motivated

MB chief, Mr. Mohamed Akef, denounced the latest conviction and sentencing of Mr. Ayman Nour, chairman of Al Ghad Party, to five years in prison on charges of forging petitions

Ending the Silent War in Egypt

While much attention has been paid to the violent attacks and intimidation directed at the opposition during Egypt’s recent parliamentary elections, the involvement of the country’s security forces in political

2005 Review: Egypt\’s \’democracy pageant\’ ends in clouds of tear gas

The clouds of tear gas blurring the vision of would- be voters on the final day of voting in Egypt\’s parliamentary elections also obscured the progress towards concrete reform at

The NDP Seizes the Parliamentary Committees

The Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc protested the dominance of the National Democratic Party over all parliamentary committees with exception of the Health Committee. The bloc considered the NDP mobilization for

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader is Banned from Hajj

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, stated that the Egyptian authority prevented him from traveling Saudi Arabia to perform the Islamic rite of Hajj, although his travel accreditation is authorized.