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Why people sympathize with ElBaradei

The sudden emergence of Mohamed ElBaradei on the political scene has provoked a variety of responses. While some have felt uneasy, others have felt jealous of his presence and others still couldn't help feeling surprised at how much ElBaradei has been welcomed...

Shame

What happened downtown last Tuesday, when the police dispersed and arrested 91 of about 200 young activists at a vigil commemorating the demonstrations in el-Mahalla el-Kobra on 6 April 2008, must not be overlooked..

When will the opposition overcome its chronic weaknesses?

We all want to see genuine presidential elections in 2011 when, for the first time in the country's history, Egyptians should be able choose their president from among a list of competent candidates who merit such a position...

UNESCO's clash of civilizations

Immediately after Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni lost his bid to become the first Arab secretary-general of UNESCO, the Egyptian press began attributing his defeat to a "Western-Zionist conspiracy."..

The death and reincarnation of Islam Online

It seems the Islam Online saga is finally drawing to an end, although not necessarily the one hoped for by employees of its Cairo-based office...

Egypt needs an Islam Online

The Qatari government's decision to remove Sheikh Youssef el-Qaradawi from his position as head of the Al-Balagh Cultural Society, which runs the Islam Online website, is demonstrative of the failures crippling the Arab world...

Magdy Mehana: Pushing the envelope

Mehana addresses several leading political figures in his articles, including President Hosni Mubarak himself; son Gamal; Parliamentary Speaker Fathi Sorour; National Democratic Party (NDP) Secretary-General Safwat el-Sherif; and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mufid Shehab...

US wants competition in Cairo politics

Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is testing the political scene in Cairo for a possible presidential bid...

Muslim Brotherhood use new media to document history

The Brotherhood uses its own website as a news portal featuring the group's latest news, publishing their press releases and announcements as well as op-eds by some of the group's most prominent personalities...

Tanta Flax workers' demo - no end in sight?

Workers launched a strike on 9 December after the dismissal of their local union head, Salah Mosallam..

Row in parliament over organ transplant bill

Parliamen witnessed altercations among NDP over a draft law aimed at regulating human organ transplants...

Protests demand release of MB leaders

Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) staged protests in front of the Egyptian Medical Syndicate on Tuesday, demanding the release of arrested group leaders, including Deputy Chairman Mahmoud Ezzat and Executive Bureau members Essam el-Erian and Abdel Rahman el-Barr...

Parliament rejects harsher penalties for torture

Muslim Brotherhood MP Hussein Ibrahim had earlier proposed the amendment of Article 126 of the Egyptian Penal Code, which slaps "anyone found torturing a suspect" with between three and ten years in prison...

15 Muslim Brotherhood leaders arrested

Security services arrested 15 leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group in different provinces Sunday, including group Deputy General Guide Mahmoud Ezzat and MB Guidance Bureau members Essam el-Erian and Abdel Rahman el-Bar...

Muslim Brotherhood may change bylaws

The Muslim Brotherhood may amend its bylaws in the near future, a process requiring the cooperation of the Brotherhood's different administrative bodies...

Akef: MB strategy the same despite leadership change

Choosing Mahmoud Hussein as Supreme Guide instead of Mahmoud Ezzat will not alter the Muslim Brotherhood’s strategy,..

MPs accuse govt of pushing unsafe H1N1 vaccine

Gamal el-Zeini, MP for the ruling National Democratic Party, criticized the Health Ministry in Monday's parliamentary session for encouraging the public to take the vaccine against the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, when it is both "unnecessary and unsafe."..

MB delays new leader announcement

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) opposition group has decided to postpone the announcement of its new general guide, or murshid, from next Thursday to next Saturday. Group members, meanwhile, provided different explanations for the delay...

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 by the Heikal Foundation for Arab Journalism. The purpose of the workshop,..

Youssef Nada speaks

At the end of September Youssef Nada's name was removed from the United Nations Security Council's terrorism watch list...