Egypt

Egypt’s Constitutional Court backed the right of women judges to sit on the bench in the state’s administrative courts, despite opposition from conservatives, state media reported Monday . The ruling follows a dispute within the State Council, the top administrative court, over whether women... by womensphere.wordpress.com | related posts

Over at Global Voices Advocacy, Ramy Raoof draws attention to the recent disruption in Skype connectivity for Egyptians using USB modems. According to an exchange Raoof had with Vodaphone, a large internet service provider in Egypt, the government’s National Telecommunications Regulatory... by pomed.org/blog | related posts

As President Hosni Mubarak slowly reemerges from his recent gall bladder procedure, Nathan Brown of the Carnegie Endowment takes to FP’s Middle East Channel to explore Egypt’s chain of command as well the implications of its “stultifying political environment,” particularly with regard to... by pomed.org/blog | related posts

With elections for Egypt's People's Assembly, the lower house of parliament, set for this fall, the government has already begun its usual crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, an Islamist social organization and political party that is banned by law but allowed to operate with a low profile by the... by themajlis.org | related posts

There's an ongoing row these days over women judges in Egypt.  The country's  first female judge was appointed in 2002. Since then, 42 other women judges have joined the bench. But there are still no women overseeing Egypt's criminal courts, or in its State Council--a big... by arabist.net | related posts

Just say what you really mean, they're evil Jooooos ... CAIRO (AFP) - Egypt cancelled the formal opening Sunday of a renovated 19th-century synagogue in Cairo to protest what antiquities chief Zahi Hawass said were "provocative" Jewish and Israeli action. Hawass and Culture Minister Faruq... by weaselzippers.net | related posts