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Friday, November 26, 2010

Egyptian gearing for General Election tomorrow.

:: Young Egyptians campaign for change.

AlJazeeraEnglish | November 26, 2010 - Egyptians will vote in parliamentary election on Sunday, but rights groups say the vote will be neither free nor fair.

There have been a series of government crackdowns against the media and opposition supporters ahead of the poll.Despite resistance from the government, young Egyptians are beginning to agitate for change.

Al Jazeera's Jacky Rowland has the story in Alexandria.





:: Egypt offers more seats for women

AlJazeeraEnglish | November 26, 2010 - Egypt has specified quotas for the number of parliamentary seats for labourers, farmers and other professionals.

Now more room is being made for women. Just in time for the election.

Only four women were elected in 2005. This time around, the Egyptian government has designated 64 seats solely for women. But critics say this is a ploy for the National Democratic Party to gain more seats rather than a genuine desire to give women more rights.

Al Jazeera's Ayman Mohyeldin explains.