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Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Egypt's ruling military council (SCAF) is facing a dilemma over the adoption of the proportional list electoral system, described by experts as a contradiction of the transitional constitution.
Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2011
Much of this week's coverage was dedicated to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, and his visits to Egypt in which he promoted interfaith dialogue and the concept of a secular state. He met with leaders of Azhar, officials from the Coptic Church and various political representatives.
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
It is an interesting period to be in Egypt. It is obvious that no one knows the direction in which the country is heading. The government itself is in a state of confusion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has never seen so many changes in foreign ministers in one year as in 2011, which thus far has...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
Sami Annan, Chief of Staff of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) met with the heads of political forces and parties that have been approved to run in the upcoming elections. It was decided that elections will be held according to the list system only; there will be an abolition of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Excesses that violated public security and order were one of the reasons the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces issued a decision extending the emergency law in Egypt, SCAF member Maj. General Mamdūh Shāhīn said.
"Expansion of the law to include crimes of terrorism and drug trafficking was because...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Advisor 'Abd al-M'az Ibrahīm, head of the High Electoral Commission (HEC), has announced the proposed timetable of elections for the People's Assembly and Shūrá Council - the first phase of the People's Assembly elections will begin on November 21, and the second phase will be completed by...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) concluded a closed conference by warning the ruling military council against issuing general constitutional principles, and against preventing elected lawmakers from choosing the constituent assembly that will draft the new constitution.
"The...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood are threatening the government with mass protests if the parliamentary elections are postponed, and insists they are willing to offer "new martyrs" if immediate preparations are not set in motion for the elections, currently scheduled for November.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Association of Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Judiciary Court on September 10, 2011 against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), the prime minister, minister of information and others for prohibiting licensing for new satellite...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party concluded a closed conference Tuesday by warning the ruling military council against issuing general constitutional principles.
The party's executive committee, the secretaries of its branches and political candidates participated in the meeting....
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.