Monday, 10 October 2011

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From Bridget Johnson, your Guide to World News
As young Egyptians have returned to the square time and again over the past several months to demand democratic reforms from the interim military government, some of those Arab Spring fears about Egypt's post-Mubarak direction have bubbled to the surface. ...Read more

Muslim Brotherhood
Many have expressed concern about the banned Muslim Brotherhood waiting in the wings to take a greater role in ruling Egypt. But just what is this group?... Read more
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Iran Regime Lashes Activist, Sentences Actress
Yet more new lows for the regime in Tehran. Spending a year in Evin Prison, a notorious hellhole where a special wing accommodates political prisoners, writers, dissidents, and anyone with a penchant for that basic human right known as free speech, is bad enough, but a student activist was sent out of the door after completing his sentence with 74 lashes. ... Read more

What is the power structure in Iran?
The Supreme Leader has final control over all things in Iran: politics, judicial appointments, religion, media, military, foreign policy, and the presidency. The position is appointed by the Assembly of Experts, which ranks lower in the power structure. ... Read more
See More About:  iran  ayatollah  parliament

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
The sixth and current president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. A civil engineer by trade who won favor with the ruling theocracy through unappointed governorships and administrative roles. ...Read more
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