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Reactions to the Court’s Suspension of Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

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Mar 6, 2013

Reactions to the Court’s Suspension of Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections

By Nancy Messieh

Today, Egypt’s Administrative court referred the electoral law to the Supreme Constitutional Court and suspended parliamentary elections slated for April 22. Below are immediate reactions to the ruling:

MENASource

Mar 6, 2013

A Lose-Lose Gamble: An Asymmetric Conflict Between Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and the Opposition

By Wael Nawara

“They are killing Egypt slowly. Strangling it. She is suffocating day by day. Until one day there will be nothing left.” A taxi driver said to me. “Who?”, I asked. “Everyone. The Opposition. The Muslim Brotherhood. Everyone. Morsi is no good. I don’t even think he is calling the shots. But dealing with such a […]

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Mar 6, 2013

Egypt’s Elections in Limbo, Again

By Mara Revkin

Egypt’s Administrative Court upended the timetable for parliamentary elections slated to begin on April 22 by canceling President Mohamed Morsi’s presidential decree calling for a vote and ordering that the recently drafted electoral law – marred by claims of gerrymandering and procedural flaws – be resubmitted to the Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) for further review. […]

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Mar 6, 2013

Top News: Election Law Referred to SCC, House of Representatives Elections Delayed

By Egypt Source

House of Representatives elections have been delayed after the Supreme Administrative Court referred the election law recently passed by the Shura Council to the Supreme Constitutional Court, questioning the constitutionality of Article 2.   GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION NSF mulls satellite channel, political merger to strengthen position The National Salvation Front announced Tuesday plans to launch a […]

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Mar 5, 2013

Women in Egypt through the Narrative of Graffiti

By Soraya Morayef

The past two years of street art in Cairo have been a fascinating narrative of the political and social turmoil of Egypt since January 25. Graffiti artists have documented the uprisings and downfalls beset upon our society, depicting the struggles of those without a voice. One interesting thread to follow is the narrative of Egyptian […]

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Mar 5, 2013

Top News: Strong Egypt Party to compete in elections, NSF to challenge electoral law in court

By Egypt Source

The Strong Egypt Party is to participate in coming elections for the House of Representatives, Egypt’s lower house of parliament. Meanwhile, National Salvation Front spokesperson Ahmed al-Borai said Monday the NSF planning to challenge the electoral law at the Supreme Constitutional Court and the State Council in the coming few days GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Strong Egypt […]

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Mar 5, 2013

A Starting Point: Boycotting as a Campaign and Comprehensive Alternative

By Amr Hamzawy

This is our situation in Egypt: a society divided between participators and boycotters, a public that asks what good is participation under unjust rules and the effectiveness of boycotting; citizens whose preferences change by the minute and hour rather than by the day and the week; and a state of constant flux accompanied by fear […]

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Mar 5, 2013

Overcoming Political Polarization in Libya

By Karim Mezran

Recent developments in Libyan politics demonstrate a remarkable regression in terms of both institution-building and security. Unfortunately, the latest political polarization has the potential to make the situation deteriorate further.

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Mar 5, 2013

Syria: Kerry’s Opening to the Free Syrian Army

By Frederic C. Hof

Last week in Rome Secretary of State John Kerry turned a page in US policy on Syria by announcing food and medical assistance to elements of Syria’s armed opposition. While critics of administration policy bemoaned the absence of night vision goggles and body armor from the inventory of non-lethal assistance to be provided, Kerry’s breakthrough […]

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Mar 4, 2013

Top News: US to Give Egypt US$190 mn, Need for Consensus for IMF Deal

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi met with US Secretary of State John Kerry at Ettehadiya Palace in Cairo Sunday. The American official said the US would give Egypt US$190 million to support the government’s budget, according to Reuters.  GOVERNMENT & OPPOSITION Opposition groups in Egypt’s Mahalla to launch ‘popular parliament’ Opposition groups in Mahalla, an industrial city […]

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