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POMED Notes: “The Origins of the Rule of Law: Europe and the Middle East”

Yesterday, in the third installment of his speaking series “Getting to Denmark: Where the State, Rule of Law and Accountable Government Come From,” Francis Fukuyama,

Al- Azhar Imam under fire for decision to ban

Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and , the Muslim-majority country’s top religious authority, has vowed to ban the niqab (the veil which covers the entire face)

Egyptian Reform Activists Say U.S. Commitment Is Waning

Four months after President Obama delivered an address from Cairo in which he voiced American commitment to human rights and the rule of law, concern is mounting among Egypt's pro-reform

Postponement of appeal of 15 MB from Sharqia

The Fakous Misdemeanor Court today postponed looking into the appeal submitted by the Brotherhood's defense team challenging the decision of the detention of 15 leading Brotherhood figures from Sharqia. The

Citizenship In The Middle East

CITIZENSHIP IN THE MIDDLE EAST: CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS AND THE ROLE OF MIDDLE EAST CITIZENSHIP ASSEMBLY (MECA)

The Young Brotherhood in Search of a New Path

Today, eighty one years since its creation, the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer a youth-focused organization simply, but a movement that spans across several generations.

U.S. and Egypt: Partners on Free Expression?

The U.N. Human Rights Council, a body the U.S. only recently joined, passed a resolution on freedom of expression on Friday co-sponsored by the U.S. and Egypt. The Obama administration

IOF troops detain 7 members of one family including 4 children

Israeli occupation forces (IOF) rounded up seven Palestinians in Beit Owa village, Al-Khalil district, at dawn Sunday, the Palestinian prisoner's club in Al-Khalil city said.

Yemen: Journalist, Mohamad Al-Magaleh, enforced disappearance

In the past, Mr. Al-Magaleh had repeatedly been arrested and detained incommunicado without legal process by Political security forces (Al-Amn Assiyassi), before being released several months later without having had

Algeria: Malik Medjnoune, arbitrarily detained for 10 years, still no trial

Today, September 28, 2009, 10 years have passed since the day Malik Medjnoune was abducted near his home in Tizi-Ouzou by the Algerian secret services of the Department of Intelligence