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Rights group lashes out over Egypt's military tribunals

CAIRO: Amnesty International has condemned the Egyptian government for failing to overturn military court verdicts in an appeal by Muslim Brotherhood members sentenced in what the London-based group called “unfair trials” and demands that the authorities “stop trying civilians in military tribunals..

Amnesty criticizes Egypt probe of rockslide

Leading international human rights organization, Amnesty International, has lashed out at the Egyptian government over what it said was Cairo’s dismissal of the poorer segments of society that live in threat of rockslides destroying their homes...

A space for unveiling the minds of young Muslim women

I was once asked: if you were given the choice, would you choose to be born now in the new millennium? I replied: definitely, yes!..

Segregation in mosques – the woes of being a woman

Most women I know have no problem being placed behind the men in a mosque, not because they use the chance to husband-shop, (although I know some women do seize that particular ‘opportunity’) but because it is the more appealing option compared to the alternative...

Police kill Egyptian farmer, protests follow

CAIRO: A farmer from Ismo el-Aroos village in Deir Mawas in the Minya governorate some 250 miles south of Cairo was killed after two police officers broke into his house some time after midnight on Wednesday under the pretext of searching the home, saying they were looking for an unlicensed weapon. When the farmer objected, a fight arose between him and the officers, which resulted in the death of the farmer...

Egypt’s Street kids: making ends meet

Dina and Salma wake up everyday before the sun peeks over the still Nile waters and make their way to what has become their defacto kiosk. In reality, what composes their little kiosk is a little table, cracks protruding the center with bread lined up in a neatly designed fashion...

Analysis: Delusions of a President Omar Suleiman

CAIRO: The debate over the next President of Egypt and over the succession of power in Egypt after Mubarak has taken many different forms since 2005, which is quite natural after the Constitutional amendments that occurred in the same year. Before the Constitutional amendments, the talk and speculation had been about who has the ability to get to the Presidency after President Mubarak, who has abstained from appointing a Vice-President, which has led many to talk about the suitable person for the nomination for this vacant position. This wide speculation about the identity of the Vice-President was due to the fact that the Vice-President is always the next President in Egypt, as Egypt witnessed this fact twice since the establishment of the republic...

Egyptians, Islamic leaders, condemn US military shooting, fear the future

Egyptian Islamic leaders have condemned the shooting of American troops at Fort Hood after speculation that Maj. Nidal Hassan had links to radical Muslim leaders in the United States. Prominent Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Goma’a wrote in the Washington Post that he “was shocked as any sensible human being was when I learned about the senseless, appalling and cowardly act of violence in Fort Hood...

Egypt police officer gets some justice for torturing mentally disabled

CAIRO: In a move that has already received much praise from human rights advocates in Egypt, police Col. Akram Soliman has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of torturing and assaulting a mentally disabled man in the northern port city of Alexandria. The case had sparked much outrage among activists and rights group in the country, but the verdict handed down, while some argue is not a stiff enough penalty, has appeased many who feared the officer would get off without jail time...

Egypt spends 8.71 billion pounds on communications in 3 months

CAIRO: A recent report issued by the Ministry of Communications revealed that Egyptians spent 8.71 billion Egyptian pounds ($1.5 billion) on communications during the period from April to June. The report indicated that the revenues of the main telecommunication companies in the country, including Telecom Egypt, Mobinil and Vodafone has risen by nearly one billion Egyptian pounds, compared to LE 7.90 billion accrued during the same period in 2008...

What China’s $10 billion means for Africa

CAIRO: China continued its push in Africa over the weekend at an international conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, offering the continent $10 billion in concessional loans. The two-day forum on China-Africa Cooperation began on Sunday and many analysts see Beijing’s efforts to establish itself as the top development partner in Africa as a sign the Chinese are moving forward on their plans to push out from Asia and enter the global community, as a leader not a follower...

Egypt says no to Iran news channel

CAIRO: The Crew of al-Alam news channel, an Iranian news channel in Arabic, were surprised on Tuesday evening by their broadcasting being dropped on both of Egypt’s main satellites, Nile Sat and Arab Sat, without warning. It comes as a sign of the tensions in Arab and Iranian relations, which have continued to deteriorate since a warmth appeared on the horizon last year...

Egypt, Arab world anxious for Marwa killer’s verdict

Egyptians are waiting anxiously for a verdict to be delivered by a Dresden court in the killing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in July. Marwa el-Sherbini’s killing sparked massive outrage across Egypt and the Arab world after Western media failed to report on the killing until anti-German statements were yelled at an Alexandria demonstration days after the pregnant woman was knifed down inside the German courtroom...

Common ground means lasting solutions, not weakness

WASHINGTON DC: US President Barack Obama is currently being attacked by friend and foe alike for his willingness to seek common ground on issues ranging from healthcare to North Korea...

Prisons in Egypt

Sadly human rights violations by Egyptian police and security forces are today all too common and have beginnings well beyond the time of Nasser. This long sordid history of abuse has served not as a deterrent, but as a reminder that the all-powerful state does not tolerate dissent...

Cairo 2050: public parks, a little green and some controversy

One of the government’s most ambitious projects to date is already receiving controversy over the treatment of citizens in impoverished areas across Cairo. The project, Cairo 2050, aims to have a “cleaner, greener, better Cairo” by the mid-century mark, but in the process, thousands of people are being forced from their homes under the guise of development. It is irking many, who see the project as an attempt to displace people in favor of increasing tourism...

Egypt Beyonce concert gets condemnation from Islamists, but not all

American pop-star Beyonce sparked outrageous statements from a member of Egypt’s largest and most powerful opposition Muslim Brotherhood group over the weekend after performing in the North African nation for the first time. Hamdy Hassan, a member of the Brotherhood’s Parliamentary bloc, continued his opposition to the concert that has begun days before the concert on Friday...

Egypt: Ruling party conference ends with Brotherhood attacks

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) ended its 6th annual three-day conference in Cairo on Monday, with a series of bashings at the Muslim Brotherhood. The conference, which had run under the title “Just For You,” included an opening speech from President Hosni Mubarak to a crowd of 2,500 NPD party members and media in a rare public display for the aging president...

Egypt’s MB and their money: where does it come from?

CAIRO: Don’t ask, don’t tell. This is the unspoken policy of the Muslim Brotherhood in terms of where their money comes from. The reason is simple, the Egyptian government has cracked down on the banned political opposition group since its surprise showing in the 2005 Parliamentary elections that saw them take nearly one-fifth of the seats, running candidates as independents...

AOHR: Human rights situation in Egypt worsens

A report issued by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) revealed that cases of torture in Egypt has reached an “unbearable” point and has become a “method practiced” at the highest level. The rights organization said that torture includes all segments of Egyptian society including that of women, children, youth and the elderly “without regard to any social status.”..