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2	Brotherhood MP Criticizes Al-Azhar Imam’s Statements on Stri... Ali Laban (member of Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc) has strenuously criticized the statements made by Sheikh Mohamed Tantawi, Grand Imam of al-Azhar, to Saudi newspaper Ukaz deeming strikes religiously forbidden.

2	The Princess and the Facebook Girl Once upon a time, in a kingdom far, far away, there lived a beautiful princess. Hers was a fairytale existence of spectacular palaces and footmen with gleaming swords and, of course, a handsome prince.

2	Interview of the President by Mona Shazli, Dream TV, Egypt From my perspective, the Egyptian-U.S. relationship is a very important part of our Middle Eastern foreign policy, for these reasons: one, Egypt has got a proud history and a great tradition, and a lot of people look to Egypt for help.

2	Arab Reform Bulletin: May 2008 The growing role of non-traditional media has pushed the state to try to curb them through various mechanisms. Several bloggers have been arrested, including Moneim Mahmoud (editor of the Ana ikhwan or "I am Brotherhood" blog).

2	Unfair Sentence Against blogger Tariq Biasi The Syrian Human Rights Committee condemned the unfair sentence issued on Sunday 10/05/2008 by the exceptional Supreme State Security Court against the detained youth Tariq Omar Biasi.

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How the internet is challenging Egypt’s government Although the general strikes of April 6 and May 4 drew limited public participation, they have revealed an important new political phenomenon in Egypt: political mobilization by young, second-generation internet users via blogs, YouTube, and Facebook.

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MB MP Condemns Low Education Budget Ali Ismaeel (member of the MB parliamentary bloc) has submitted a query to the Premier regarding a statements made by the Minister of Education about demanding 28 million pounds for education development and the refusal of the Minister of Finance to allocate this demand any funds.

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Brotherhood MP Criticizes Delivering Egypt Natural Gas to Is... Mahmoud Megahed (member of Muslim Brotherhood Parliamentary Bloc) denounced exporting natural gas to the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and other European countries while failing to deliver it to Cairo densely-populated districts like Matariyah, Ain Shams.

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The EU, Israel and Hamas The US has embarked on a new attempt to solve the Arab-Israeli conflict, backed by wide international support. But the situation on the ground between Israel and the Palestinians is so bad that peace looks out of reach for now. The Palestinians are divided and feuding; half of them are outside the peace talks and virtually at war with Israel. Clara Marina O’Donnell suggests how the EU can help resolve the current stalemate and improve the prospects for peace, in particular by convincin

2	Rally At the Bar Association on Nakba Day The forum of the Popular Committees for Supporting Resistance is organizing a rally before the Bar Association on Thursday 1:30 pm to express solidarity with the Palestinian resistance in the occasion of the Nakba anniversary.

2	Public March to Mubarak’s Palace Protesting Gas Exports to I... The Egyptian Public Campaign Against Exporting Gas to Israel is organizing a peaceful march beginning from the Nile bridge down to Al-Oruba Presidential Palace on May 20.

2	Egyptian human rights groups critical of EU report on Egypt A coalition of Egyptian human rights organizations have objected to a recent European Union report on Egypt that they say ignored major abuses, Almasry Alyoum reported Monday.

2	One world condemns the torture of the face book activists One world foundation for development and civil society care condemns the kidnapping and torturing Ahmad Maher Ibrahim who works as a civil engineer and the real founder of the strike group on the face book website.

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HRInfo Condemns Blocking Kefaya Website The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said today, that the website of the Egyptian Movement for Change:Kefaya "http://Harakamasria.org" was blocked in Egypt and the Internet users who have access to Internet through the T-Data Company, the largest Internet Service Providers in Egypt, which is controlled by the Egyptian Government since 4th May.

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Resurrecting the Wall of Fear: The Human Rights Situation in... Over the past several months, Syrian authorities have engaged in a harsh campaign of repression against leading dissidents and human rights activists. The crackdown, overshadowed by developments elsewhere in the region, has received scant media coverage in the U.S. and Europe.

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Egypt: The Prospective Politics After the Increase in Food P... The increase in the price of bread, a number of repurcussuions of the larger inflation of food prices on a global scale in recent years, has brought about manifestations, arrests and fatalities. Egypt questions its future, in the light of a probable withdrawal of Mubarak to the candidacy for the next presidential elections in 2011.

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How should we deal with Hamas? Some believe that a wide-scale military operation aimed at toppling the Hamas regime is needed. Yet they do not think about the price of such operation in terms of both Israeli and Palestinian lives, as well as the diplomatic and immoral errors inherent in such operation: namely, the current government in Israel may end up turning IDF casualties into the silver platter for the establishment of a Palestinian state.

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HASAN AL-BANNA AND HIS POLITICAL THOUGHT OF ISLAMIC BROTHERH... Perhaps the most sophisticated approach to the ideology of Pan-Islam, in the new situation of Nationalism-bound Egypt of the 920s and 1930s, was developed by Hassan al-Banna, The founder, in 1929 and general guide of The Muslim Brethren (Jami’ah Ikhwan Muslimin).

