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Reformists, Ever Bolder, Take on Mubarak


(Jerusalem Post) Orly Halpern - In a spontaneous show of support, more than a thousand Egyptians calling for change showed up Wednesday at an ad-hoc rally calling for the release of Al-Ghad party leader Ayman Nur, arrested Sunday for allegedly forging nearly 2,000 signatures to secure a license for his political party. Al-Ghad spokesman Walid Riyad said Nur was arrested because "his aim is to change the system of government, so a president can only serve for two terms and no more." "There are still serious problems in accepting the existence of opposition parties," said former U.S. ambassador to Egypt Edward Walker.
2005-02-03 00:00:00
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