Added on 21/12/2011
Tabsir
Afghanistan , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iraq , policeman , Syria , Women , Women's issues , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: It is a picture that has sent shockwaves around the world and provoked shame throughout Egyptian society.
Added on 20/12/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Adel Emara , Al Ahram Weekly , Asmaa Mahfouz , Boyd Tonkin , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Facebook , Gaber Asfour , Ibrahim Abdel Meguid , Literature , Mohamed Mansi Qandil , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , Tanta
M.LYNX-QUALEY: At a press conference today, award-winning author Mohamed Hashem was the target of accusations by the SCAF’s General Adel Emara.
Added on 15/12/2011
Lucy Emmerson
AFP , Army , Censorship , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , journalist and activist
LUCY EMMERSON: The case of Maikel Nabil, and that of many other writers, highlights the utter lack of respect for freedom of expression that currently exists in Egypt.
Added on 08/12/2011
Margaret Litvin
Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian military
MARGARET LITVIN, ARABLIT: If you are looking for a true understanding of the country’s relationship with its military elite read Mohammed Qandil.
Added on 07/12/2011
Common Ground News Service
Al Ahram Weekly , Army , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Food and Drink , Journalist , Manufacturing , Mohamed el Sayed , Mubarak , Salafist Al Nour party , Tahrir Square , the Al Ahram Weekly
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The huge turnout showed that Egyptians are hungry for democracy. Whoever comes to power, though, has three ‘top priority’ issues to address.
Added on 24/11/2011
Lucy Emmerson
Alexandria , Cairo , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests
LUCY EMMERSON: The number of protestors is growing but we haven’t yet seen the numbers in Tahrir Square grow to the levels of January/February. Who, though, has worked out the next steps?
Added on 21/11/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Zamalek , Alexandria , Cairo stadium , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Italy , Mediterranean , Premier League , President , Rubber bullets , Serbia , Soccer , Tahrir Square , Tear gas
JAMES M. DORSEY: It’s looking likely that the authorities will, for the second time this year, postpone or suspend professional soccer leagues.
Added on 15/09/2011
Tabsir
Arab Spring , Bernard Lewis , Democracy , Edward Said , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Europe , Jerusalem , Libya , Middle East , Syria , The Jerusalem Post , Tunisia , Women , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: Here we go again. ‘Orientalist Historian Takes Warped Freudian View of Entire Arab population.’ Hmm, what about all those women who were in Tahrir Square?
Added on 14/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Zamalek , Cairo , Cairo stadium , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , James M. Dorsey , Jordan , Nanyang Technological University , Nanyang Technological University's S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore , Premier League , President , Soccer
JAMES DORSEY: The militant supporters of Al Ahly and Al Zemalek, who were prominent in the 25th January Revolution, were instrumental in the attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.
Added on 13/08/2011
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , Al Azhar University , Al Qaeda , Army , autocratic President , Cairo , Civil society , Democracy , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Egypt’s Brotherhood , Facebook , Fidel Castro , Free Egypt Party , Gaza , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Journalist , Justice Party , Ku Klux Klan , Libya , Mobile Phones , model , Mohamed El-Baradei , Mohammad Adel , Mona , Mubarak's government , Muslim Brotherhood , Omar Suleiman , Osama Bin Laden , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tahrir Square , Taliban , Turkey , United States , United States government , Washington , West Bank
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: What exactly is the Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘game-plan’ for Egypt? One way of finding out is to talk to former loyalists…
Added on 07/08/2011
Michael J. Totten
Anwar Sadat , Armin Rosen , Army , Beirut , Bucharest , Budapest , Cairo , Center for Political and Strategic Studies , Democracy , EGP , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Electricity , Europe , Food and Drink , Free Egypt Party , Gamal Abdel Nasser , head of state , Hizballah , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Journalist , Lebanon , Middle East , Mohamed Hussein Tantawi , Mohammad Adel , Muslim Brotherhood , Paranoia , Prague , Prime Minister , Salafist , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Sweden , Syria , Tahrir Square , United States , vice chairman , Wafd , Wafd Party , Zamalek
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: I’ve spent a lot of time with the key players in Egypt’s developing democracy. It’s very clear that the real battle for the country’s – and the region’s – future has just begun.
Added on 05/08/2011
Jaco Stoop
Army , Egypt , Egypt Protests , LA Times , Ramadan , Supreme Council , Supreme Council of Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , the LA Times , US Federal Reserve , Youth
JACO STOOP: Demonstrators need to develop a new strategy to achieve their goals. Without grassroots support, demonstrations will not be tolerated
Added on 14/07/2011
David Roberts
Democracy , Doha , Egypt , Egypt Protests , MTV , Mubarak
DAVID ROBERTS: It’s perhaps the cynicism of age but looking back at the early days of the Egyptian revolution there were quite a few of us who raised flags that all wouldn’t be ‘rosy in the garden’.
Added on 11/07/2011
Michael J. Totten
Afghanistan , Beirut , Cairo , Damascus , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iraq , Lebanon , Muslim Brotherhood , Romania , Somalia , Tahrir Square , The Star
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: It’s my first trip back to the ‘Capital of the Arab World’ for a while and though much remains as ever there have been striking changes since the revolution.
Added on 11/07/2011
Juan Cole
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Barack Obama , Cairo , Casablanca , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Essam Sharaf , France , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hosni Mubarak , Italy , John Brennan , Libya , Middle East , Morocco , Muammar Qaddafi , Mustafa Abdel Jalil , Nicolas Sarkozy , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Obama , Obama administration , Oil states , Pentagon , President , Prime Minister , Rabat , Riyadh , Silvio Berlusconi , Syria , Tahrir Square , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Turkey , United Nations , United States , White House , Yemen
JUAN COLE: Protestors are out on Tahrir Square again, there is a television ‘debate’ in Syria about democracy, the Americans are working on Saleh while vacillating on Libya and protestors are out on the street in Morocco. A busy week in the region then.
Added on 08/04/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
American University , American University in Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Elliott Colla , Literature , Samia Mehrez , The Guardian
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Much has been written about the ‘banners of the revolution’. However, it is difficult to agree a translation that matches their spirit.
Added on 03/03/2011
Juan Cole
China , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , France , Hizballah , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Istanbul , Jordan , Libya , Mubarak , pence , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , Washington
KUSHA SEFAT, INFORMED COMMENT: The international conditions for revolution were ripe in Tunisia and Egypt. This is simply not the case in Iran.
Added on 25/02/2011
Jonathan Cook
Anwar Sadat , Army , Benjamin Netanyahu , Camp David , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian army , Ehud Barak , F-35 , Gabi Ashkenazi , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli military , Israeli Military Strength , Lebanon , Middle East , Military hardware , Olive oil , Prime Minister , Tel Aviv , United States , Washington
JONATHAN COOK: Israel has always presented itself as ‘the villa in the jungle’. The military in ‘the villa’ see an opportunity to secure additional U.S. largess.
Added on 20/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Army , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian government , Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Israel , Jerusalem , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Palestine , Peace , Ruhollah Khomeini , West Bank
KHALED DIAB:The change convulsing the Middle East is being viewed fearfully by Israel. But there’s an opportunity for it to improve its relationships…
Added on 16/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Berkeley , Cairo , California , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Gandhi , Hosni Mubarak , President , Serbia , Tahrir Square , The New York Times , Tunis , Tunisia , United States , University of California
MICHAEL NAGLER: Too little has been made of the measured, disciplined, non-violent approach of the majority of the Egyptian protestors. It’s an approach that is likely to pay substantial dividends.
