Category: Blogs

NGO Initiative Aims to Criminalize Domestic Violence in Egypt (Video)

By Nancy Messieh

As concerns over women’s rights in Egypt’s draft constitution continue to surface, a topic that often receives little, if no attention at all, is that of domestic violence. Documentary filmmaker Jenny Montasir has created a short 6 minute video which sheds light on how domestic violence is perceived in Egypt, while touching on women’s rights […]

Top News: Carter Meets with Constituent Assembly Head

By Egypt Source

Former US president Jimmy Carter made a special visit to the Constituent Assembly’s headquarters in the Shura Council on Tuesday, where he met with the assembly head Hossam El-Gheriany.  

Egypt’s IMF Loan Tests its Islamist Government’s Boundaries

By Farah Halime

In the first test of how Egypt’s Islamist government will reconcile religious beliefs with a modern economic framework, the country is attempting to convince voters a contentious loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund is Sharia-compliant.

Boeing conducts first flight test of cyber missile

By Boeing

France and transatlantic relations under the Hollande government

By Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council

From Nicholas Dungan, Atlantic Council:  On the global stage, France under Hollande will revert to a more traditional Gaullist posture, with the goal of indépendance nationale.

When Will Egypt Sign a Program with the IMF?

By Mohsin Khan and Svetlana Milbert

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team arrived in Egypt on October 30, 2012 to negotiate with the Egyptian government a long-awaited $4.8 billion-plus loan. The IMF team led, by Andreas Bauer, is now in Cairo to have technical discussions on Egypt’s economic reform program to determine if it can be supported with a 1-year Stand-by […]

Top News: Ministry of Education and Al-Azhar to Discuss Education Reform

By Egypt Source

Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Education (MoE) have agreed to work together in order to reform the education system in Egypt. The reforms are to be implemented at the start of the next academic year. 

Would Romney White House Be a Trick or Treat?

By Harlan Ullman

On Oct. 31, in many countries, tens of millions of children will don costumes to celebrate Halloween and go “trick or treating” for candy and other trinkets. Encouraging treats is meant to discourage tricks. And costumes in the United States range from scary Frankenstein monster lookalikes to movie characters and celebrities such as Superman, Hollywood […]

2014: NATO Year Zero

By Julian Lindley-French

As I write this I am gazing down from on high over-looking the Po Valley that separates Bologna from Milan re-thinking NATO. That in any case was the title of the conference I have just attended (high level of course); Dynamic Change: Re-thinking NATO. Still, as I wrapped up the conference in my now accustomed […]