In a workshop on the internet and its role in the movement for democracy

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) hosted a workshop on the role of the internet in the movement of democracy in Egypt and the Arab world. The workshop

Cairo International Book Fair in full swing as literary censorship remembered

The books are in place on the shelves and thousands of Egyptians and foreigners scour the titles, searching for a deal that will make it worth buying one of the

CPJ: Moroccan independent magazine faces closure

Moroccan authorities continue to stifle free press and freedom of speech in the country, the press watchdog Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said in a report published January 29.

Stop the politicisation of Islam in Switzerland

The year 2010 has started off as a difficult one for Muslim-European relations. Switzerland’s 29 November referendum banning the construction of minarets is still producing an outcry in the country

It’s Not a New Turkey, It’s The Right Time

Turkey will find a very receptive audience among Arabs and Muslims all over the world who are desperate for a powerful and sensible leadership to defend and champion their causes.

MB MP’s condemn execution of Iranian opposition.

The Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary Bloc issued a statement criticizing the death sentences issued to 11 Iranians.

Headlines from the region 29-1-2010

Morocco is a “sign of hope” in a troubled region whose role as stabilizer is valued by the European Union, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Thursday. “Morocco’s role in

Obama’s Secret Prisons

This process has become even more feared and hated in Afghanistan than coalition airstrikes. The night raids and detentions, little known or understood outside of these Pashtun villages, are slowly

The Supreme Court’s Partisanship

Over the past several decades, the American Right has assembled such an array of political weaponry – ranging from a vast propaganda apparatus that defines 'reality' for tens of millions

What’s Wrong with US Intel Agencies

Previous CIA failures regarding the unanticipated decline and fall of the Soviet Union, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and the run-up to the Iraq War demonstrate a $75