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Top News: Clinton Reassures Egypt’s Morsi on U.S. Assistance

By Egypt Source

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reassured Egypt’s new Islamist president on Monday that the United States would forge ahead with plans to expand economic assistance despite anti-American protests that cast new shadows over U.S. engagement with the region.

Morsi Interviews: Foreign Relations in New York, Domestic Issues in Cairo

By Nancy Messieh

Arriving in New York to attend the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, where he is expected to discuss, among other things, Egypt’s position regarding the current situation in Syria, President Mohamed Morsi gave a bit of insight into his priorities during an interview with the New York Times. Morsi took the interview as […]

Top News: Supreme Administrative Court Upholds HCC Verdict Leading to Dissolution of People’s Assembly

By Egypt Source

The Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) ruled Saturday to uphold the verdict of the High Constitutional Court (HCC) deeming the People’s Assembly, formed after national polls in November 2011 unconstitutional. The assembly was dissolved on the basis of that verdict. 

Michele Dunne Discusses US Policy Toward Egypt on NPR

In the wake of protests that swept the Middle East, in response to the anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims, Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East spoke on NPR’s All Things Considered about the role the US administration can play in the aftermath. 

Egyptians Will Not Hand Over Weapons to Morsi / المصريون لن يسلموا مرسي أسلحتهم

By Magdy Samaan

A few days ago, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced a forthcoming amendment to the law on arms and ammunition.  The amendments provide immunity for anyone in possession of unlicensed weapons or ammunition, if the weapons are handed over to police within 180 days. The amendments also exempt them from civil penalties such as arms or […]

The Mohamed Mahmoud Mural: Whitewashing Cairo’s Memory of the Past

By Soraya Morayef

Someone once asked if Cairo graffiti was a trend that would die out eventually. As a documenter of the past 18 months’ worth of street art around Cairo, I had noticed that most street art was sparked, influenced and shaped by politics. Graffiti was made for, during and after protests on the streets of Cairo, […]

Top News: Israel troops kill 3 gunmen in Egypt border clash: Reports

By Egypt Source

Israeli troops on Friday shot dead three heavily armed gunmen who sneaked across the Egyptian border and ambushed troops, averting "a very big terror attack," a military spokeswoman told AFP.

Inside the Muslim Consciousness

By Nader Bakkar

The offensive film, “Innocence of Muslims”, which depicts the Prophet (PBUH) in a derogatory light, is just another episode in a lengthy and absurd series of events dating back to 2005, which continue to show contempt for the feelings of two billion Muslims around the world. For that reason, I do not agree with those […]

Top News: New Constitution to Reduce Presidential Authorities, Morsi will Finish 4-Year Term

By Egypt Source

The Constituent Assembly has reduced, in the draft of the new constitution, the authorities of Egypt’s executive and given the right to parliament to hold the president accountable, said Salah Hassab Allah, member of the  System of Governance Committee, a body affiliated to the Constituent Assembly. 

Individualism versus Community in the Egyptian Psyche

By Tarek Radwan

The protests that began in Egypt and spread to the far flung corners of the Muslim world reflect a very real disconnect in the basic philosophies and strategic interests that guide the actions of populations within these countries. Few recent analyses, if any, scratched deeper below the socio-political surface to expose the source of the […]