Added on 28/06/2012
Sultan Al Qassemi
Egypt , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , UAE
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: There are two major concerns with the Muslim Brotherhood for the UAE: The most important is its relations with an offshoot network operating illegally in the country.
Added on 25/06/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Cairo , Egypt , elected president , Elections , France , Hamdeen Sabahi , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Mediterranean , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party , National Democratic Party , Novelist , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , Supreme Court
JUAN COLE: One problem for Mursi is mollifying the Egyptians who are terrified of him, fearing he wants to turn their fun-loving country into a grim Saudi Arabia.
Added on 21/06/2012
Editor, MEP
Army , Democracy , Egypt , President , SCAF , Video , Videos
VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Egypt’s army, the SCAF, has amended the constitution to retain control and make the President’s largely ceremonial…
Added on 21/06/2012
Editor, MEP
Ahmad Shafiq , Algeria , Baseball , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , President , SCAF , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , UN Court
JUAN COLE: You find it hard to escape the conclusion that the SCAF aren’t being very bright, and are unaware of how perilous their path is.
Added on 18/06/2012
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Al-Ahram Center , Cairo , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Hosni Mubarak , Mubarak government , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Omar Suleiman , President , Qatar , Qatari Government , Russia , SCAF , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , UN Court , United States , Washington
JUAN COLE: There seems to be no rational explanation why SCAF has moved now against parliament. That leaves only the irrational.
Added on 08/06/2012
Common Ground News Service
Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests
MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: Inspired by their Palestinian brothers protestors in Egypt and around the Arab world are adopting the hunger strike
Added on 03/06/2012
Common Ground News Service
Africa , Al Ahram , Army , Asia , BBC , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Suez Canal , Europe , Journalist , Justice and Development Party (AKP) , Manufacturing , Maryland , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Mustafa Abdelhalim , President , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Reuters , Suez Canal , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Turkey , University of Maryland
MUSTAFA ANDELHALIM, CGNEWS: Egypt is creating its own narrative. There are lessons to be learned from Turkey but it’s not a complete solution
Added on 27/05/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Cairo , Camp David , David Horowitz , Egypt , Egypt’s Suez Canal , France , Freedom and Justice Party , Hamdeen Sabahi , Iran , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Lyndon Johnson , Mubarak , Mubarak government , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , Nicolas Sarkozy , Novelist , Oil , oil monarchies , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Republican Party , Richard Nixon , Ronald Reagan , Suez , Suez Canal , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , United States
JUAN COLE: The Egyptian electorate seems to have a strong leaning for ‘law and order’. Very similar to the U.S electorate in the 1960s
Added on 23/05/2012
Common Ground News Service
Amr Moussa , Anwar Sadat , Arab League , Brookings Institution , DC , Economy , Egypt , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Iran , Lucy Chumbley , Malaysia , Maryland , Morocco , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , Turkey , University of Maryland , Washington
LUCY CHUMBLEY, CGNEWS: The role of religion in society is important for Egyptians but not as important as a strong economy.
Added on 18/05/2012
Tabsir
America , Columbia University , Egypt , Islam , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Turkey
HAROON MOGHUL, TABSIR: With their recent electoral success in Egypt there’s a lot being written about Salafists not all of it illuminating.
Added on 16/05/2012
Common Ground News Service
Bikyamasr.com , Civil society , Egypt , human rights lawyer , Manar Ammar , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Embassy , Twitter
MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: The recent flare-up between Saudi Arabia was inflamed by online activists. It’s time for cool heads to prevail.
Added on 11/05/2012
Francis Matthew
Citizen Journalism , Journalism
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Government has a huge influence on what is reported, even if in theory the relationship is supposed to be at a distance.
Added on 06/05/2012
Juan Cole
Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian military , Ministry of Defense , Salafists , SCAF
JUAN COLE: Could this be the prelude to a full military coup or is it just a series of skirmishes?
Added on 03/05/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al Azhar , Civil society , Coptic Church , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , freelance writer , International Atomic Energy Agency , Middle East , Mohamed El-Baradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Saudi Arabia , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , UN Court
NOUR BAKR, CGNEWS: If Egypt is to succeed in creating a true democratic environment the Muslim Brotherhood must engage fully with opponents
Added on 02/05/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Actor , Culture , Egypt , Literature , Majalla , Salafist
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Arrests of cultural figures, bans and now pharaonic statues covered in wax.
Added on 30/04/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Al Ahram , Al Ahram Weekly , Cairo , Egypt , Farouk , Gamal al-Ghitani , Literature , Naguib Mahfouz , Novelist , Paris , Tawfiq al-Hakim
M. LYNX-QUALEY: It may be Cairo’s oldest book market but heritage is no protector from increasing development
Added on 29/04/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Alexandria , Egypt , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Embassy , Suez
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Diplomat recalls and closure of the Embassy spells meltdown for Saudi-Egyptian relations.
Added on 26/04/2012
Rania Al Malky
Economy , Egypt , Newspapers
Daily News Egypt, the only independent English language newspaper published in Egypt has closed its doors after a 70% collapse in ad revenues.
Added on 19/04/2012
Juan Cole
Al-Hayat , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Democracy , Democratic Front , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Hosni Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim party , President , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square
JUAN COLE: Strange statements are emanating from Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. What are they up to?
Added on 14/04/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Addis Ababa , Cairo , Chile , Denmark , Edward Said , Egypt , future president , Hamlet , Ibrahim Jabra , India , Kenya , Latin America , Literature , Nasser , Omar Sharif , Oxford , Sadat , South Asia , Stalin , Syria , Tanzania , West Africa , Yusuf al-Qaradawi
HUSSEIN OMAR, ARABLIT: Nasser had a ‘Caesar Complex’ but for Egyptians and many other Arabs there’s only one Shakespearean hero.