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Egypt’s ruling party more patronage than politics

Despite a highly marketed effort at modernisation, Egypt’s ruling party is still centred on one man and draws much of its loyalty from its function as a patronage machine, analysts say. ..

Of Hermeneutics and Reform

Despite the talk being an hour late starting, the audience, largely Middle Eastern, patiently remained in the small auditorium of Alwan for the Arts, an Arab cultural centre founded in New York in 1998. The stature of the lecturer, Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid..

Steps to the syndicate chair

Saturday’s Press Syndicate elections for the 12- member council and the post of chairman come at a crucial time for the profession..

Egypt: IFJ Calls on Government to Allow Free and Fair Elections for Leadership of Journalists’ Union

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today called on the Egyptian government to ensure that the upcoming elections for the leadership of the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) are free and fair following an intervention by the Prime Minister to offer support for one of the candidates. “The business of electing union leaders is a matter for journalists and union members alone,” said IFJ General Secretary Aidan White. “This proposal by the prime minister appears to be i..

Egyptian Security Services Prevent 4 MB Leaders from Travelling to Turkey

Egyptian security forces prevented top Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders from travelling to Turkey to attend the Int’l Jerusalem Meeting in Istanbul which will be held between November 15th and 17th...

The Muslim Brotherhood event tomorrow

Since at least four people have asked me today, the "Muslim Brotherhood Party Platform" panel at 4:00 tomorrow over at Carnegie (1779 Mass Ave) featuring me..

Egypt’s Pseudo-Democracy

After a period of relative tolerance of political opposition, Egypt’s governing regime saw that democracy is not exactly the kind of policy that may help...

2 Police Officers Torture 5 Children, Force them to Sodomize Each other in Police Station

Kafr Al-Sheikh prosecution subpoenaed both officers Saad Ahmed Saad and Fouad Zayed to interrogate them over a new torture case committed against five children inside Kafr Al-Sheikh police station last Oct, 21st, 2007...

Al Shater’s Military Trial Adjourned till Thursday

The Military Tribunal trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders adjourned its Wednesday 6-hour session to Thursday, Nov, 15th, to raise to 32 the number of sessions of this marathon trial...

PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES ON THE RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA

The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights; Recalling its mandate under Article 45(c) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the Charter) “to formulate ..

Amr Khaled Message of Hope

Amr Khaled does not fit the image most people have of a MuslimCleric, neither in looks, dressing style or preaching style...

Comparing the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt and Jordan

Though the Muslim Brotherhood is an organization that has its roots in several different countries, it is most popular in Egypt and Jordan; therefore this paper tries to answer the question:..

Nahdha Movement: Tragedy continues as long as unfair Tunisian Ruling is there

The Tunisian authorities have recently released 4 leaders of the Islamist Nahdha movement who were detained and imprisoned for many years ...

Mish’al’s speech to Arab intellectuals

On November 5, Hamas Political Bureau Chief Khalid Mish’al gave a speech to Arab intellectuals gathered at the Palestine Culture Institute in Damascus...

2 Egyptian Policemen Convicted of Sodomising Suspect

Egyptian public prosecution charged two policemen with sodomising a suspect in a drugs case in the Nile Delta and are investigating a third officer suspected of taking part, prosecution sources said on Sunday, ..

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Al-Jama’a Al-Islamia: The last chapter of Musharraf’s rule has started

Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf, under pressure from internal rivals and Western allies to put Pakistan back on a path to democracy, has held his first news conference since declaring emergency rule on 3 November...

Egyptian Citizen Dies of Torture in Police Station

Ahmed Saber, an employee at CID pharmaceutical company, dies inside Al-Haram hospital after his colleagues found him in front of Omraniya police station with signs of torture on his face..

Thoughts on the Brotherhood’s political program

The Muslim Brotherhood is facing one of the most critical periods in its history. A month ago, the Brotherhood issued its political program, the first of its kind since the establishment of the Brotherhood...

Habib on MB Party Program, Dialogue with West

We reach out to people everywhere and we present our ideas through all available peaceful means. We also try as much as possible to come closer to the Egyptian citizens for the sake of their good, security, freedom and change of thought behaviour and manners and attempting to reach an adherence to fiducial factors. This is the education which we adopt...