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Oct 15, 2012

Top News: Egypt Prepares Draft Law on ‘Political Thuggery,’ Ahram Says

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s government has drafted a law to combat “political thuggery,” in what it describes as an attempt to “protect the revolution and the society” from criminals and achieve security and stability, state-run Ahram newspaper reported today. 

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Oct 15, 2012

The Art of Helping Leaders Put Their Shoes On

By Alaa Al Aswany

In 1948 King Farouk was on his way to attend a ceremony marking the start of Ramadan. When the car stopped, the footman sitting next to the driver, tasked with opening the king’s door found that his door handle wasn’t working. He tried to open the door but couldn’t. Several awkward moments had passed since […]

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Oct 14, 2012

Morsi Overreaches and Flops

By Dalia Rabie

The three-day standoff between General Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and President Mohamed Morsi can be viewed as another attempt by the latter to flex his muscles and appease revolutionary forces. However, thanks in part to a media uproar, Morsi’s gamble backfired.

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Oct 12, 2012

The Struggle to Control Tahrir

By Nancy Messieh

Tahrir has witnessed countless clashes over the past year and a half, and today there is once again the need to set up a field hospital to treat the wounded, as harsh words are exchanged, conflicting slogans are chanted and men pelt stones at one another. The clash is not occurring between protesters and the […]

MENASource

Oct 12, 2012

Top News: Morsi dismisses Mubarak-era prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud

By Egypt Source

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday evening removed Mubarak-era Prosecutor General Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud from the post he has held since 2006. Abdel Meguid Mahmoud claimed late on Thursday that despite being fired, he would not leave his post. 

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Oct 11, 2012

Ongoing violations against NGOs in Egypt – Is there a way out?

By Mostafa Shaat

For the past year and a half, Egypt’s NGOs have been targeted through a systematic chain of repressive violations, culminating in an orchestrated smear campaign led by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and its interim cabinets. During this transitional period, the prospects of civil society and human rights advocacy in Egypt faced several […]

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Oct 11, 2012

Top News: Egypt’s Draft Constitution Unveiled Amid Political Divisions

By Egypt Source

The Constituent Assembly released an early incomplete draft of Egypt’s constitution for public discussion on Wednesday as it rebutted growing criticism by secularists, liberals and Salafists. The draft is incomplete, and does not include chapters on judicial authority or the military. 

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Oct 11, 2012

The Dismissal of Abushagur and Libya’s Leadership Crisis

By Karim Mezran

The dismissal of prime minister-elect Mustafa Abushagur by the General National Congress (GNC) on October 7 came as a shock. Just days earlier, the prime minister had revealed his much-delayed list of cabinet nominees – an unwieldy twenty-five in total – to the congress and public at large. The proposed government was widely scorned, and […]

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Oct 10, 2012

Maspero Massacre: The Turning Point in Post-Revolution Egypt

By Abdel-Rahman Hussein

Of the many dark days Egypt has witnessed post-revolution, because of an archaic, failed state whose back is to the wall, lashing out at all and sundry, the Maspero massacre would most probably count as the darkest of them all.

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Oct 10, 2012

Top News: New Poll Puts President Approval Rating at 78 Percent

By Egypt Source

A public opinion poll released Wednesday gives President Mohamed Morsy a 78 percent approval rating during his first 100 days in office, much higher than some others conducted recently.