What choices available to the party and non-party, legitimate and illegitimate, opposition forces as the political regime’s intentions to restore the pre-winter 2004 situations by an iron fist are stating …
State of Emergency Extended: Between Combating Terrorism and Suppressing the Pro-Reform Movement
Under the title “State of Emergency Extended: Between Combating Terrorism and Suppressing the Pro-Reform Movement”, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized a seminar within the framework of Ibn …
Is the Egyptian Government Worthy of the United Nations Human Rights Council Membership?
On May 8th 2006, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies –CIHRS- held a seminar on “Is Egypt worthy of the United Nations International Human Rights Council (UNHRC)’s Membership?” The UNHRC …
Shall We Bid National Unity Farewell!!
In an attempt to come out with a reasonable justification for the recent religious and sectarian tension in Egypt, most of the intellectuals, political activists and advocates that were asked …
On the Fringe of the of the Sudanese Refugees’ Tragedy :Egyptian Racism –Curable or Not?
The brutal security cudgels that wasted tens of lives were not the most brutal thing that Sudanese refugees faced during the forceful break up of their peaceful sit-in strike in …
Reforming Egyptian Universities before Autonomy: Possible or Not?!
It is highly difficult to separate the aspirations for realizing autonomy of the university, maintain free academic research and other academic freedoms as well as lifting the heavy hand of …
The Rise of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Future of Reform
The achievement accomplished by the Muslim Brotherhood in the last parliamentary elections remains a widely controversial issue. The Group, still branded as “outlawed” by official and some unofficial circles, attained …
The future of the Egyptian new parliament
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) organized a discussion group under the title: “How long can the new parliament last?”, in order to assess the political and legal legitimacy …
Intellectuals and Democratization in the Arab World
Egyptian and Syrian thinkers have stressed the role of Arab intellectuals in bringing about the aspired democratization in the region, and called upon them to mingle with their societies, work …