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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.

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Apr 4, 2012

The Muslim Brotherhood Goes “All-In”

By Tarek Radwan

Despite the risks, the Brotherhood’s incredibly bold move putting forth Khairat al-Shater as the group’s presidential candidate in Egypt’s upcoming elections indicates a shift to a surprisingly aggressive strategy seemingly geared at dominating almost all the major political institutions in the transition. The Brotherhood’s tactic — reneging on its previous promise not to field a […]

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Apr 4, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood Candidate Says Application of Sharia is Ultimate Goal

By Mara Revkin

Brotherhood presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater stated that the application of Sharia law is his ultimate goal. “I will rely on people of experience to help Parliament achieve that goal,” Shater said during a meeting of the Islamic Legitimate Body of Rights and Reformation, a moderate body of Islamic scholars.

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Apr 3, 2012

Egypt’s Outdated Leftist Movement In Need of Renovation

By Hany Ghoraba

Egyptian leftists and socialists have a branding problem. Instead of working to develop a constructive vision for the future, they are wasting time defining themselves in terms of what they are not, and in reference to their neoliberal political opponents. Leftists are building their political capital on criticism of neoliberal criticism, rather than thinking critically […]