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The Gap Between Elections and Change

Arab democratic practices and institutions are alive and kicking, but there continues to be a deep and chronic gap between the phenomenon of citizens who vote, and the policies of

Civil society deploys trainings, technology ahead of poll

The upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for 28 November will not undergo international monitoring after the government declared that allowing such monitoring would undermine national sovereignty.

Brotherhood’s slogan is not the problem

I’m against the use of religious slogans in election campaigns and the inclusion of religion in partisan affairs.

Top MB Lawyer Slams the Arrests of 550 MB

Muslim Brotherhood top lawyer Abdul Monem Abdel-Maqsoud expressed that the security sweeps against members and leaders of the group has taken an upward curve since the group announced that it

Activists call on public to boycott Vodafone

Activists launched groups on the social networking site Facebook calling on the public to boycott Vodafone after the company forwarded defaming sms to its customers.

Egypt elections: Hosni Mubarak awaits his managed landslide

Egyptians wishing to stand in the general election on 28 November must file an application by Sunday, the interior ministry said last week.

A plethora of candidates

The outlines of the parliamentary elections, scheduled at the end of next November, began to take shape this week.

Cabinet ministers kick off campaigns

The ruling National Democratic Party's (NDP) electoral colleges are due to meet on 29 September to select candidates for November's People's Assembly election.

Egyptian Non-Campaign Gets Dirtier: Trying to Smear ElBaradei

As I was enjoying the last three-day weekend of summer (Labor Day here in the US), the Egyptian campaign for the Presidency (which, of course, doesn’t exist, there being no

MB online petition reaches 165,000 signatures

The Muslim Brotherhood's online campaign "Seven demands for reform" launched by Chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie and adopted by Egypt's Opposition political powers has reaped 165,000 signatures through the group's tawkatonline