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1 Apr 2015

Egypt’s “meaningless” rule of law

ON THE afternoon of Jan. 24, a young Egyptian poet and political activist joined other members of the secular Socialist Alliance Party in peacefully attempting to lay flowers in Cairo s Tahrir Square in memory of those killed in the 2011 revolution. According to witnesses and videos, masked police fired birdshot into the group from behind at close range; Shaimaa al-Sabbagh , the mother of a 5-year-old, died in the arms of a friend.
ON THE afternoon of Jan. 24, a young Egyptian poet and political activist joined other members of the secular Socialist...
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30 Dec 2012

In the new Egypt, many remnants of the Mubarak order lead comfortable lives

Farouk Hosni leads a quiet life these days. He listens to classical music. He paints. He follows politics closely but he doesn t dare get involved. And many Egyptians say he doesn t have the right to. Hosni served as culture minister for 23 of the nearly 30 years that Hosni Mubarak ruled Egypt. When Egyptians rose up to overthrow Mubarak two years ago, many said they expected men like Hosni to land behind bars. And what irks so many now is not just that many of the "felool," or remnants of the old regime, have evaded jail time but that they continue to lead extremely comfortable lives
Farouk Hosni leads a quiet life these days. He listens to classical music. He paints. He follows politics closely but he...
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30 Apr 2012

In Egypt, Salafist vote could prove decisive

After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafists emerged from the shadows and quickly became a surprising political force. No longer afraid of being detained and tortured for their strict interpretation of Islam, more pious men grew out their beards and more women felt comfortable covering their faces with the black veils favored by Salafists, even at government jobs.
After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was ousted last year, ultraconservative Muslims known as Salafists emerged from...
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11 Feb 2012

In Egypt, NGO crackdown and draft law have chilling effect

A crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups in Egypt and a bill before parliament that that would further restrict the work of nongovernmental organizations here are inhibiting development work and activism during a period many Egyptians hoped would be marked by greater freedoms.
A crackdown on U.S.-funded pro-democracy groups in Egypt and a bill before parliament that that would further restrict...
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5 Feb 2012

The military, not Mubarak, was Egyptians’ real enemy

A year after the uprising that toppled Mubarak, the bright hope lit by young Egyptians taking their fate, and their country s, into their own hands has begun to fade beyond recognition. The first indication that the political energies unleashed by the two-week uprising were not entirely salubrious was a mob s sexual assault against American journalist Lara Logan in the middle of Tahrir Square. While some tried to pin this awful crime on pro-Mubarak thugs, subsequent manifestations of mob violence and its political commitments showed that the masses were moved by forces that had nothing to do with the old regime.
A year after the uprising that toppled Mubarak, the bright hope lit by young Egyptians taking their fate, and their...
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18 Aug 2011

In Egypt, Ghalia Alia Mahmoud is a new kind of TV chef

Only in the new Egypt could Ghalia Alia Mahmoud have become a celebrity. A woman from a poor neighborhood, she cooks in tin pots with no handles, on propane burners lit with a match, in a kitchen without measuring cups. She uses simple, cheap ingredients such as beans, pasta and vegetables, all she can afford.
Only in the new Egypt could Ghalia Alia Mahmoud have become a celebrity. A woman from a poor neighborhood, she cooks in...
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6 Aug 2011

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood holds open internal elections for first time since Mubarak’s fall

Egypt s largest political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, held its first open internal election Saturday since the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, in an attempt to burnish its democratic credentials ahead of parliamentary polls later this year.
Egypt s largest political group, the Muslim Brotherhood, held its first open internal election Saturday since the ouster...
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17 Jul 2011

Egypt reshuffles cabinet in effort to quell protests

Egypt s finance and foreign ministers resigned over the weekend ahead of a sweeping cabinet reshuffle the government is carrying out in an effort to appease an increasingly restless public.
Egypt s finance and foreign ministers resigned over the weekend ahead of a sweeping cabinet reshuffle the government is...
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25 May 2011

Egypt to permanently open Rafah border crossing for Palestinians, easing Gaza blockade

Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Cairo military government announced Wednesday, significantly easing a four-year blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory but setting up a potential conflict with Israel.
Egypt will open its only crossing with the Gaza Strip this weekend, the Cairo military government announced Wednesday,...
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22 Mar 2011

Egypt’s Interior Ministry building ablaze

Egypt s Interior Ministry was in flames Tuesday afternoon as firefighters tried to contain the blaze, dodging burning chunks coming off the top of the main building and even using buckets of water to try to douse it.
Egypt s Interior Ministry was in flames Tuesday afternoon as firefighters tried to contain the blaze, dodging burning...
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