Date of source: Tuesday, June 17, 2014
With presidential elections out of the way, a new parliament coming, and a measure of stability restored to the country, Egypt may now embark on the long awaited and necessary process of transitional justice. So believes ‘Adil Mājid, vice-president of the Egyptian Court of Cassation and an honorary...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Why did most Copts vote for presidential candidate ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī? Why did they previously seemingly entirely take the side of the army in opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood? What do they fear that makes them seek closeness to the army to the extent that this provokes anger from...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
By appearances, the Coptic Orthodox Church is doing everything wrong. But appearances can be deceiving; officially, they are doing everything right.
But there is a messy in-between which casts doubt on it all. As convoluted as Egypt’s post-June 30 transition has been following the popular deposing...
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
No one in the streets of Egypt has any doubts that former field marshal Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi will come out victorious from the May 26-27 presidential elections. The question, however, is what percentage of the electorate will go to the polls and by what margin will al-Sisi secure his victory and...
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
No one in the streets of Egypt has any doubt about former Field Marshall Abdelfattah al-Sisi to win the presidential elections on May 26 and 27. The question, however, is what percentage of the electorate will go to the polls. The total number of votes al-Sisi will be able to obtain is also of...
Date of source: Thursday, May 1, 2014
On Monday April 28th, the Minya Criminal Court sentenced 683 people to death in a controversial ruling, , including Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Muhammad Badī’, and former speaker of the Peoples Assembly, Saad al-Katātnī, for charges including inciting violence, murdering a police officer, and...
Date of source: Thursday, May 1, 2014
Recently, a 35-page essay was published on Facebook by the so-called “Groups Protecting the Peaceful Egyptian Revolution.” The document, however, is not so peaceful and calls for armed resistance against the Egyptian interim-government that came to power after the deposal of former President...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Dr. Shawqī ‘Allām, the Muftī of Egypt, has endorsed the international initiative for intercultural and understanding that was made by the Grand Imām, Shaykh of the Azhar, Ahmad al- Tayyib, in the closing of the “Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies” held in Abū Dhabī, UAE.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
In a recent article for Arab West Report, Editor-in-Chief Cornelis Hulsman highlighted the mutual recourse to anti-Semitic accusations on the part of both opponents and supporters of the current government. He referenced to research complied by MEMRI, in which General Sīsī and the Muslim...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Seeking to represent all sectors of Egyptian society, the Egyptian Committee of Fifty to amend the constitution of 2012 was light on political parties. Only four seats were assigned, two for liberals and two for Islamists. This was in contrast to the Committee of One Hundred that wrote the 2012...