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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

Catch up on the latest EgyptSource content every week, with analysis, news updates, photos, videos and more.

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Feb 15, 2013

Learning to Stare at the Sun

By Alaa Al Aswany

Some years back the US press uncovered a scandal in which Catholic priests were abusing children at church. The US press fought to document the abuses until the church finally apologized and the accused priests went on trial. The church recently appointed a special investigator, Father Robert Oliver, to look into any sexual abuse within […]

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Feb 15, 2013

Top News: NSF and Nour Party Agree – Qandil and Cabinet Must Go

By Egypt Source

The Salafist Nour Party met with members of the National Salvation Front (NSF) opposition umbrella group in a closed meeting on Thursday. The NSF and Nour Party agree on the importance of the resignation of Hisham Qandil’s cabinet.

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Feb 14, 2013

Top News: Cabinet Passes Restrictive Protest Law

By Egypt Source

The Cabinet approved a new draft law to regulate public demonstrations on Wednesday. The new law, yet to be approved by the Shura Council, has been met with criticism, the provisions within the law suggest that it restricts civilians’ right to demonstrate and seeks to justify police crackdowns on protesters.