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Moussa: The Arab League rejects the racist idea of the Jewish state

Dr. Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, stated Monday that the Arab League rejects the idea of the Jewish state, adding that this proposal is racist and unacceptable..

MB Bloc Condemns Assault On Palestinian MP

On behalf of the MB Parliamentary Bloc in Egypt, the bloc’s PR Secretary Dr. Mohamed El-Beltagy condemned the assault on Palestinian MP Hamed El-Betawy, from the Reform and Change Bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council, at the hands of a Palestinian preventive security officer..

Barhoum: Boycotting anti-racism conference collusion with Israel

Hamas Movement has opined that the boycott of the UN-sponsored anti-racism conference on the part of the USA and other western countries constituted an evidence of their collusion with the Hebrew state..

The Dangers of the Iranian Blogosphere

A Washington Times editorial highlights the “world’s bravest bloggers.” Hailing from Iran at 80,000 strong, they live under “constant threat of surveillance, harassment and imprisonment.” Iran’s blogosphere took off in 2001, as more and more journalists were forced out of their jobs and set up shop online..

Reevaluating Policy Towards Palestine

M.J. Rosenberg alerts us to a proposed change in the language of the FY2009 spending law that would allow the continuation of U.S. aid to the Palestinians if Fatah and Hamas form a unity government..

Don’t Abandon Afghan Democrats

In a New York Times op-ed, Nader Nadery and Haseeb Humayoon are concerned over President Obama’s new Af-Pak strategy as it “avoided any reference to democracy in Afghanistan..

This Week’s Events

10:00-11:00 Wilson: A Discussion with Wijdan Mikha’il Salim, Minister of Human Rights, Iraq 12:00-1:00 GWU: The Psychology of Occupation and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict..

MB MP: Return of Police Criminals To Service A Negative Message

Mokhtar also expressed his disappointment in the transformation of torture in Egyptian prisons and police stations into a phenomenon emphasizing the necessity for training police on how to respect the dignity of the Egyptian being...

Akef calls for establishing Islamic fund for Jerusalem and Aqsa Mosque

In his weekly message, Akef warned that occupied Jerusalem is exposed to a Zionist campaign which aims to judaize it and expel its indigenous people, both Muslims and Christians, adding that the world"s major powers conspire with the Israeli occupation authority to carry out this scheme through supporting it financially and politically. ..

Depriving 5 Students from Their exam and dismissal of Another 20 in Suez

In a new molestation against MB students in the Egyptian universities, the administration of the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, decided to deprive five MB students from entering the exams of two subjects in the finals on charges of helping their colleagues by providing them with notes and study materials to help them in their exams as well as explaining the subjects for them..

Egyptians Do Not Accept Having A Woman As President of the Republic

A new questionnaire carried out by the Information and Decision Support Centre of the Council of Minister on the status of women in the Egyptian society has shown the increase of the proportion of people who think it is better for women to stay at home if there was no economic difficulty requiring her work. This proportion reached 84% after being 89% in 2006..

Preparations for "Hope" convoy to Gaza accelerating

The preparations for the European "Hope" convoy due to arrive early May from Italy in the besieged Gaza Strip are going on at a rapid pace in the framework of efforts undertaken by pro-Palestine organizations in Europe to break the Israeli siege imposed on the Strip..

SS Decided 15 Days Imprisonment For Fayoum Detainees

Fayoum’s General Prosecution, after a raid carried out by security services today at dawn resulted in the arrest of members of the MB, has decided the imprisonment for 20 of MB leaders for 15 days on charges of belonging to a banned group and possessing leaflets of its activities...

Constructive Criticism for the Muslim World?

In the Wall Street Journal, Reuel Marc Gerecht, a former CIA officer who is now a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, says the U.S. government should speak out forcefully on human rights issues in the Islamic world, because of our potential to influence debates in the region. “We — the West — are the unrivalled agent of change in the Middle East..

Hamas: Tampering with Aqsa might explode the entire region

Hamas on Thursday warned the Israeli occupation authority of any attempt to tamper with the holy Aqsa Mosque or to change the landmarks of occupied Jerusalem, describing such an attempt as "playing with fire"...

Professors Named 2009 Carnegie Scholars

The Carnegie Corporation of New York today selected Georgetown professors Samer Shehata and Yvonne Haddad as two of its 2009 Carnegie Scholars for their commitment to enriching the quality of the public dialogue on Islam..

Arab League: It is no longer acceptable to ignore Israeli nuclear threats

The Arab League has opined that the call for nuclear disarmament could not be achieved without all countries signing the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons...

MB MP Condemns Prevention of Doctors Protest In Front of Parliament

Member of the MB Parliamentary Bloc and Parliament Health Committee Dr.Mohamed El-Beltagy denounced security forces’ prevention of a protest organized by doctors Tuesday, April 14, in front of the Parliament to request their rights...

12 MB Activists In Fayyoum Arrested

In continuance of the security escalation against the MB, security forces arrested 12 MB activists in Fayyoum last Wednesday night, April 15, 2009..

Russia stresses importance of dialog with Hamas

Russia has asserted the importance of maintaining dialog with the Hamas Movement and ruled out the possibility of eliminating it militarily especially after failure of that option in the latest Israeli war on Gaza..