Storming the Israeli Embassy: The Greater Context

Language: 
English
Sent On: 
أحد, 2011-09-11
Year: 
2011
Newsletter Number: 
15

Storming the Israeli Embassy: The Greater Context

 

 

Egyptian protesters tear down a wall in front of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo, Egypt on September 9, 2011

 

 

(AWR) — Seven months since the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, the nation is still in the process of democratic transition, and the focus of the world has greatly receded. The events of September 9 could threaten to draw back the world’s eye, and possibly serve to confirm many misgivings held about the readiness of Egypt for democracy. AWR's Jayson Casper argues that it would be a mistake to judge so simply....

 

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AWR Papers: Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār in the Egyptian Press - Polemics and Controversy

 
Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār is regarded in Egypt as either a seditious villain or a hero defending the  Qur'ān. Indeed, the controversial and provocative Islamic scholar, famed for making radical statements against the Coptic Christian community, is a polarizing figure. However, al-Najjār's statements have at times been used to satisfy the media’s chronic predilection for sensationalist reporting, according to AWR interns Esben Justesen and Mai Magdy....

 

 

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