Added on 08/08/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Algeria , Arab Spring , Arab world , Army , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Islamism , Member states of the African Union , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the Union for the Mediterranean , Member states of the United Nations , Politics , Tunisia , War/Conflict
RAMZY BAROUD: The parallels between the two countries are uncannily similar. What route will the Egyptian people choose?
Added on 31/07/2013
Tabsir
Arab world , Egypt , Middle East , North Africa , Politics
DANIEL M. VARISCO: When you make the big decision to write a blog you are faced with a number of important choices
Added on 20/07/2013
Juan Cole
Africa , Arab world , Economy of Egypt , Egypt , Foreign relations of Egypt , Geography of Egypt , Liquefied natural gas , Macro-engineering , Politics , Red Sea , Suez , Suez Canal , United States
JUAN COLE: Recent events in Egypt don’t seem to hold much appeal for the major news corporations in the U.S but all Americans have a stake in what happens there
Added on 18/07/2013
Common Ground News Service
Al-Nour Party , Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Freedom and Justice Party , Islamism , Islamist groups , Middle East , Mohamed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Protests in Egypt
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: Whatever your views about what has happened recently in Egypt it’s clear where we need to go from here.
Added on 15/07/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Africa , Arab Spring , Army , democratically-elected president , Dostour Party , Egypt , Egyptian military , Egyptian presidential election , Egyptian revolution , Hosni Mubarak , Islam in Egypt , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Protests in Egypt
RAMZY BAROUD: It’s a dismal, depressing conclusion to make following events over the past two weeks. But it’s clear what ‘democracy’ means for Egyptians
Added on 09/07/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Barak Obama , Democracy , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Elections , Government of Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Islam in Egypt , Islamism , Legitimacy , Middle East , Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Shura Council , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Syria , United States
HANI SHURKALLAH, TABSIR: How could the people of Egypt support the parody of democracy that the Muslim Brotherhood had established?
Added on 07/07/2013
Tabsir
Arab Spring , Arab world , David Brooks , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Islamism , Middle East , MORSI CORP. , North Africa , Politics , THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY
DANIEL M. VARISCO: David Brooks is taking a dangerous road by ascribing what he calls ‘mental deficiencies’ to the Egyptian people.
Added on 05/07/2013
Juan Cole
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Freedom and Justice Party , Islam , Islam in Egypt , Islamism , Kuomintang , Mohamed Morsy , Muhammad Morsi , Muhammad Mursi , Muslim Brotherhood , officer , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Saad Katatni , Tamarrud Movement , War/Conflict
JUAN COLE: The Muslim Brotherhood faces a choice. If they go one route it could lead Egypt into a period of profound and long-lasting devastation
Added on 05/07/2013
Crossroads Arabia
Abdul Aziz , Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz , Asia , Egypt , Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia , House of Saud , King , Kings of Saudi Arabia , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Outline of Saudi Arabia , Politics , Politics of Egypt , Saudi Arabia , War/Conflict
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Most Gulf countries have been circumspect in their reaction to the toppling of Morsi’s government. Not so Saudi Arabia
Added on 02/07/2013
Juan Cole
Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Freedom and Justice Party , Islam in Egypt , Middle East , Mohamed Morsi , Mohamed Morsy , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President
JUAN COLE: President Morsi has no one to blame but himself. By imposing a ‘Brotherisation’ of Egyptian politics he has forced the opposition onto the streets.
Added on 29/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Arab world , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Football in Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Mohammed Morsi , Nonviolence , Politics , Politics of Egypt , President , Protests in Egypt , Soccer , Tahrir Square , Tamarud , Turkey , Ultras , Ultras Ahlawy , War/Conflict , Zamalek SC
JAMES M. DORSEY: Militant football fans are arguably Egypt’s largest civic group. They’re preparing to confront President Morsi as they previously did Mubarak
Added on 21/06/2013
David Roberts
al-Udeid Air Base , Asia , Economy of Qatar , Egypt , Emir , France , General Secretariat for Development Planning , Politics , Qatar , United States , Western Asia
DAVID ROBERTS: The Qatari authorities have a very difficult diplomatic tightrope to walk and they have to play their hand with consistent skill
Added on 13/06/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Arab , Arab Christians , Arab League , Arab nationalism , Arab people , Arab world , Asia , Christian Arabs , Egypt , Fertile Crescent , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Iraq , Lebanon , Michel Aflaq , Middle East , Politics , Religion/Belief , Syria , United States , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: Any possibility of a Pan Arab national identity is being destroyed each day that people are being butchered in the name of a particular sect
Added on 05/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Cairo , Egypt , Erdogan , Fethullah Gülen , Islam , Islamism , Istanbul , Ottoman architecture , Politics , President , Tahrir Square , Taksim , Taksim Square , Tourism , Turkey , Turkish architecture , Turkish art , War/Conflict
JAMES M. DORSEY: Once again battle-hardened football fans are taking the lead in confronting a regime. We’ve been here before.
Added on 31/05/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Asia , Egypt , Fatah–Hamas conflict , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Israel Abbas , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Philadelphi Route , Politics , Rafah , War/Conflict , Western Asia
RAMZY BAROUD: Gazans rejoiced when their neighbours in Egypt experienced freedom. The consequences for Gaza of two years’ revolution in Egypt though are dire
Added on 12/05/2013
Tabsir
Asia , Egypt , Houthis , Islamic states , Khat , Member states of the Arab League , Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Member states of the United Nations , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , Thomas Friedman , Western Asia , Yemen
DANIEL M. VARISCO: I felt the ghost of Mark Twain speaking to me as I read about Tom Friedman’s latest adventures in Yemen.
Added on 02/05/2013
Common Ground News Service
Bassem Victor , Christian , Christianity in Egypt , Coptic , Coptic Orthodox Church , Copts , Egypt , Egyptian people , Egyptians , Ethnic groups in Egypt , Ethnic groups in the Middle East , Marwa Nasser , Middle East , Mohamed Tolba , Muslim , North Africa , Religion/Belief , Salafi , Salafyo Costa , Sophie Anmuth
SOPHIE ANMUTH, MARWA NASSER, CGNEWS: Religious prejudice has real consequences as has been seen recently in Egypt. One group confronts it head on
Added on 30/04/2013
Juan Cole
Amr Moussa , Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Hosni Mubarak , Islam in Egypt , Muhammad Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Politics of Egypt
JUAN COLE: The Muslim Brotherhood’s history with the Egyptian judiciary is defining how they are working, or not, with them today.
Added on 24/04/2013
Common Ground News Service
Arab world , Business/Finance , Cairo , Cairo University , EFE-Egypt , Egypt , Electronic commerce , Labor , Middle East , North Africa , Politics of Egypt , Protests in Egypt , Shahinaz Ahmed , Souq.com , Western Asia
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The natural entrepreneurial spirit of many young Egyptians is being fashioned and directed in novel ways.
Added on 14/04/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian intelligence , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Islam and antisemitism , Islamic fundamentalism , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Sinai
RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.
