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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.