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Rice voices concern over crackdown on journalists, dissidents in Egypt

In September, the White House voiced displeasure with the media crackdown and the closure of a human rights group...

MB Leaders: Dealing with Israel is Not Recoginition

To reinforce his confirmation that the MB future party dealing with Israel does not mean recognizing it, Al Erian cited Hamas movement’s experience in Palestine , saying:" undoubtedly, Hamas does not recognize Israel . However, it deals with political realism with Israel through its dealing with it to run people’s living in Gaza . It deals with Israeli municipalities, Israeli banks, power, water and energy companies. However, we heard no one saying that Hamas recognizes Israel because ..

Program of the MB Party leads to disagreements among group’s leaders...

Dr. Mohammad Habib, Deputy Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood group, denied information circulating about disagreements among the group’s leaders over the program of the party..

An Appeal to Open Rafah Crossing Point Urgently

Over the past few years the Palestinian People has been facing grave financial and social problems, due to border closures and siege , which deprived them access to their basic life needs . ..

Al Ghannoushi Appreciates Tunisian Judges Courage, Lashes out at Gov’t Defiance

Tunisian sources revealed on Tuesday, October, 9th, that Tunisian justice dismissed a government decision that bans wearing the veil inside a school...

Moroccan PJD Criticizes New Cabinet Lineup

Moroccan Islamic Justice and Development Party (PJD) denounced the cabinet lineup approved by the King of Morocco last Monday, after a series of rows among parties in taking portfolios without presenting the government program for the next stage....

MB Helwan University Students Protest against Striking Them off Initial Lists

Muslim Brotherhood (MB) students at Helwan University staged sit-ins at offices of the deans of Faculties of Commerce and Science and other faculties in protest at striking their names off the initial lists of the student union elections...

MB Bloc Launches Campaign to Cancel Egyptian Supreme Press Council

Mohsen Radi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) parliamentary bloc, called for canceling the Supreme Press Council, which is affiliated to the Shura Council, and headed by Safwat Al Sharif, the Secretary-General of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP)...

Habib Admits Erros in Party’s Platform

Habib denied that this formation of the authority of clerics or Ulema Council is a copycatting of the Iranian model. We wanted this council to be formed from Al-Azhar or any institution affiliated to it. We wanted to be a technical committees like those formed in a ministry and that its opinion is advisory, not binding, like the Islamic Research Institute for example. He pointed out that the Azhar council should be independent from the executive authority to give its views without any..

The Israel Lobby. Portrait of a Great Taboo

Tegenlicht, a documentary program by the Dutch public broadcast organization VPRO, allows several interesting opinion makers to speak on the future of the American and Israel relationship and the reception of John Mearsheimers and Steve Walts article "The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy."..

Al Shater’s Trial Adjourned to Next Monday

The Huckstepp based Military tribunal held its 22nd session trying 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders, topped by the second deputy chairman of the group engineer Khairat Al Shater ...

Jimmy Carter Slams Bush On Human Rights

The U.S. tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday, adding that President Bush makes up his own definition of torture. ..

Only Integrated on the Surface

In 1974 Belgium recognized Islam as a state-supported religion. Today, the country is considered one of the most xenophobic in Western Europe. Daniela Schr?der reports on the situation of Muslims living in Belgium..

Egyptian Bloggers Hold Conference to Defend Freedoms

The prisoners and human rights committee in Alexandria will hold on Thursday, Oct, 18th, 2007 , at the Jlim based lawyers a conference for bloggers and youth concerned about human rights to defend freedoms against the attack that includes sending some journalists to trials, closing weblogs and arresting some people for expressing their views in Egypt ..

Jordan’s IAF Denies Internal Disputes

A statement issued by the Islamic Action Front Party (IAP) denies media reports that there are rows inside the IAP leadership after making public the party’s slate in a press conference held on Sunday Oct, 7th, 2007...

Nour Al Sherif Praises Muslim Brotherhood, Lashes out at Ruling NDP

In an interview with the Egyptian weekly newspaper Al-Nabaa, Egyptian famous actor, Nour Al Sherif, said that he admires the Muslim Brotherhood group...

FP contributor gets results (sort of) from Muslim Brotherhood

The FP Memo is one of my favorite sections of the magazine. One of the coolest things about Memos is that, from what people tell us, they often get read by their intended recipients. ..

Rights activist fears arrest, murder in Egypt

Egyptian human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim fears he will be arrested, killed and his murder dressed up as suicide if he returns to Egypt, a newspaper quoted him as saying on Thursday...

New MB political platform bans Christians, women from presidency, sets up Islamic clerical power

The Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s powerful opposition movement, has laid down its first detailed political platform, which would bar women and Christians from becoming president .....

Body Search for Al Fayyum University Female Students

Guards of all gates of Al Fayyum university are conducting a body search on female students, specially veiled ones, under direct supervision from the state security. Female students and their fathers were summoned to appear before officer 2006 ....