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Egypt: Brotherhood crackdown sees more leaders arrested

Heshmat was arrested along with 12 other members, including Mohamed Sweidan, the chief administrator in the Beheira governorate...

Egypt: Police violence no joke, says victim

60-year-old Fouad Mohamed Youssif slams his fist to the table in anger, yelling loudly that the Egyptian government is “a dirty government.” Youssif has much reason to hate the government after a number of police officers barged into his flat in Sayeda Zeinab last summer – an area of Cairo near downtown – and beat him up as they were looking for his son...

Egypt: Brotherhood MP condemns ban of burkini from beaches

A Muslim Brotherhood Member of the Parliament rejected what he described as the “infringement of the veil and veiled women and the promotion of vice and fighting virtue among young people” over a recent decision to ban the burkini – the Islamic swimsuit that covers the entire body – from Alexandria beaches...

How to lose hearts and minds American style

The CIA is under investigation for abuses and torture of al-Qaida suspects. Guess what? This is not how Washington is going win hearts and minds...

Egypt: Alexandria textile workers go on strike

Textile workers in Alexandria said they would continue their strike despite deductions promised by the management of their factory over the action...

Does Egypt need an Andrew Jackson?

With the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) maintaining a stranglehold on politics in the country and opposition groups falling into internal strife, one begins to wonder where the country is heading. Upon closer inspection, Egyptian opposition groups and parties can learn a lot from the United States. If they don’t, there may never be a force strong enough to challenge President Hosni Mubarak and his party...

Egypt prepares for Eid, combating sexual harassment

In preparation for the Eid holiday that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Egypt is deploying additional police to a number of locations in order to combat any possible outbreaks of mass sexual harassment that have occurred two out of the past three holidays...

Egypt: Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood not working

Silence and arrests only serve one purpose: popularization of these groups. They must be given a chance to fail, or succeed. If they are not given this opportunity, then why would people stop supporting the only group they view as legitimately fighting for their desire?..

Islamophobia strikes again

On Tuesday September 1st a 30 year-old Muslim man was assaulted whilst leaving mosque in Tooting, London...

Who is Travis Randall: the lies from Egypt

Travis Randall the blogger. Travis Randall the activist. Travis Randall the … American? The story of Randall’s detention and subsequent banishment from Egypt is well-known...

Egypt: Interior Ministry says okay to fine citizens for “not fasting”

The Egyptian interior ministry said today that it was within their right to fine and arrest those citizens who publicly break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan...

Who is your favorite Arab moderate?

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University and author of numerous books on the Middle East, argues that the concept “moderate” needs to be reexamined as whole...

Egypt political leader supports a Muslim Brotherhood Party

Harb said at a Ramadan breakfast, or iftar, organized by the party on Monday, that political parties in Egypt should prepare themselves and get ready “for effective participation in such a dialogue.”..

Egypt: Trial of officer accused of beating mentally disabled man starts Sunday

The trial of a police officer accused by local Egyptian human rights organizations of violently beating and torturing a mentally disabled man in Alexandria, is set to begin on Sunday..

Germans angered over name ruling, misunderstanding culture

A court in Berlin argued that the child could be named Djehad because it was an “accepted Arabic first name term.”..

BM News: Brotherhood to start campaign if bloggers not released

Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood told Bikya Masr on Friday that if the three bloggers arrested by Egyptian security forces on Wednesday are not released Friday, the Islamic group plans to begin a campaign on Saturday calling for their release. The move comes as Abdel Rahman Ayyash, Magdy Saad and Ahmed Abu Khalil remain in detention after being arrested on Wednesday...