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Apr 11, 2012

Fighting for a Maximum Wage: The Wrong Battle

By Hoda Youssef

With presidential elections in Egypt looming, candidates are competing to attract voters’ support in what is expected to be the most challenging and competitive race in the country’s electoral history.  One of the most appealing campaign pledges announced by many candidates is their intention to put a ceiling on public and government sector wages, in […]

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Apr 11, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Calls for Demonstration to “Protect the Revolution”

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Secretary-General Mahmoud Hussein announced that the group will participate in a million-man demonstration in Tahrir Square on April 13 aimed at "protecting the revolution” from attempts to restore power to the former regime.

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Apr 10, 2012

Brotherhood’s Presidential Bid Divides Egypt’s Islamists / الإخوان يثيرون انقساما بين الإسلاميين بالترشح للرئاسة

By Magdy Samaan

The Brotherhood’s decision to run for the presidency has thrown an unexpected wrench in an already unpredictable presidential race, creating tensions and divisions within the Islamist political movement. Al-Shater’s entry into a field of candidates that already includes three Islamists could split the Islamist vote. In addition to Khairat al-Shater, the Brotherhood’s deputy Supreme Guide, […]

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Apr 10, 2012

Top News: Court Suspends Constituent Assembly Over Constitutional Challenge

By Mara Revkin

The High Administrative Court suspended the constituent assembly on April 10 after ruling in favor of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the assembly’s formation.

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Apr 9, 2012

Top News: Mubarak VP to Run for President

By Mara Revkin

On April 6, former vice president and head of intelligence Omar Suleiman announced that he will run for president, reneging on an earlier decision to drop out of the race.

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Apr 9, 2012

Spring Without Flowers: Are Women Being Left Behind By Egypt’s Transition?

By Dalia Ziada

It is not a secret that Egypt’s democratic transition in general is hardly moving forward, slowed down and thrown off course by a seemingly endless series of challenges ranging from military’s failure in running the transitional phase, the purposeful undermining of the civil society, to the misbehavior of political Islamists, who seem determined to curb […]

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Apr 6, 2012

Will Khairat al-Shater’s Presidential Bid Cost the Brotherhood Its Imperial Dream? / هل يكلف ترشيخ الشاطر الإخوان الحلم الإمبروط

By Magdy Samaan

The dream of the Muslim Brotherhood, as it has been articulated since the days of Hassan al-Banna, has been to build the individual Muslim, his family, community, and government in accordance with the principles of Islam. After decades of restraint, the Brotherhood’s bold decision to nominate Khairat al-Shater for the presidential election could unravel what […]

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Apr 6, 2012

News: Rocket from Sinai Strikes Israeli Resort Town

By Mara Revkin

Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Jants blamed “terrorists” in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula for launching at least one rocket at the Israeli resort town of Eilat on April 5.  The police chief for South Sinai denied reports that rockets were fired from the Sinai.

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Apr 6, 2012

Are the Muslim Brothers Worshipping Themselves More Than God and Nation? / هل يَعْبدُ الإخوان “الجماعة” من دون الله والوطن؟

By Saad Eddin Ibrahim

Reflecting on the recent debate over the Muslim Brotherhood winning the majority of seats in parliament, and the two houses appointing from a Brotherhood-dominated constituent assembly that will draft Egypt’s new constitution, I am reminded of two very revealing conversations I have had with people who posses deep knowledge of the group. These discussions shed […]

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Apr 5, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood delegation visits Washington

By Mara Revkin

A member of the visiting Muslim Brotherhood delegation told a group at Georgetown that the group believes in a constitution based on "Sharia principles not Sharia rulings." The delegation also stressed the importance of free trade and foreign direct investment.