Lately, the Arab world began to see accelerated developments. One side; Lebanon witnessed agitated vital popular movements which forced the government to resign in a unique unprecedented manner in the …
In Ibn Roshd Salon: Lawmen and politicians warn about the return of referendum system under the mask of elections
The experience of dealing with the Egyptian political system and the successive governments during the past years, lead many politicians, intellectuals, and lawyers to receive every decision issued by the …
In Ibn Roshd Salon: Experts and politicians express fears about amending the Egyptian Constitution
Activists and representatives of various Egyptian political movements warned against any attempts targeting the discharge of President Mubarak’s decree to amend article 76 of the Constitution purporting the election of …
WHY AREN’T ARABS DEMONSTRATING?
Some Egyptian intellectuals and academics agree that the reasons behind the weakness of demonstrations in the Arab World protesting the American war on Iraq are not only due to government …
In view of weakness of the street: On what does the opposition bet to achieve its objectives?
No doubt, the reform issue has imposed itself on the agenda of public opinion in Egypt, but this does not mean a promise to achieve any serious reform steps in …
Egyptian Journalists and democracy in the nineties
Translation revised and edited by: Magdie El Naiem Presented by: Dr. M. El Sied Saeed This book is the first detailed study covering the contribution of the Egyptian journalists in …
The Greater Middle East Initiative and the Arab Civil Society
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CHIRS) organized a seminar on “The Greater Middle East Project and the Arab Civil Society” yesterday. The purpose of the seminar was to discuss …
On the Alliance of Opposition Parties and the Civil Society
The signatory human rights institutions keenly follow up the current interactions on the political arena in Egypt. Such interactions are positive indications that the issues of political and constitutional reform …
?Why Did the Islamic State Fail in the Modern Age
Within the Ibn-Rashid Saloon, the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies organized a symposium titled “Why Did the Islamic Nation Fail in the Modern Age?” Among those who participated were …
In the Eleventh Training Course: Universities Students Propose a New Constitution Calling for a Parliamentary Republic and Two Periods for the President
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies held, over the period from the 8th through the 24th of August 2004, the eleventh training course on human rights for the students of …