Foreign funding is one of the controversial issues that trigger much debate in the political arena, especially after the government has accused human rights organizations of receiving millions of dollars from American and European organizations to harm our national security. This accusation prompted many members of the People’s Assembly to approve the various restrictions the new NGO law placed on the activities of NGOs [working in Egypt]. The new NGO law allows the Minister of Social Affairs to dissolve an NGO that receives foreign funding without the approval of the Ministry.