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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 […]

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Feb 7, 2012

Will US-Egypt Relations Rupture Over NGO Probe?

By Mara Revkin

A week before Valentine’s Day, the Egyptian government’s brazen antagonism of American-funded NGOs has proven the old adage: “You can’t buy love,” not even with the 1.3 billion in annual military aid that the United States has lavished on its military.

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Feb 7, 2012

Top News: Military Moves Up Date of Presidential Election

By Mara Revkin

Under growing pressure for an expedited transfer of power to civilians, the SCAF has agreed to move up the start date for presidential candidate registration to March 10, originally scheduled for April 15.

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Feb 6, 2012

Top News: Clashes Continue in Cairo after Deadly Soccer Riot

By Mara Revkin

Violent clashes between protesters and security forces resumed near the Interior Ministry building late on February 5 in the fourth day of clashes since a deadly soccer riot in Port Said last week that killed at least 73 people.

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Feb 6, 2012

Can Egypt Avoid Pakistan’s Fate?

By Michele Dunne and Shuja Nawaz

One year after the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military is closing down civil society organizations and trying to manipulate the constitution-writing process to serve its narrow interests. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, where the military has also held sway for more than half the country’s existence — for much of that time, with […]

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Feb 3, 2012

Why Legal Entanglements of an Aging Movie Star and Billionaire Represent Crucial Tests for “New Egypt”

By Kurt Werthmuller

On Thursday, February 2, fallout from the previous day’s violent soccer clashes in Port Said overshadowed reports that Egyptian film star Adel Imam had been sentenced to three months of hard labor for “insulting Islam” throughout his long filmmaking career.  This is the second religious defamation case against an Egyptian public figure in as many […]