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Oct 23, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s Constituent Assembly Referred to High Constitutional Court

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s Administrative Court on Tuesday referred a lawsuit on the fate of the Constituent Assembly to the High Constitutional Court. The decision means the status of the constitution-drafting body remains uncertain. 

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Oct 23, 2012

Egypt’s Draft Constitution Opens the Door to a Religious State

By Ragab Saad

The Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution will face its fate on Tuesday before Cairo’s Administrative Court, with many civil political parties and movements hoping for a verdict which will bring about the assembly’s dissolution. On the other hand, the Muslim Brotherhood is fighting to keep the current makeup of the assembly as is, […]

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Oct 22, 2012

Top News: PM: Govt Preparing Law for Stricter Sexual Harassment Penalties

By Egypt Source

The Cabinet is preparing a draft law that would impose harsher penalties against sexual harassment, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil said Monday, adding that it was a phenomenon that was “extraneous” to Egyptian society. 

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Oct 22, 2012

In Egypt’s Draft Constitution, Ambiguity of Article 9 Susceptible to Dubious Interpretations

By Basil El Dabh

While the Administrative Judiciary Court is expected to determine the fate of Egypt’s second attempt at a Constituent Assembly on Tuesday, issuing a verdict on its dissolution, the assembly members have already released a draft constitution that was met with opposition from political parties and human rights organizations. Article 9, which defines the state’s role […]

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Oct 19, 2012

Top News: Friday Prayers End, Marches Toward Tahrir Begin

By Egypt Source

Marches towards Tahrir Square have begun in neighborhoods around Cairo with the end of Friday prayers. Some have already reached the square. Protesters are demonstrating against the Muslim Brotherhood and its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party. 

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Oct 18, 2012

MorsiMeter Breaks Down the President’s Performance

By Nancy Messieh

Quickly after Egypt’s presidential elections came to an end, a few conscientious Egyptian citizens came together to form MorsiMeter, a site aimed at tracking the new president’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Listing the 64 promises made by President Mohamed Morsi as part of his electoral platform, the MorsiMeter documented how many promises […]

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Oct 18, 2012

Egypt’s Return of the Judiciary

By Tarek Radwan

Long in the making, the embers of a dormant showdown between President Mohamed Morsi and the Egyptian judiciary have started glowing hotter in the past few weeks. Observers smelled traces of smoke when Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud failed to convict 24 prime suspects in the Battle of the Camel, the February 2011 attack on […]

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Oct 18, 2012

A Reactive Approach to Sectarianism: Displacement by Governmental Consent

By Basil El Dabh

Cairo witnessed an outpouring of support on October 9th, as thousands of Muslims and Christians marched to the state radio and television building in Cairo to commemorate the 28 Christian protesters who had been brutally killed one year earlier in the Maspero massacre. The scene was reminiscent of the aftermath of the bombing of a […]

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Oct 18, 2012

Top News: Official Denies Morsi’s Intent to Issue NGO Law

By Egypt Source

An official source at the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs denied rumors concerning President Mohamed Morsi decision law to approve and issue the new NGO law. 

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Oct 17, 2012

The Ministry of Culture: From the Chicken Coop to the Storage Closet /وزارة الثقافة المصرية: من زمن الحظيرة إلى غرفة الكراكيب

By Ahmed Naje

“The intellectuals have entered the chicken coop.” Former Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny’s iconic words are a fitting description of his Ministry’s role under former President Mubarak, a position Hosny occupied for over 20 years. Download the PDF