In Egypt’s elections, symbols are more than symbolic VOTE GRABBERS: With the illiteracy rate at around 50 percent, many people select their candidates from the logos on the ballot --

An Electoral Commission in Monofya is Suspended The candidate of the National Democratic Party in el-Shohada district, of el-Monofya governorate, Ahmed el-Essaoy, the undersecretary of the NDP in el-Monofya, rallied

Mayors Threaten People to Prevent pro-Muslim Brotherhood Vote El-Menia ikhwan  El-Eadoaa district of el-Menia governorate witnessed a new infringement when the residents of el-Akleaa village woke up upon loud speakers.

Egyptians Vote in Rare Contested ElectionEgyptians Cast Ballots in Parliamentary Election Seen As Test of Mubarak’s Promise to Open SystemBy NADIA ABOUThe Associated PressCAIRO, Egypt - Egyptians cast ballots Wednesday

Before the start of the first stage of the Egyptian parliamentary election, due to begin on Nov.9th, ballot papers are found outside the polling stations.

El-Eriaan: the MB Exercise their Constitutional Right Ikhwan online Dr. Essam el-Eriaan, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, emphasized that "the MB decided to stand for the imminent parliamentary

 Dr. Abdel Monam Abu el-Fotoh, a member of the Supreme Council of the Moslem Brotherhood, stressed that the Egyptian imminent parliamentary election will not be just due to many reasons.

The Muslim Brotherhood is seeking to increase its representation in the Egyptian parliament by succeeding in the three-stage legislative elections which will begin on Wednesday.

- On a cool Monday evening in the Heliopolis section of Cairo, Mohammed Mahmoud, perched on the bed of a pick up truck, eggs on hundreds of marchers with the

Dr. Amr HamzawySenior AssociateCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceWashington, D.C.House Committee on International RelationsHearing “Redefining Boundaries: Political Liberalization in the Arab World”Challenges and Prospects of Political Liberalization in EgyptThe Arab world