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A Call for the investigation about the violent actions during Egyptian parliamentary elections
                                          

Although Egypt’s last round of pa..

Ten Significances of the Parliamentary Election’s Results

The Egyptian parliamentary vote resulted in outcomes that have been surprising for most of the observers of Egyptian affairs.

In the following, its results are outlined:

1-     Recently, the government that was not aware of the Muslim Brotherhood’s real momentum did not expect t..

Ballot box beatings

As Iraq’s elections garner media
attention, a Montrealer in Egypt discovers that democracy in another American ally hasn’t quite found a firm foothold 

The late Irish muckraker Claud Cockburn had an axiom that, when all else fails, provides guidance for the perplexed on the Middle East: “Never believe anything until it is officially denied.”

THE STRATEGIC INTEREST: The Danger of Arab Democracy

This week, Iraqis were set to go to the polls to elect a new parliament. At least two of the radical Islamist parties on the ballot, the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq and the Sadr Organization, maintain large and active militias.

In Lebanon, elections a few months ago returned Hezbollah to parliament...

THE BROTHERHOOD RETURNS
Will a democratic spring yield to an Islamist winter?

This month’s parliamentary elections in Egypt saw substantial increases for the country’s banned-but-tolerated Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood. The group more than quintupled its seats, making it second only to Hosni Mubarak’s ruling National Democratic Party. In fact, Islamists have made signif..

The rich and the Brotherhood

When Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak addresses parliament on 17 December, it will be the first time in Egypt’s history that 20% of the MPs will belong to the officially outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.

In the elections which ended on 7 December, Mubarak’s ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) secured 320 seats after party defectors, ..

After the elections
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed analyses the results of Egypt’s parliamentary elections

The ruling National Democratic Party succeeded in retaining a two-thirds majority in the People’s Assembly, but failed in what was essentially the first test for its democratic reform programme. The question now is whether it will use its success to alleviate its failure or w..

 
The Bar Association is about to release a list of the involved monitoring judges and police officers in frauds of the parliamentary election. Learnt sources said that the list will contain Counselor Muhammad el-Namer, the president of the Election General Commission of Bandar el-Zaqaziq City. He was charged with ballot fraud for the favor of the National Democratic Party’s nominee, Kh..

Liberal Women Fear for Their ’Freedom’ Under Brotherhood

The spectacular performance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt’s legislative polls has heightened fears of a clampdown on women’s freedoms should the Islamist group ever come to power.

"I am against all their policies. Not only the ones related to women," said liberal writer Nawal Saadawi.

"Their [current] politi..

A Democratic Outbreak?

 Re: Embracing The Brotherhood 

Regarding the article "Embracing the Brotherhood": But what about the women? How do they fare in all this, when

Mother of Islamisms

Legislative elections, apparently crucial ones, were held yesterday in Iraq. In January there will be others in Palestine; and in March Israel will elect a new Parliament. But the electoral result which seems most likely to influence, reinforce or complicate all these other elections, happened last week in Egypt.

It was the result of elections held in thr..

All is Fair in Egyptian Elections

Forecasting the results of an Egyptian election is not rocket science. A far more challenging occupation is to determine why Egypt bothers to stage elections in the first place.

It should come as no news that the National Democratic Party won three out four seats in the new National Assembly. This ‘remarkable’ result was achieved by stuffing bal..

Bush Says Iraq War Is Good for Israel
View Clashes With Opinion Of Israeli Aides

In sharp contrast to the growing consensus of Jerusalem’s security and political establishment, President Bush argued this week that Israel’s safety depends on democratization of the Arab world.

"If you’re a supporter of Israel, I would strongly urge you to help other countries become democra..

Islamists Lawyer Muntasir Al-Zayyat discusses the Egyptian elections with Asharq Al-Awsat

 
The recent parliamentary elections in Egypt, in which the Muslim Brotherhood won 88 seats, reveal the extent of the group’s popularity and the Egyptian people’s longing for change, according Muntasir al Zayyat, the lawyer representing Islamists in Egypt. This historic gain came as a resul..

The Electoral List of Abdul Aziz Sweeps in the Judges Club  Election


 
The most furious election of the Egyptian Judges Union resulted in Counselor Zakaria Abdul Aziz and his list winning. Accordingly, judges emphatically supported the Jurisdiction Law to be passed. They also called on reconsidering the vote irregularities of the outgoing parliamentary polls. In addition..

The Brotherhood’s Body Competes for Presiding Four Parliamentary Committees

 
The Muslim Brotherhood body in the parliament prepares to run for the presidency vote of four parliamentary committees; of agricultures, education, religion and culture, and media. The vote is expected to heat up as the ruling National Democratic Party musters its means to win missing the Muslim Brother..

Press Release
Group of Democratic Development calls the Egyptian President Mubarak to release one of its volunteers

The Group for Democratic Development (GDD) sent a quick calling upon the president, Mr. Mubarak, and the minister of interior, Mr. El Adli, asking for their intervention to rescue the fate of GDD’s volunteer observer, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Al Galeel Mohamed Saleem. Dr. Sale..

Islamists Ride Wave of Freedom
Religious parties in the Middle East are using democracy to gain power and legitimacy.

When Iraqis swarmed to the polls last week to cast ballots in parliamentary elections, the Bush administration hailed a democratic victory in a region creaking under the weight of corruption, cronyism and dictatorship.

But the outcome may not be what the a..

El-Ketatny: We Seek to Introduce an Amendment to Article 76 of the Constitutional

 
Muhammad el-Ketany, the president of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Block in the parliament underlined the importance of coordination between the MB’s block and the representatives of the National Front for Change in the parliament.
 
He explained that the MB is a part of the Front. Accordi..

A translation-with minor clarifications- of an article appeared in Al-Masrion web Site by Dr Rafeeq Habeab, an Egyptian theologian and a political thinker.
 
The latest decision by the president of the Arab Republic of Egypt to delegate power to Governors to deal with applications for demolition and construction of churches, of which previous planning..