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Gov’t Arrests Two MB Leaders in Kafr El-Sheikh Despite of Court Acquittal

In an unexpected move, state security forces re-arrested Dr. Hassan Ali Zead Shoaye (Vice-President of the MB Administrative Office in Kafr El-Sheikh and MB candidate in the 2005 parliamentary elections), and Farahat El-Deeb (MB leader in Kafr-El-Sheikh) and sent them back to Wadi El-Natrron Prison on a new charge that has not been disclosed yet after the court acquitted them of all charges The two were ordered to be released by the Cairo Appeal Court, however, the Ministry of Inte..

Gov’t Intimidates Lawyers to Vote For Its Candidates in Syndicate Elections

Less than 48 hours before the second round of the Lawyers’ Syndicate elections, the government through its powerful State Security Apparatus in Qalyoubeya governorate summoned lawyers to pressure them to vote for the incumbent Sameh Ashour for Syndicate Chairman position, and Hussein El-Gammal, ruling party’s candidate ..

MB: It’s Premature to Judge Obama’s Visit Before It Begins

MB issued statement regarding President Obama’s visit to Egypt and his long anticipated speech to the Muslim world on June 4th. The statement indicated that it would be premature for Muslim Brotherhood to form a clear stance towards the visit before it even begins, and it will wait to hear from the U.S President his vision for the future of US-Muslims relations and democracy promotion the Middle East, as well as the reaction of the Egyptian government..

Two Students, One is Detained, Deprived From Taking Final Exams

The administration of Fayoum University continue to write its worst record under the leadership of Dr. Ahmed El-Gohary president of the University, as the Disciplinary Board decided to prevent two student from taking their final exams without conducting any investigations with one of them because he has been detained since last April and with fictitious investigations with the other who wasn’t available during the incident they were investigating about. ..

Large Delegation, Mostly Americans Launch Campain Urging Obama To Visit Gaza From Egypt

CODEPINK, a women-led peace group, has led several delegations to Gaza to witness, firsthand, the devastation caused by the 22 day Israeli military attack on the Gaza Strip that began in December, 2008. The group is particularly concerned about the children of Gaza, who make up more than half of the population. Approximately 400 children were killed during the 22 day attack and an estimated 1,346 Gazan children were left without one or both of their parents as a result of the recent Is..

Palestinian prisoner blinded in Israeli jail

He noted that Najar was now in need of a speedy cornea transplant operation, and called on legal and international societies to pressure the IOA into releasing Najar to enable him undergo the surgery and restore his eyesight. ..

State Prosecutor Detains 19 MBs, Releases 12 Others

Cairo State Supreme Security Prosecutor extended yesterday detention of18 MB members from Fayoum for 15 more days on charges of affiliation to a band group [MB] and possession of publications promoting the group’s activities, while deciding the release of Sayyed Zaki, member of the group. ..

Continued police threats against blogger Dia Gad

The blogger has received many phone calls from the State Security officers ordering him to go to them, he received one of these phone calls while he was at the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and the Executive Director of the Network answered the phone call in which the State Security officer repeated his threat; asking Dia to go to them "for his own good"...

A New Secretary-General Replaces Tarek Al-Hashemi

It added that the head of the parliament Iyad Al-Samarraei won the post of Deputy Secretary-General and there has been a renewal for Mohsen Abdel Hamid as the Head of the Shura Council of the party, in addition to the winning of a number of members with the membership of the party’s political bureau. ..

Mandela: The IOA released prisoner Nawal Al-Sa’di

The institution added that Nawal lived in very cruel conditions during her detention, especially as a result of her concern for her children who were left without a breadwinner after her husband was administratively detained in Israeli jails. Her brother and other relatives are also in detention. ..

Italian senator condemns world silence towards Gaza siege

He said that the “Hope” convoy faced various difficulties over the past three weeks and especially in the past couple of days when the Egyptian authorities refused to allow it access into Gaza but finally agreed to let it enter. ..

MB Detainee’s Health Deteriorates While in Custody

His wife, Dr. Nihal Badea after visiting him stated that his condition is unstable and worsening due to the stress of his arrest and detention. Dr. Badea also described the condition in Al-Mahkoum prison as "inhuman" where her husband gets to sleep on the floor which has high level of humidity, in addition to the lack of proper medical care for his heart condition ..

MB Chairman Expresses Condolences For Dealth of el Shater’s Mother

Mr. Mohamed Mahdi Akef (MB Chairman) expressed his condolences for the death of the mother of Eng. Khayrat El-Shater (the Second Deputy Chairman of MB) who died yesterday morning and asks Allah to grant her mercy and peace and grant her family patience. Ikhwanweb offers its condolences and ask Allah to accept her among righteous people “To Allah We Belong and To Him We Will Return) ..

Expanded Electronic Campaign Against Torture 1st July

The youth announced on their website “ANGRY” that the campaign will start to deploy and collect signatures from the 1st of June and will continue until the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26th June 2009. ..

Syrian MB Hails Release of Journalist Michael Kilo

The Muslim Brotherhood in Syria sincerely congratulates Mr. Michel Kilo for his freedom, after being unjustly imprisoned for three years, which only increased his determination to pursue justice and freedom for the Syrian people..

Appeal Court Refused to Release MB Behera Detainees

In the same context, the forensic medicine administration did not issue a report until now on the case of Barakat after the Attorney General of Behera Prosecutions rejected Barakat’s lawyer request to transfer him to Mostafa Kamel Hospital in Alexandria in order to have an operation to repair the mutliple pelvic fractures which he suffered as a result of the officer’s assault..

Full speech of UK Secretary Miliband, Engage Muslim World, Building Coalitions

To broaden the coalition and win consent, we need to understand the Muslim world better, or we will risk undermining the force of our own argument, as I have sometimes done when using the labels ‘moderate’ and ‘extremist’; we need to hold fast to our own values and support those who seek to apply them, or we will be guilty of hypocrisy; and we need shared effort to address the grievances, socio-economic and political, that are perceived to keep Muslims down, and in fact do. ..

Press conference to announce the issuance of the Annual Report of the Arabic Network for Human Right

The report also provides a big list of books and magazines that have been confiscated in 2008, and the bodies which confiscate literary works by legal means, and bodies that confiscate publications in violation of the law; noting with concern that the latter is the most prominent cases in the list of confiscated works. ..

MB and Salafi Candidates Lose Ten Seats in Kuwaiti Elections

In a comment to Dr. Mohamed Habib (Deputy Chairman of Muslim Brotherhood group) he stated to Ikhwanweb that the results of elections reflect a dissatisfaction with the government and opposition because of the ongoing political deadlock and instability, therefore, voters wanted to put an end to this path.He added that it was the lack of actual programs for practicing real democracy in itself that made Kuwait reach a political deadlock. ..

Prosecutor Detains 4 MB Leaders For 15 More Days

The Fifth District Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to renew the detention order of four Muslim Brothers in Ismailia and North Sinai governorates for 15 days. The four are - Dr. Hisham Al-Souli, head of Muslim Brotherhood administrative office in Ismailia, Alaa El-Deeb one of MB figures also, North Sinai Muslim Brotherhood figures Dr. Adel Mustafa and Mahmoud Saeed. ..