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We, the families of the prisoners of opinion, victims of the anti-terror law, call upon you in order to intervene and lift the injustice inflicted on our children in the Tunisian prisons, who have been jailed in..

The Domestic Wages of War

by: Baheyya 2006-10-2

It’s too early to really know whether and how Egyptian politics will be affected by the latest regional armed conflict. Looking for dramatic change makes no sense, but whining that nothing will change is..

What Comes First - Elections or Institutions?

by: Shadi Hamid, Democracy Arsenal 2006-10-2

It is usual for opponents of democracy promotion to belittle elections and elevate institutions. This is a variation of the prerequisites argument – that before you push for democracy, you mu..

Kiss and kill

by: Hani Shukrallah, DailyStar 2006-10-3

“What could America do to help push democratization forward in

Nigerian High School Students Protest: No Hejab, No School

by: Tajudeen Abdr-Rauf, Jama’atun Ta’awunil Muslimeen 2006-10-3

Ikhwanweb received the following statement from Mr.Tajudeen Abdr-Rauf, from Jama’atun Ta’awunil Muslimeen in Nigeria.

"All thanks and adorations are due to Almighty Allah,The creator of mankind. May His peace and blessing be upon the soul of noble Prophet Mohammed (S.A.W) for showing us the path of Monotheism.

For every cause, they say, there must be a reason. Their occurred, to..

Imperial Designs vs. Reality in Lebanon

by: Jim Cohen, with Dimitri Nicolaïdis, Z Magazine 2006-10-4

The war unleashed by the Israeli armed forces in July and August 2006 against Hezbollah and Lebanon as a whole was accompanied by a major offensive in the Gaza strip against Hamas, the majority party in the Palestinian Parliament. In order to better understand the significance of these events, we cons..

Remarks With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal

by: U.S. Department of State 2006-10-4

Remarks With Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal..

Political Islam: Ready for Engagement?

by: FRIDE 2006-10-4

The voluminous literature on reform and democratization in the Middle East region reveals a number of facts: a main obstacle to reform is the incumbent regimes that have been trying ..

No Democracy For You!

by: Hooman Majd, HuffingtonPost 2006-10-4

Condoleezza Rice’s visit to Egypt this week was notable for what she said and who she met, but more notable for what she didn’t say and whom she didn’t meet. While it was remarkable to hear an American Secretary of State essentially..

Hamas Blames Fatah For Latest Violence

by: Ikhwanweb 2006-10-4

Representative of Hamas in Lebanon Osama Hamdan has categorically blamed PA chief Mahmoud Abbas for the unfortunate bloody incidents in Gaza and the West Bank on Sunday, adding that Abbas’ responsibility was based on field and political reasons.

He explained that the PA security apparatuses were practically under Abbas’ command, and under the PA bylaw, elements of the security apparatuses w..

Has the West been silenced by Islam?

by: Independent News and Media 2006-10-4

In an age scarred by flashpoints between cultures and religions, it is easy to make accusations of prejudice or bigotry. But, argues Paul Vallely, we have all got something to gain from developing new sensitivities.

A cartoon in Private ..

Letter To The Editor: Has The US Abandoned Reformists In The ME?

by: Khaled Salam, Ikhwanweb 2006-10-5

Ahmed El Gasir writes,

Dear Khaled,
I write to you regarding the interview with Mr. Satloff (The U.S. Has Abandoned Reformists In The Middle East) which was published on your web site. Your comments on the "Hypocrisy", I call it hypocrisy not discrepa..

Statement Against International Intervention In Sudan

by: Dr.Ibrahem Aloush, Arab Nationalist List 2006-10-5

The USA’s arrogant behavior in its mad drive to dominate the world and seize control of countries’ political, economic, social, and cultural resources by undermining the security of states and shredding the social and cultural fabric of peoples has created chaos and insecurity in one place after another.

It has become obvious to the people of the Arab Nation, the world Islamic communi..

Sawasya Condemns Violation of Freedoms At Al-Azhar University

by: Sawasia 2006-10-5

Sawasya Center for Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination received several complaints from students in Al-Azhar University via e-mail and telephone confirming the presence of security harassments of students to the extent of attacking one of the students and excluding of many students from the housing based in their political background.

Female students at the Faculty of Pharmacy..

Mubarak: Egypt’s new ’pharaoh’ and great survivor

by: Alain Navarro, MEO 2006-10-5

No successor named for Egypt’s Presidency, Hosni Mubarak’s new six-year term expires in 2011.

Twenty-five years after being catapulted into Egypt’s top job by the assassination of his mentor Anwar Sadat, President Hosni Mubarak has such a tight grip on power that he is widely seen as a new pharaoh keen to establish his own dynasty.

Outruled in the Arab world only by Libya’s Moa..

Justice Minister Ignores Judges’ Demands

by: Ikhwanweb 2006-10-6

It seems that both the judges and Minister of Justice, Mamdouh Mar’ei, have become locked in a fierce judicial battle now that the Minister ignored all contacts made or messages posted by the Judges’ Club on judicial reforms and other demands aiming to enhance the financial and social status of judges.

The Judges’ Club decided to persist with its demands to defend the interests of judg..

Can we have Arab Democracy without the Islamists?

by: Neil Hicks & Amr Hamzawy 2006-10-6

This month’s lecture was delivered by Neil Hicks on Wednesday, September 27th, 2006, at the Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID).

Political opportunism behind sharp rise in attacks against Islam and Muslims in the UK

by: BMI 2006-10-6

Losing ’Hope And Faith’ In The West

by: TomPaine, Project of The Institute for America’s Future 2006-10-6

Eman Morsi, a 22-year-old Egyptian, is a teacher’s assistant in the English literature department at Cairo University and writes for the English-language Egyptian newspaper The Daily Star. She will also soon help launch a blog at t..

Radical Middle Way Podcast launched with lectures from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Habib Ali and others

by: Radical Middle Way 2006-10-7