Juan Cole Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Army , Cairo , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Iran , Islam , Mohammed Morsi , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
JUAN COLE: A deeply polarized country must face the reality that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cadre have scored an overwhelming victory.
Juan Cole Ahmad Shafiq , Alexandria , Cairo , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Iraq , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , President , United States , Wafd Party
JUAN COLE: Some of the figures coming out of the constitutional referendum cause raised eyebrows at the least. But there are deeper problems.
Crossroads Arabia Alexandria , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Brotherhood , High Court , Mohammed Morsi , Mohammed Mursi , pharaoh , President , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Supreme Judicial Council
CROSSROADS ARABIA: While they could hardly not report on it, I sense a lack of enthusiasm in Saudi media’s reporting on the clash between Egyptian President Morsi and the Egyptian judiciary.
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.
Crossroads Arabia Alexandria , Egypt , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Embassy , Suez
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Diplomat recalls and closure of the Embassy spells meltdown for Saudi-Egyptian relations.
Rania Al Malky Alexandria , Christians , Egypt , Freedom and Justice Party , Justice Party , MP , Muslim Brotherhood , New Year's Day , Orthodox Catholic Church , Salafi Al-Nour Party , United States
RANIA AL MALKY: Muslim residents attacked the home and shops of Coptic tailor, Murad Girgis following a relationship between him and a Muslim woman.
Juan Cole al-Masry al-Yawm , Alexandria , Army , Cairo , Coptic Church , Egypt , Egyptian military , Justice Party , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party , Prime Minister , Protests , Youth
JUAN COLE: If the military can depict the youth as wild men to the middle classes, it thinks it might remain in power, with a fig leaf of elections.
Lucy Emmerson Abdel Moez Ibrahim , Alexandria , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Elections , Freedom and Justice Party , Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party , Port Said
LUCY EMMERSON: By Egyptian standards, the chaos has been moderate. Today marks a good start to a process due to unfold over the next three months.
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?
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.
Common Ground News Service Alexandria , Coptic Church , Copts , Egypt , Manar Ammar , New Year's Day , southern Egypt
MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: The meeting between Mohamed Tantawy and Coptic Pope Shenouda III heralds positive change. Engagement is required.
Common Ground News Service Alexandria , Cairo , Christmas , Egypt , H.A. Hellyer , Institute for Social Policy and Understanding , Muslim Brotherhood , New Year's Day , Tahrir Square , UN Court , University of Warwick , www.hahellyer.com
H.A HELLYER, CGNEWS: The spirit of solidarity that was displayed by Copts and Muslims in Tahrir Square is embedded deep in Egyptian society.
Zeinobia Alexandria , Cairo , Damascus , Egypt , Egyptian army , Golan Heights , Hamas , IDF , Iran , Israel , Israeli embassy , Lebanon , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , Syrian army
I do not remember that the anniversary of Nakba was as hot and as intense as today seriously. The people want the right of the return, the people want to return back to Palestine. The big surprise of the day comes from Golan heights , yes the Golan heights specifically Majdal Shams where a […]
M.-Lynx-Qualey Alexandria , Bahaa Taher , BBC , Cairo , Christianity , Egypt , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Humphrey Davies , Khaled al-Berry , Salwa Bakr , Youssef Ziedan
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The pendulum between hope, denial and despair seems to be swinging ever quicker in Egypt. Literature however offers a longer view.
M.-Lynx-Qualey Al Ahram Weekly , Alexandria , Arabian Gulf , AUC Press , Bahaa Taher , Bahrain , Beirut , Cairo , Catherine Cobham , Christina Phillips , Columbia University , Denys Johnson-Davies , Editor-in-Chief , Edward Said , Egypt , Elias Khoury , Emile Habibi , Gamal al-Ghitani , Ghassan Kanafani , Google+ , Haifa , Hanan al-Shaykh , Hassan Nasrallah , Humphrey Davies , Ibrahim Abdel Meguid , Ibrahim al-Koni , Ibrahim Aslan , Ibrahim Jabra , Indiana University , Iraq , Islah party , Italy , Khairy Shalaby , Kuwait , Literature , Minister of Information , Morocco , Mourid Barghouti , Naguib Mahfouz , Novelist , Paris , Peter Theroux , Qatar , Radwa Ashour , Rashad Abu Shawar , Salwa Bakr , Samia Mehrez , Shakir Mustafa , Syracuse University , Syria , Tawfiq al-Hakim , United Kingdom , William Hutchins , Yemen Times , Yusuf Idris
M. LYNX-QUALEY: The Arab Writers Union has listed the Top 100 Arabic novels. Puzzling, annoying, lists such as this are nevertheless fun.
Common Ground News Service Alexandria , Cairo , Civil society , Democracy , Egypt , H.A. Hellyer , Hosni Mubarak , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Tahrir Square , University of Warwick , www.hahellyer.com
DR H.A. HELLYER, CGNEWS: The recent constitutional referendum delivered a resounding victory for the ‘Yes’ camp. Both sides, however, have a vested interest in protecting the freer, more plural Egypt that has emerged.
Common Ground News Service Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , International Atomic Energy Agency , Maryland , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party , President , The New York Times , University of Maryland
JASON PETRUCCI: An impressive turnout, an engaged electorate, robust debate – the constitutional referendum in Egypt has given the people a taste of real democracy in action.
Steve Royston Abdullah , Africa , Alexandria , America , Arab League , BBC , Bosnia and Herzegovina , China , Colonel , Egypt , European Union , Gaddafi , Hannibal , International Criminal Court , John McCain , Libya , Middle East , Military hardware , model , NATO , Noam Chomsky , Russia , Rwanda , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US congressman , Venezuela , Zimbabwe
Like millions of others, I’ve been watching, transfixed, as the drama in Libya plays out. I’ve also been listening to pundits and politicians on various channels as they debate and comment on the current situation. There appears to be a wide consensus – Venezuela and Zimbabwe excepted – that Colonel Gaddafi and his regime have […]
James M. Dorsey Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Masry , Alexandria , Ben Ali , Cairo , Cairo’s Military Academy Stadium , Colonel , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian military , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Kenya , Libya , Moammar Gadaffi , Mohamed Hussein Tantawi , Morocco , National Democratic Party , North Africa , Port Said’s Al Masry SC , Premier League , Rwanda , Soccer , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tunis , Tunisia , Zine Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: Tunisian and Egyptian reluctance to restart football reflects the changing role of soccer and the sense of empowerment felt by fans.
Zeinobia Al Ahram , Alexandria , Cairo , Economy , Egypt , Egyptian army , Gamal Mubarak , Hosni Mubarak , Mubarak , President , Saudi Arabia , Suzanne Mubarak , Tabuk
ZEINOBIA: The changing face of Egypt’s official newspapers, and reports into the whereabouts of Mubarak’s millions…
