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6 MB arrested in Monofeya raid

In a new round of arbitrary arrests, government security aimed its crackdown at mosques where the Muslim Brotherhood members performed the 10 day ritual of "Itikaf"(which involves worshipping in all its forms during the night)...

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...

In Focus: Wasat Party

I do not know why the Party Affairs Committee refused to give legal license to Al-Wasat Party. The reasons for the decision were not convincing at all...

Muslims Widely Seen As Facing Discrimination

Eight years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Americans see Muslims as facing more discrimination inside the U.S. than other major religious groups...

Journalists boycott negotiations' meetings as differences remain unresolved

Striking journalists from the Masaya newspaper decided to boycott a meeting with the Editor-in-chief Hassan al-Rashidi...

Parliamentarian Question on the Security impediments for Itekaf at mosques

Member of the Member of the Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary bloc, Sheikh Al-Sayed Askar, objected to the security services continued intervention in the affairs of the Ministry of Endowments and Al-Azhar,..

Is Regime Ready to Talk to Muslim Brotherhood?

Syria appears to be planning to open a dialogue with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, MB, to pre-empt the Islamisation of society and the rise of Islamic groups in countries around Syria, local political analysts say...

Announcing POMED’s 2009 Emerging Leaders for Democracy Conferences

POMED is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our upcoming series of conferences in the Middle East...

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...

What Islam is ?

Dalia Mogahed talks about bridging the gap between the US and the Muslim world..

WCC calls to freeze and dismantle Israeli settlements

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee called on the Israeli government to freeze and begin to dismantle settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. It also encouraged a commitment to non-violence and peace negotiations, and reiterated the need for an international boycott of products and services from settlements...

All powers must unite in solidarity and fight for their freedom

Political powers and parties and intellectuals reached the resolution that they will unite in solidarity to oppose oppressive policies, injustice and all that epitomizes corruption...

In spite of Islam

Moataz-Bellah Abdel-Fattah explains why democracy is severely lacking in Muslim-majority countries even though its principles are deeply-rooted in the basic tenets of Islam..

Muslim Brotherhood: Detentions and suppression will only strengthen our resolve

Dr. Mohamed Habib, the Deputy Chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood, confirmed the importance of freedom in any community...

Akef calls on authorities to unite and help victims of devastating floods in Turkey.

The chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood movement, Mr Mohamed Mahdy Akef sent a telegram offering condolences to the Turkish President Abdallah Gull and Prime Minister Recep Erdogan after days of torrential rains triggered flash floods in northwestern Turkey..

Muslim Brotherhood’s Statement on “State of lawlessness”

Governments of developed countries acquire their legitimacy from the free will of their own people and its firm commitment to the Constitution and the promoting and full implementation of the court rulings...

Who's entitled to the documents? The truth behind the influential founder and leader Imam Hassan Albanna.

The family of Hassan Albanna the Muslim Brotherhood movement founder has demanded the release of documents belonging to the late Hassan Albanna...

Cairo Court of Appeal Decided to Suspend Three Doctors

A Cairo Court led by Chancellor Nabil Morqos decided to suspend three doctors from work for one year...

Urgent Call for the Prosecutor-General to investigate the case of a prisoner's hunger strike

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) contacted the Prosecutor-General, Chancellor Abdel Magid Mahmoud in an urgent call to investigate the incident of a prisoner's hunger strike in Abu Zabal prison...

Disrespect and violations to people's lives, sacred mosques and fundings.

The Muslim Brotherhood's parliamentary member Ali Laban called for the urgent removal of the Cairo governor Abdul Azim Wazir claiming that he didn't respect the oath in which he had sworn in regards to is responsibilities...