Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
After the Muslim Brotherhood announced their plan to change the ‘banned’ group into a legal political party, many voices were raised in an evaluation of the group’s role in the political life throughout its history.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, the deputy head of the government’s National Council for Human Rights (N.C.H.R.), says in this interview that it is a right and a duty of the council to express its own views, even if they run counter to the government’s opinions, adding what really preoccupies the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2006
A critique of a member of the ’Kifāyah’ movement for showing intolerance towards press criticism.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2006
On Thursday, 12 editors-in-chief from
Egypt’s most
influential national newspapers issued a statement in which they condemned attempts by ‘yellow’
journalism to
insult Egyptian symbols, including President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak. Outlining the
current status of
the Egyptian press, the editors...
Date of source:
In
a series of articles the author discusses the issue of journalists’ demands to have the penalty of
imprisonment for publishing-related charges removed and the need to include certain criteria into
legislative
debates over this draft law, such as guaranteeing journalists’ rights of free...
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
The author argues that
Egyptian opposition groups have become more inclined towards seeking
the support of foreign power in order
to pressure the government, reflecting the weaknesses of these groups.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
The head of
the banned Muslim Brotherhood has declined to offer an apology for
his statements in an interview published by
Rose al-Yousuf newspaper in which he said "to hell with
Egypt and its people," which drew wide-scale angry
reactions in the Egyptian press.
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
The Islamic resistance movement, Hamās, has won a landslide victory in the recent parliamentary elections, raising questions about the future of the Middle East peace process.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Though some civil society organizations criticized the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and accused it of being a decoration and a beautification of the regime in the eyes of American politics, they started to rethink their position after the issuance of its first annual report.