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Apr 23, 2012

Top News: Egypt Denies Permits to 8 American NGOs including Carter Center

By Mara Revkin

The Ministry of Social Affairs denied the requests of eight American NGOs seeking permission to operate in Egypt. One of the NGOs is the Carter Center, which was seeking to deploy observers to monitor the presidential election.

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Apr 20, 2012

Thousands Rally in Tahrir Square to “Protect the Revolution”

By Mara Revkin

Tens of thousands of protesters representing the Muslim Brotherhood, al-Azhar and over 30 other liberal, leftist and Islamist groups are participating in a mass demonstration in Tahrir Square. 

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Apr 20, 2012

Behind Political Games, Egypt’s Big Picture Looks Increasingly Bleak

By Sara Ashour

Egypt’s political map is changing so rapidly that it’s almost impossible to see the big picture, when all of the component pieces are constantly in motion. Like a chess board, Egypt’s major political players are making bold moves. Last month, the Brotherhood nominated a presidential contender after repeatedly promising for a whole year that they […]

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Apr 19, 2012

Presidential Disqualifications: Judicial Independence or SCAF Meddling?

By Tarek Radwan

Last week, the news that the Supreme Presidential Elections Commission (SPEC) had disqualified 10 candidates in Egypt’s race for the presidency dominated the headlines.  The decision barred the three most polarizing figures who had decided to run: Hazem Abu Ismail representing the Salafi bloc, Khairat al-Shater representing the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), […]

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Apr 19, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Joins Calls for Mass Protest in Tahrir Square

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party announced its intended participation in a mass demonstration planned for Friday April 20 that had originally been organized by April 6 and other secular groups citing as one of their grievances the Brotherhood’s alleged alliance with the SCAF. The April 6 Youth Movment and over 34 political groups have […]

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Apr 18, 2012

Top News: SPEC Rejects Appeal for Ten Disqualified Candidates

By Mara Revkin

Egypt’s Supreme Presidential Election Commission (SPEC) announced on April 17 its final decision to disqualify ten candidates from the presidential race, including the Salafi candidate Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Leader Khairat El-Shater and Mubarak’s former intelligence chief Omar Suleiman.

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Apr 18, 2012

Egypt’s Constitution: The Crisis and a Proposed Exit / دستور مصر: الأزمة و رؤية للخروج منها

By Yussef Auf

Deep political contention has emerged over the creation of the Constituent Assembly — charged with drafting Egypt’s post-revolutionary constitution —  revealing with great clarity the many shortcomings of the transitional administration which has been in power since February 12, 2011. On the one hand, it has become evident to everyone at this point that the […]

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Apr 17, 2012

Will the SCAF Use the Constitutional Crisis as Pretext for a Power Grab?

By Mara Revkin

Perhaps the only way to explain the haphazard and self-destructive pattern of the SCAF’s decision-making over the past year is political amnesia: Having apparently forgotten the uproar over the military’s first attempt to influence the constitutional process, the SCAF is now on the verge of repeating one of its most dangerous mistakes. As the 100-member […]

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Apr 17, 2012

Top News: Military Pushes for Constitution Before Presidential Election

By Mara Revkin

Former presidential candidate Mohamed ElBaradei condemned the SCAF’s insistence on drafting a new constitution before the presidential election and said he plans to establish new political party.

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Apr 16, 2012

Will Egypt’s Power Struggle Turn Violent? / هل ينزلق الصراع حول السلطة في مصر إلى العنف؟

By Magdy Samaan

As the date of the announcement of the final slate of presidential candidates approaches on April 26, the level of political tension is rising to its peak. The announcement on April 26 will narrow the field of possible candidates competing to lead Egypt’s transition in the coming years. But the political instability that Egypt has […]