Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Mona Eltahawy writes against the repression of expression across the Arab world. The author notes that Arab “dictators” oppose the Danish cartoons because they think "freedom of expression” should have limits. The author redirects that call to Arab leaders themselves, arguing that they should have...
Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
The Art of Flight by Davin Anders Hutchins portrays the plight of Sudanese refugees in Egypt and how much they have to struggle for a reasonable life.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Nawwāra Najm writes on the protest camp of Sudanese refugees where they lived for three months, demanding resettlement outside of Egypt, and lashes out at the government for resorting to violence and mishandling the situation.
Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Nabīl Sāmu’īl Abādīr argues that NGOs promoting democracy should themselves be democratic.
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2006
There are calls for an investigation into the detention of some Sudanese children, including 14-year-old Kashan Adnan, Leila, 6, Adele, 5, Amal, 3, Ibrāhīm, 2, and many others, after the sit-in in downtown Cairo was broken up by Egyptian security forces.
Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Nearly 400 Sudanese refugees protested yesterday in front of the headquarters of the U.N. High Commission for Refugees in al-Muhandisīn, Cairo, demanding the commission to resume its aid program for them.
Date of source: Thursday, January 19, 2006
Egyptian authorities released 1550 Sudanese refugees after security forces cleared a protest camp in Cairo, an official source at the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told al-Ahrām.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The sit in of a group of Sudanese in Cairo ended in bloodshed with around 600 people being taken to Shibīn al-Kum prison.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of Sudanese refugees in several camps in preparation to deport those who have no UNHCR registry documents. About three million Sudanese are living in Egypt; most of them are crushed by abject poverty, including 50 million refugees and asylum seekers, with...