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Ayman Nour blocked from travel

Egyptian opposition politician Ayman Nour said today that state security forces prevented him from flying to the United States. Since finally being released from prison, where he had been placed

Egyptian dissident banned from traveling to US

The Egyptian public prosecutor has issued an administrative order preventing opposition politician Ayman Nour from traveling to the United States. Nour had been invited by several organizations and was due

The Arab Knowledge Report 2009

Arab societies need nurturing institutions and supportive policies to experience a significant boost in knowledge production and creation, according to The Arab Knowledge Report 2009. The report, launched today, maintains

Arab Knowledge Report

The United Nations Development Programme has released its 2009 Arab Knowledge Report (link to the complete report) on the development of a “knowledge society” in the Arab world.

October harvests an overall increase in the number of detentions, arrests against MB.

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement in October witnessed the continuing aggression and injustices with more than 115 detentions.

MB youth speak out with public statement

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been embroiled in a recent media battle over the internal workings of the organization. This has led to a constant stream of reports that there

Interference continues with MB students eliminated from Student Body electoral rolls of Cairo and Mansoura

Rigging of the student body elections continue with more than 40 Muslim Brotherhood students at Cairo University noticing that their names were not included in the final lists for the

Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood denies fabricated allegations of his resignation.

Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood Movement Mohamed Mahdy Akef expressed his surprise on allegations by numerous media sources of his resignation today

Egypt’s spinsters and society

Many in the government, including Gendi, have pointed to this increasing trend of men and women remaining single as a “main concern” as the country moves forward.

Lord David Owen talks democracy, intervention

British politician Lord David Owen spoke to a group of Egyptian journalists on Tuesday on the twin subjects of democracy and humanitarian intervention as part of a two-day workshop organized