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Egyptians, Islamic leaders, condemn US military shooting, fear the future

Egyptian Islamic leaders have condemned the shooting of American troops at Fort Hood after speculation that Maj. Nidal Hassan had links to radical Muslim leaders in the United States. Prominent Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Goma’a wrote in the Washington Post that he “was shocked as any sensible human being was when I learned about the senseless, appalling and cowardly act of violence in Fort Hood...

Egypt police officer gets some justice for torturing mentally disabled

CAIRO: In a move that has already received much praise from human rights advocates in Egypt, police Col. Akram Soliman has been sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of torturing and assaulting a mentally disabled man in the northern port city of Alexandria. The case had sparked much outrage among activists and rights group in the country, but the verdict handed down, while some argue is not a stiff enough penalty, has appeased many who feared the officer would get off without jail time...

What China’s $10 billion means for Africa

CAIRO: China continued its push in Africa over the weekend at an international conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, offering the continent $10 billion in concessional loans. The two-day forum on China-Africa Cooperation began on Sunday and many analysts see Beijing’s efforts to establish itself as the top development partner in Africa as a sign the Chinese are moving forward on their plans to push out from Asia and enter the global community, as a leader not a follower...

Egypt, Arab world anxious for Marwa killer’s verdict

Egyptians are waiting anxiously for a verdict to be delivered by a Dresden court in the killing of a pregnant Egyptian woman in July. Marwa el-Sherbini’s killing sparked massive outrage across Egypt and the Arab world after Western media failed to report on the killing until anti-German statements were yelled at an Alexandria demonstration days after the pregnant woman was knifed down inside the German courtroom...

In Egypt, it's who you know

It isn't really about whether Gamal Mubarak, the younger son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, would be a good leader. That is not the point. It is partly about him as a person and what he represents, but more about what he would take from Egyptian society if he became president: hope...

Egypt’s MB and their money: where does it come from?

CAIRO: Don’t ask, don’t tell. This is the unspoken policy of the Muslim Brotherhood in terms of where their money comes from. The reason is simple, the Egyptian government has cracked down on the banned political opposition group since its surprise showing in the 2005 Parliamentary elections that saw them take nearly one-fifth of the seats, running candidates as independents...

Despite struggles, Brotherhood searching for new leader

Most analysts are hopeful that Akef’s successor will continue the strong hostility toward Al Qaeda style jihad activities and a commitment to the political process, which the Brotherhood has already shown capable of participating...

Egypt’s Airport Crackdown

Travis Randall called his friends briefly on September 1, to inform them of his arrival at Cairo International Airport. The excitement in his voice could easily be heard as the young American headed to customs for the simple scan of the passport and the usual “welcome” that accompanies Americans into Egypt. But twelve hours later, Randall was forced onto an EgyptAir flight back to London after authorities had told him he was on a ‘list’ of persons not being allowed into the country...

New Age Orientalism

This is a new Middle East. It is one that is now home to the irreverent study abroad American who has chosen Cairo, Amman or Beirut as the new location for the semester of partying, replacing Paris and London...

Egypt: Police violence no joke, says victim

60-year-old Fouad Mohamed Youssif slams his fist to the table in anger, yelling loudly that the Egyptian government is “a dirty government.” Youssif has much reason to hate the government after a number of police officers barged into his flat in Sayeda Zeinab last summer – an area of Cairo near downtown – and beat him up as they were looking for his son...

How to lose hearts and minds American style

The CIA is under investigation for abuses and torture of al-Qaida suspects. Guess what? This is not how Washington is going win hearts and minds...

Arab media on hard times

Lebanon-based Menassat, which launched in September 2007 with much fanfare, but abruptly ended publishing on September 1, shocking the region’s journalists who had seen the company grow over the past two years into one of the staples of Arab media coverage...

Egypt: Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood not working

Silence and arrests only serve one purpose: popularization of these groups. They must be given a chance to fail, or succeed. If they are not given this opportunity, then why would people stop supporting the only group they view as legitimately fighting for their desire?..

Egypt looking for last-ditch Palestinian deal

Egyptian diplomats have sent a document to Palestinian leaders outlining a new proposal over political prisoners and a possible new path toward what is being called reconciliation elections...

Egypt's gets top economic reform marks by USAID

The American Agency for International Development (USAID) put Egypt on a list of countries described as among the most reforming countries in the administration of projects...

Rising food costs in Egypt as inflation lowers

Egypt’s Agency for Mobilization and Statistics reported this week that the cost of a number of food items in the country continues to rise even as inflation decreases across the board...

Egypt government's anti-fasting campaign

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...

Who is your favorite Arab moderate?

Rashid Khalidi, the Edward Said Professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University and author of numerous books on the Middle East, argues that the concept “moderate” needs to be reexamined as whole...

Solidarity for Bloggers, Aboul Fotouh curtailed by Egypt security forces

There was no violence, but the police presence highlighted the pressure being put on the Brotherhood in recent months. As soon as the Brotherhood leaders arrived, plainclothes thugs began pushing journalists and activists away from the scene, arguing with a number of reporters. “You’re not going in, so let’s just end this,” one police thug said in an effort to move a group of journalists standing watch...

12 MB arrested in Alexandria raid

The Muslim Brotherhood reported late on Saturday that at least 12 members were arrested in a dawn raid on Friday in the northern city of Alexandria. According to the banned Islamic group, state security raided a Scouts camping excursion in the Haggari area of the Mediterranean city...