2	Election Preferences on the Arab Street Zogby International and the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami conducted a poll last month of 6 Arab publics: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

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Survey: Gulf Between Democracy in Theory and Practice The basic democratic principle that "the will of the people should be the basis for the authority of government" is supported by overwhelming majorities throughout the world, according to a major new survey [.pdf] of more than 17,000 adults in 19 countries released Monday.

2	Underbelly of Egypt’s Neoliberal Agenda It was business as usual for Orascom, a gigantic Egyptian conglomerate with major interests in everything from Cairene highway construction to Red Sea luxury resorts to cell phones in Iraq.

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What is at Stake in Kuwait’s Parliamentary Elections? Despite recent electoral reform, Kuwait’s parliamentary election on May 17 will produce little change and continue to foster a parliament more adept at blocking the ruling family than initiating positive change, argues Middle East expert Nathan Brown

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Two More Brotherhood Members Accused of Supporting Hamas The Higher State Security Prosecution decided Sunday to detain Dr. Mohamed Saber (MB vet, businessman, and leading member in Kalyoubiya governorate) and relief activist in Arish city Bassam Adam for 15 days. Their case was attached to that of Al Azhar Professor of Religious studies Al Faramawi.

2	Arab TV feels the pinch of new broadcast limits Spread across the top of this city’s crooked skyline like a field of mushrooms, satellite dishes absorb signals beamed from across the Arab world to send images of pop stars and politicians to the throngs of families living below.

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Anti-siege committee: Allowing in small fuel quantities an I... The popular committee against the siege stated that the Israeli occupation manipulates one and a half million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip when it allows in every few weeks small quantities of fuel supplies enough for one day and disregards the international demands calling for stopping this crisis.

2	Egypt: leading opposition website blocked According to the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, the website of the leading Egyptian Movement for Change - Kefaya, has been blocked in Egypt since May 4 by the government-owned Internet service provider TE Data, Egypt’s largest ISP

2	Health ministry: Entire health services doomed to collapse d... The health ministry in the PA caretaker government on Monday warned that the entire health services in the Gaza Strip are doomed to collapse due to the repeated power outages and lack of fuel to operate generators.

2	A Place to Read, and Comment on, Times Articles in Arabic As part of Generation Faithful, our ongoing series examining the lives of young people across the Muslim world at a time of religious revival, The New York Times has established an Arabic-language blog.

2	Arab Public Opinion & the U.S. in 2008 In 2008, Arab attitudes toward the U.S. remain at alarmingly low levels. Concern with U.S. policy is the reason. And because the U.S. role in the region is so critical, interest in the American elections is high across the Arab world.

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West Bank journalists detained by PA intelligence The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) strongly condemns the distention of three Palestinian journalists and a columnist by the Palestinian General Intelligence Service (GIS) in Bethlehem and Qalqilya towns in the West Bank on Thursday, 8 May 2008. PCHR believes that such arrests constitute an attack on press freedoms and the right to freedom of expression, which are ensured by the Palestinian Basic Law and international human rights instruments.

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European Commission ignorance of Egypt’s freedoms Twelve human rights organizations in Egypt have criticized the European commissariat’s report because it ignored all human rights issues in Egypt. They added that such a report has left off the Egyptian organizations’ visions as well as the concerns of the European Parliament’s report in January that stressed the bloody deterioration of human rights conditions in Egypt.

2	Muslim Brotherhood Member Killed in Sudan Clashes Ahmad Gomaa, a leading Muslim Brotherhood member in Northern Cairo, has been killed in the Saturday night assault by Darfur rebels on Khartoum.

2	Gaza bakeries stop working due to lack of fuel, electricity Owners of bakeries in Gaza Strip on Sunday announced that their bakeries had closed down due to the lack of fuel, gas and electricity that were blocked by Israeli occupation authority.

2	Zahraa El Shater Appeals for Justice Daughter of imprisoned Muslim Brotherhood third-in-command Khairat El Shater has written a letter of appeal after her father was denied medical treatment four times by prison officials, which she says will threaten his life.

2	Statement: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Ceasefire in Lebanon The Muslim Brotherhood expresses deep sorrow and concern over the ongoing infighting among Lebanese factions in Beirut. We fear that the situation will deteriorate, leading to dangerous disputes and bloodshed.

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Hamas: The Palestinian people cannot be blamed if they break... The Hamas Movement stated Saturday that the Israeli occupation turned the Gaza Strip into a dark tomb, warning that the Palestinian people cannot stay passive towards that and cannot be blamed if they break the siege by their own means.

2	Brotherhood MPs Condemn Barring Candidate From Seeking Vacan... The Egyptian regime continues it irresponsible practices against the constitution that add fuel to public discontent and diminish all hopes of reform and development.