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Nov 28, 2012

Two Wrongs Do Not Make A Democracy

By Tarek Radwan

When Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi announced his now infamous constitutional decree last week, he probably expected some pushback – but nothing on the scale of what Egypt is witnessing today. In this turbulent transition, mistakes are bound to be made but Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood appear insistent on making it worse by not listening […]

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Nov 28, 2012

Another Election “Crisis” in Kuwait

By Richard LeBaron

Kuwait has more experience with elections than any other country in the Gulf and more than most countries in the Middle East and North Africa.  Its tiny population of eligible voters (currently around 400,000) has been going to the polls since 1975, and the number of crises involving the ruling al-Sabah family and the 50 […]

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Nov 28, 2012

Top News: Egypt Constitution Draft to be Finished Wednesday; President Stands by New Powers, Chief of Staff Says

By Egypt Source

The head of the assembly drafting Egypt’s new constitution said the final draft would be finished on Wednesday, and three other members of the assembly told Reuters the document would be put to a vote on Thursday.

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Nov 27, 2012

The Trust Deficit

By Mirette F. Mabrouk

Mohamed Morsi may be a new president but he’s developing a very steep learning curve. Last Thursday, possibly buoyed by his success in negotiating a ceasefire in Gaza, Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi released a new constitutional declaration giving himself almost unlimited, if supposedly temporary power. The declaration says that any law or decision issued by […]

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Nov 27, 2012

Why is the Muslim Brotherhood Waging War against the Media?

By Ahmed Naje

Nothing annoys the powers that be in Egypt like the media. In a speech after Friday prayers a few weeks ago, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi warned the public about the dangers of foreign-funded satellite channels, saying they distort the facts and slow progress. Days later, the prime minister announced that the broadcast of Egypt’s network, Dream, […]

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Nov 27, 2012

Top News: Morsi ‘optimistic’ about current instability; another Constituent Assembly member resigns

By Egypt Source

For up to the minute updates from the Tahrir protest today, follow: Ahram Online, Egypt Independent President Mohamed Morsi is optimistic that Egyptians will overcome the current political instability caused by his recent constitutional declaration, presidential spokesperson Yasser Ali said Monday, as the only woman on the Constituent Assembly’s drafting committee withdrew from the constitution-drafting […]

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Nov 27, 2012

Morsi tries with the judiciary what he did to the SCAF – and fails

By Michele Dunne

President Mohammed Morsi’s November 22 constitutional decree attempted to do to the judiciary what he did to the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) in August 2012:  strip it of political power, eliminate its influence over the constituent assembly and constitution, and remove it as an obstacle to his authority.  But Morsi is now […]

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Nov 26, 2012

The ‘Authoritarian’ Declaration / الإعلان الاستبدادي، لا الدستوري

By Yussef Auf

The 22nd of November will go down in history as the day President Mohammed Morsi issued, not a constitutional decree, but rather an authoritarian decree. Referring to his declaration as constitutional is an infringement on the nation’s very constitution as well as on its laws. At the same time, describing the decree as authoritarian may […]

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Nov 26, 2012

Top News: Morsi Will Not Rescind Power-Consolidating Decree: Source

By Egypt Source

The Egyptian president’s office said on Sunday it was committed to engaging "all political forces" to reach common ground on the constitution and stressed the "temporary nature" of a decree expanding President Mohamed Morsi’s powers. President Mohamed Morsi does not plan to rescind his latest controversial constitutional declaration, but will rather offer proposals to the […]

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Nov 24, 2012

Egypt’s Morsi: Back Down or Crackdown?

By Tarek Radwan

If ever there was a time when President Morsi could use a graceful exit, now would be it. After negotiating a fragile ceasefire between Hamas fighters and the Israeli Defense Force for which he received glowing accolades, Morsi now appears to be fighting his own war at home. The streets of Cairo are teeming with […]