Egyptian Americans
Overview
Situated in northeast Africa, Egypt (known since 1971 as the Arab Republic of Egypt) occupies an area of 390,000 square miles (1,010,100 sq. km.). With 90 percent of the la...
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Cairo (dpa) - A prominent Egyptian-American sociologist and human
rights activist, known for his opposition to the government, has been
advised not to return to Egypt, the E...
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ROME, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Director Gavin Hood hopes his film
"Rendition" about the U.S. practice of deporting suspected
terrorists to foreign jails will raise public awareness and help
stop abuse o...
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One of Egypt's most outspoken government critics, an Egyptian-American academic, said he has been warned not to return to his native country for fear of arrest "or worse" amid a crackdown on dissid...
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Egypt was meant to be a test case for President Bush's push for greater democracy in the Middle East. But stalled reforms and bitterness over the jailing of hundreds of dissidents are haunting his ...
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President Bush's fast-track plan for a Mideast peace agreement got a welcome endorsement Wednesday from a nation long seen as a key Arab mediator. Bush responded by pulling his punches on the human...
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