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Sep 13, 2012

Photo Essay: September 13 Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces at the US Embassy

By Mosaab Elshamy

Protests first broke out on Tuesday, sparked by an anti-Muhammad film which surfaced this week. The inflammatory film brought thousands of protesters to the US embassy, among them supporters of the conservative Salafi parties as well as Ultras, a group of young football supporters known for their active involvment in street protests in Egypt. Since […]

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Sep 13, 2012

Morsi and Brotherhood Responses to the Anti-Muhammad Film and Subsequent Protests

By Nancy Messieh

The Muslim Brotherhood has released several statements in response to the anti-Muhammad film that surfaced earlier this week, leading to protests taking place at the US embassy in Cairo, and US consulate in Benghazi. President Mohamed Morsi issued an initial statement on Facebook on Wednesday, elaborating on the same points during a speech at the […]

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Sep 13, 2012

The System of Government in Egypt’s Draft Constitution / نظام الحكم بمشروع الدستور الجديد؛ رؤية نقدية

By Yussef Auf

The formation of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution of post-revolution Egypt has been described using largely the same terms used to depict the first transitional period from February 2011 to August 12th of this year: haphazard, confusing and ambiguous.  This state of confusion has reigned since the election of members of the […]

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Sep 13, 2012

Top News: Morsi Condemns Film, Pledges to Protect US Embassy Staff

By Egypt Source

President Mohamed Morsy condemned on Thursday the amateur film which many see as offensive to Prophet Mohamed and Islam and which is prompting protests across the region. Morsy called the Prophet a red line that should not be crossed, and said he supported peaceful protest but not attacks on embassies. 

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Sep 13, 2012

Misunderstanding Plagues the US Embassy Protest over anti-Muhammad Film: A First Hand Account

By Jayson Casper

The sad spectacle on display at the US Embassy in Cairo on September 11 shows nearly everyone in a poor light. Sadder still is that most parties involved acted from a sense of virtue, but misunderstanding and prejudice corroded the good intentions. As EgyptSource resident contributor Tarek Radwan ably described, the protests at the US […]

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Sep 12, 2012

Breaking Down the Attack on the US Embassy in Cairo

By Nancy Messieh

In the wake of the attack on the US embassy in Egypt, talk of attempts to sow sectarian strife are once again at the forefront of local media, and this time the Egyptian government and the Muslim Brotherhood both point at a group of Coptic emigrants living in the US. While protesters directed their anger […]

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Sep 12, 2012

Picking up the Pieces and Honoring Ambassador Stevens

By Karim Mezran and Danya Greenfield

The violent attack on the US consulate in Benghazi and the tragic deaths of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other American embassy staff should provoke a thorough reassessment of priorities by the Libyan and the US governments.

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Sep 12, 2012

Top News: Egypt Calls on US to Stand Firm Against the Film’s Producers

By Egypt Source

Dr. Hisham Qandil demanded Wednesday that the U.S. administration to take a firm stand against the producers of the film offending the Prophet (Muhammad) within the framework of international covenants which criminalizes acts that stir up disorder on the basis of race, color, or religion. 

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Sep 11, 2012

Inflammatory Film Brings Thousands to US Embassy: A Summary

By Tarek Radwan

Word of a film originating in the United States that depicts the Prophet Muhammad having sexual intercourse and questioning his role as a prophet spread like wildfire across the streets of Egypt. Shortly thereafter, approximately two thousand protesters (many of them bearded, but with the front lines consisting mainly of the overzealous Ultras) appeared at […]

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Sep 11, 2012

Small Victory for Egyptian Campaign Against Compulsory Military Service

By Nancy Messieh

The ‘No for Compulsory Military Service Movement’ founded in 2009 has received little local media attention, save in connection with the imprisonment of one of its founders, Maikel Nabil, last year. Nabil, a pacifist and long-time opponent of the military institution in Egypt was sentenced on charges of ‘insulting the military’, and spent almost a […]