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Feb 2, 2012

The Politics of a Deadly Soccer Riot

By Tarek Radwan

Yesterday’s match between Port Said’s Al-Masry soccer team and its Cairene rival Al-Ahly mutated into a brutal scene that claimed the lives of 74 Egyptians and wounded scores more, according to the Ministry of Health. Many questions surround the factors that provoked the worst outbreak of soccer violence in Egypt’s history and across the spectrum […]

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Feb 2, 2012

Shura Council Elections See Low Turnout and Voter Apathy

By Salem Mostafa Kamel

The High Electoral Commission (HEC) has announced the final results for the first round of Egypt’s Shura Council (upper house) elections. As expected, Islamist parties swept the elections: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Salafi Nour Party and independent candidates came ahead in all governorates except in Cairo where two female candidates […]

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Feb 2, 2012

Top News: 74 Killed in Deadly Soccer Riot

By Mara Revkin

Senior officials in Port Said and the Egyptian football association have been sacked in the wake of riots on February 1 at a football match that killed 74 people. The governor of Port Said resigned, while the city’s director of security and head of investigations were suspended and are now in custody.  DEADLY SOCCER RIOT: […]

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Feb 1, 2012

Top News: Brotherhood MPs to Chair Key Parliamentary Committees

By Mara Revkin

Members of the FJP-led Democratic Alliance won in votes for all but two of the committees in the People’s Assembly, led by speaker Saad al-Katatny. Senior Brotherhood leader Essam Al Erian became chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, and chairmanship of the Defence and National Security Committee went to Abbas Mokheimar, a Brotherhood member with […]

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Jan 31, 2012

Top News: January 31, 2012

By Mara Revkin

Political coalitions led by the Revolutionary Youth Union as well as women’s groups are organizing mass marches on January 31, dubbed, “Determination Tuesday,” converging on the parliament building to demand an end to military rule.

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Jan 31, 2012

Interview with Advisory Council Member Mona Makram-Ebeid: “The Time of Monopoly is Over”

By Mara Revkin

Pressure from protests in Cairo this week has made a noticeable dent in the military’s determination to stick to its previously announced transitional timeline, specifying the formation of a constituent assembly in March and a transfer of power to a civilian president through an election promised in June. In the presence of calls for a […]

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Jan 30, 2012

Why are so many upset about al-Azhar?

By Nathan Brown

In the past few days, Egyptians of various religious and political perspectives have expressed outrage about a decree-law on al-Azhar, Cairo’s millennium-old mosque and educational institution, that just appeared in the country’s Official Gazette.

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Jan 30, 2012

Top News: January 30, 2012

By Mara Revkin

The SCAF is considering ways to speed up the transition to civilian rule, including moving up the date for presidential elections.

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Jan 30, 2012

Sandmonkey and the Salafis Go to Court: One Egyptian Activist Challenges Ultraconservative Islamists with the Law

By Kurt Werthmuller

Egyptian blogger and political activist Mahmoud Salem, more commonly known by his online persona Sandmonkey, filed a civil lawsuit on Thursday, January 26th against the well-known and influential Salafi preacher Yasser al-Bourhami for the latter’s incitement of violence against Coptic Christians.

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Jan 29, 2012

Video: True or Not, Rumors of a Brotherhood-SCAF Bargain Spark Outrage Across Egypt’s Political Spectrum

By Mara Revkin

Whether or not an explicit “deal” has been negotiated between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), what matters is that a significant number of Egyptians are convinced of its existence.

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