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Oct 30, 2012

Unofficial English Translation of Egypt’s Draft Constitution

By EgyptSource

English translation of Egypt’s draft constitution, provided by Democracy Reporting International. Translated from the original Arabic draft provided here. Available as a PDF download below. Download the PDF 

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MENASource

Oct 30, 2012

New Salafi Party Signals Leftist Trend in Islamist Economics

By Mara Revkin

The ideological spectrum of Egypt’s Islamist scene is most often broken down in degrees of religious conservatism and relative commitment to Islamic law. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) occupies the middle-ground, flanked on the left by the moderate Wasat Party and revolutionary-oriented Islamists including former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and […]

MENASource

Oct 29, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly Will Be Reshaped If It Doesn’t Draft Constitution As Scheduled

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsi said that he will reshape the Constituent Assembly (CA) if it did not draft the constitution within six months of its formation, expressing hope that the CA should finalize the constitution with a national consensus. 

MENASource

Oct 29, 2012

Photo Essay: Security in the Sinai

By Mosaab Elshamy

Army checkpoints on the road to Sinai are almost an indication of a region at war. The vast peninsula bordering Egypt with Gaza and Israel rose to the forefront of the new Egyptian government’s troubles after an army checkpoint was attacked by unknown militants last Ramadan, killing 16 soldiers. This was not the first attack […]

MENASource

Oct 26, 2012

Top News: Police Arrest Two Activists from Nasr City Checkpoint

By Egypt Source

A statement issued by the Youth for Freedom and Justice Movement on Thursday said a policeman at a checkpoint in Nasr City arrested one of its members, along with a member of the Popular Current’s executive board, early in the morning. 

MENASource

Oct 26, 2012

HRW Welcomes Appointment of Civilian Judge to Investigate Military Crimes

By Nancy Messieh

Described by Human Rights Watch (HRW) as a first step towards accountability for military abuses, civilian judge Tharwat Hammad was appointed to investigate military responsibility in the killing of protesters under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).  With over 136 accusations brought against the former Minister of Defense and SCAF head, Hussein Tantawi, as […]

MENASource

Oct 25, 2012

A Home with No Husbands: A Glimpse at Internal Egyptian Migration

By Jayson Casper

In many villages of Upper Egypt, the extended family lives together in the same complex. In a fair number of these families, however, there are no men present. Qufada, a small village in Upper Egypt, is no exception. High rates of unemployment force the men of the family to look beyond the borders of the […]

MENASource

Oct 25, 2012

Top News: Constituent Assembly: Prime Minister Will Be Chosen from the Majority in Parliament

By Egypt Source

The Committee on the System of Governance in Constituent Assembly yesterday amended the text of Article 143 for the selection of the Prime Minister, agreeing that the president task the majority party or coalition with forming a new government. 

MENASource

Oct 24, 2012

Dismissals and Convictions Plague Egyptian Media

By Nancy Messieh

Initial concerns over media restrictions in Egypt have not subsided with two new incidents surfacing in the past two weeks indicating a continued clamp down on freedom of the press. Paired together with a draft constitution that does not go far enough to guarantee a free media, the outlook remains bleak.

MENASource

Oct 24, 2012

Top News: Opposition Rebuffs President’s Invitation for Constitution Talk

By Egypt Source

Opponents of the Constituent Assembly have rejected President Mohamed Morsy’s invitation for a dialogue, arguing that his call "lacks the clarity and mechanisms that ensure its earnestness."