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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 […]

MENASource

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 […]

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Nov 23, 2012

Egypt: Divided into Two Camps

By Nancy Messieh

On Friday, President Mohammed Morsi gave a heated speech outside the presidential palace, before an enthusiastic crowd of his supporters, chanting “The people want God’s law,” calling also for the dissolution of the Supreme Constitutional Court. An equally enthusiastic group of Egyptians amassed in Tahrir protesting against a constitutional decree passed by Morsi the day […]

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Nov 22, 2012

Morsi, a New Pharaoh in Town?

By Dalia Rabie

President Mohamed Morsi’s controversial constitutional declaration left many wondering whether it was a necessary evil to purge Egypt’s judiciary or merely a power grab disguised as such. The seven-article constitutional declaration announced Thursday night arguably paved the way for a new dictatorship as Morsi significantly broadened his powers, giving himself complete immunity until a new […]

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Nov 22, 2012

Morsi Rewrites the Rules of the Game, Again

By Tarek Radwan

Just when Egyptians thought that the interim period had started to settle down, President Mohammed Morsi issued a game-changing constitutional decree that has set the political scene on fire. Despite the Constituent Assembly’s problems in drafting the new constitution, the parliamentary vacuum giving Morsi unprecedented power, and the judicial adversity to the executive branch, the […]

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Nov 21, 2012

Egypt’s Constitutional Drafting Process Shows a Diverse Population Ready for Democracy

By Sahar Aziz

“Egyptians are not ready for democracy” — this was Mubarak’s flippant response to domestic and international calls for political reform in Egypt.  The past few months put this fallacy to rest. Political grandstanding and posturing aside, the heated disputes show a sophisticated debate on the role of religion, individual rights, and power sharing among the […]

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Nov 21, 2012

Appoint or Elect the Constitutional Committee of Libya?

By Karim Mezran and Duncan Pickard

Now that Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) has appointed and installed a government, its attention will turn to the selection of a committee to write a new constitution for the country. The fundamental question in this debate is whether or not the committee should be popularly elected or appointed by the GNC.Some in the eastern […]

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Nov 21, 2012

Banking on the Brotherhood: The Egyptian Predicament in Gaza

By Ahmed Younis

On the heels of the Arab spring, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood finds itself in a series of intermingled problems that threaten to thrust it and Egypt into regional chaos and further domestic frustration.    The recent volley of artillery between Hamas and Israel place Egypt, Egyptian interests and its identity front and center in the […]

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