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Feb 13, 2012

Top News: Gen. Dempsey Discusses NGO crisis with Field Marshal Tantawi

By Mara Revkin

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff discussed the NGO crisis with Field Marshal Tantawi in Cairo on February 11. Results of the discussion were not made public, but Field Marshal Tantawi later stressed the importance of maintaining strong ties with the U.S. in a meeting with the cabinet.

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Feb 10, 2012

The Pitfalls of Protests Without Leadership تطوير الهجوم بلا قائد

By Magdy Samaan

In the past two months, public appearances by members of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) have become increasingly rare, and they have grown accustomed to the insulting anti-military slogans emanating from persistent protests in public squares across the country.  This week, the revolutionary forces have decided to escalate their tactics by […]

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Feb 10, 2012

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Calls for Dismissal of Cabinet

By Mara Revkin

The Muslim Brotherhood issued a statement on February 9 demanding that the SCAF allow the replacement of the current prime minister and cabinet with a new coalition government formed by Parliament, which would amount to an immediate transfer of power. PROTESTS: 1) Marches began to converge on the Defense Ministry building in Abbassiya after Friday […]

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Feb 10, 2012

Will Egypt and the US Let the “Filul” Win?

By Denis Sullivan

Why is Egypt prosecuting American freedom and democracy activists? It’s baffling, no question about it.  Look first at the “who” is behind this. “Egypt” is not behind this attack on American civil society activists; instead, it starts with one woman, Fayza Aboul Naga, the Minister of International Cooperation (yes, believe it or not, that’s her […]

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Feb 10, 2012

Soccer, Egypt, and SCAF-Sponsored Hooliganism

By Sahar Aziz and Khaled Beydoun

Across the world, soccer occupies a sacred space that stirs up feverish nationalism and ardent fidelity to a team.  Team loyalties often mirror a nation’s social and political fault lines.  Egypt’s February 2 soccer game-turned-massacre, therefore, was the SCAF’s sinister manipulation of the sport to attack the revolutionary youth and terrify Egyptians into supporting their […]

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Feb 9, 2012

Top News: SCAF Claims “Damning Evidence” Against Accused NGOs

By Mara Revkin

The SCAF issued a defiant statement on February 9, asserting that Egypt’s international relations with the US are governed by the common interests of both parties, and that "Egypt does not bow to the domination of anyone." The SCAF reiterated that the NGO case is in the hands of the judiciary, noting that the Ministry […]

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Feb 9, 2012

Egypt’s Constitution: Conflicting Visions

By Mara Revkin

In the wake of the deadly Port Said soccer riot on February 1, fears that a new Egyptian constitution will produce a dysfunctional and undemocratic outcome are rapidly coming to a head. The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has been pushing to draft a new constitution at breakneck speed, and its most recent […]

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Feb 9, 2012

SCAF’s Complicity in Port Said Violence Cannot Go Unpunished

By Bahaa Hashem

 When Hosni Mubarak’s former Interior Minister Habib El-Adly headed Egypt’s feared and notoriously repressive security apparatus, the ministry amended its former slogan, “The police serve the people” to “The police and the people serve the nation,” signaling a subtle yet insidious shift in the institution’s philosophy and mission. After the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak last […]

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Feb 8, 2012

Top News: Muslim Brotherhood Condemns Calls for Civil Disobedience Campaign

By Mara Revkin

Muslim Brotherhood secretary-general Mahmoud Hussein condemned calls for a general strike by workers and students on February 11, warning that such actions would threaten Egypt’s future.

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Feb 7, 2012

Egyptian Sovereignty: A Legitimate Concern or a Thin Veil for Repression?

By Tarek Radwan

US-Egyptian relations have suffered the worst blow since the Camp David Peace Accords were signed in 1979 due to the unrelenting position of the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of International Cooperation to pursue the prosecution (or rather, persecution) of individuals working for foreign-funded NGOs in Egypt. Despite the Obama administration’s repeated warnings against […]