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Feb 21, 2013

Once Again: The Unconstitutionality of the Election Law

By Yussef Auf

As was expected, Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ruled many provisions of the proposed Elections Law and Exercise of Political Rights Law, as unconstitutional. This decision reflects the continuing state of disarray that colors the legislative process in Egypt, both in the constitutional drafting process and the passage of laws. The SCC found that amendments […]

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Feb 21, 2013

Top News: Egypt Passes Electoral Law, Paves Way for Elections

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s Shura Council, the upper house of parliament, adopted on Thursday an electoral law as amended by the Constitutional Court, clearing the way for President Mohamed Morsi to set a date for lower house elections.  

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Feb 21, 2013

United States Needs to Show Egypt Some Tough Love

By Michele Dunne and Robert Kagan

President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry need to pay attention to Egypt — now. The most populous Arab country, poster child of the Arab Spring, faces a looming economic crisis and a widespread breakdown in law and order, including increasingly prevalent crime and rape. Either will cripple Egypt’s faltering effort to become a stable democracy.

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Feb 20, 2013

‘No’ to Political Violence, Because…

By Jayson Casper

Cynics throughout Egypt could only smirk. Thousands of Islamists protested against the recent wave of political violence, answering the call of one of its most notorious perpetrators, the Jama’a Islamiya. Throughout the 1990s they led an armed campaign against the Mubarak regime, as well as targeting tourists in a bid to discredit the state. In […]

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Feb 20, 2013

Top News: Shura Council Accuses SCC of Undermining Lawmakers

By Egypt Source

Members of the Shura Council accused the Supreme Constitutional Court on Tuesday of undermining lawmakers following its rejection of several elections law articles governing parliamentary polls.  

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Feb 19, 2013

FJP and Ministry of Social Affairs: An Identical Vision for Civil Society in Egypt

By Mohamed Zaree

The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood recently proposed a draft civil society law. Submitted by the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, led by Dr. Mohammed Ali Bashar, a Muslim Brotherhood and FJP leader, the draft would replace current law No. 84 of 2002. This coincided with the […]

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Feb 19, 2013

Top News: Morsi’s Advisory Team Less Diverse after Months of Walkouts

By Egypt Source

After seven months, Mohamed Morsi’s presidential advisory team has lost 11 out of its 21 members, primarily because of resignations. The majority of the remaining members are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.

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Feb 19, 2013

Syria: Thinking Strategically

By Frederic C. Hof

What is it that the United States wants to accomplish in Syria?  What should be done to achieve it? These are simple questions. Yet there are no simple answers. What we want and how to get it are contentious issues. Yet when it comes to matters of national security there are few governmental processes more […]

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Feb 18, 2013

Top News: SCC Declares Five Articles of Election Law Unconstitutional

By Egypt Source

The Supreme Constitutional Court rejected five articles of a draft election law on Monday and sent the text back to the Shura Council for redrafting in a move that may delay a parliamentary poll due in April.  

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Feb 16, 2013

This Week in Egypt – February 16, 2013

By Egypt Source

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