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Top News: Egyptian opposition parties merge to form the Conference Party

By Tarek Radwan

As political parties scurry to establish themselves before the parliamentary elections, expected to take place after the constitution is approved, 10 parties have decided to merge and form a single political party, the Conference Party. Around 15 other political parties initially agreed on the idea of an alliance, adding that they would further discuss the […]

Morsi: from Backup Candidate to President with Absolute Power / مرسي من مرشح احتياطي لرئيس بصلاحيات مطلقة

By Haitham Tabei

In less than two months, Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi transformed from a ‘backup’ candidate into a powerful president. During his first days in office, it was said that he had no powers and was subservient to the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Office. Now he has become a president with expanded powers that give him control over […]

Fearing for Islam / الخوف على الإسلام

By Magdy Samaan

‘Innocence of Muslims’, the film that sparked a wave of violent protests across the Middle East is not the first work of its kind, deemed an unacceptable violation of religion by Muslims, while the west defends it as an example of freedom of expression. For the most part, protests of this kind are a simple […]

Top News: More than 70 Detained in US Embassy Protests

By Egypt Source

The Public Prosecution has said 142 people would be indicted for their alleged involvement in storming the US Embassy in Cairo, a spokesperson from the Interior Ministry’s media department said Sunday.

Michele Dunne Discusses Middle East Protests on Al Jazeera

Michele Dunne, Director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, appeared on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story discussing the anti-Islam film, Innocence of Muslims and consequent protests that spread across the Muslim world.

Top News: Egypt, US Struggle to Maintain Relations while Appeasing Public Anger

By Egypt Source

With the Egyptian public outraged about a film apparently produced in the US that allegedly insults the Prophet Mohamed, and the American public looking to Obama to condemn the breach of the US Embassy in Cairo by protesters last Tuesday, the governments of both nations have strained to cater to public opinion while still preserving […]

Muslim Brotherhood Backtracks on Calls for Protests

By Nancy Messieh

As protests spread across the region, making their way into Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, and further, Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is backtracking on its initial call for protests on Friday. Earlier this week, the Brotherhood’s Secretary General, Mahmoud Hussein, called for "peaceful protests on Friday outside all the main mosques in all of Egypt’s provinces", but on Friday released a […]

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 […]