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Jonathan Spyer, Ph.D. - 8/21/2009
Last week's arrest of the "Zeitoun terror cell" was a significant moment in the ongoing battle between the Egyptian security forces and homegrown Islamist extremism. The cell, we are told, plotted to assassinate the Israeli ambassador to Egypt, Shalom Cohen. It is also thought to have been involved in a series of acts of terror in Egypt earlier this year. Egypt: Between the Devil and the Blue Sea
Prof. Barry Rubin - 5/1/2008
Egyptian President Husni Mubarak is 80. After over a quarter-century in office he is ready for more. But how much longer will his rule—or regime—continue? Egyptian Local Poll: Mubarak's Games
Abdul Ruff - 4/10/2008
Boycotted by the main opposition group the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and against a backdrop of violent popular unrest, centered on the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kobra, local elections took place in Egypt on April 08 and calls for a boycott by the opposition. Some 52,000 local councilors are being selected - but the ruling President Hosni Mubarak's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is standing unopposed in the great majority of seats – at least in 90% of them, party sources said. Only 30 percent of seats were being contested, as the NDP has already won 70 percent unopposed. Results will be announced on April 09 and over the next five days. Family Status Among Egyptian Copts
Adel Guindy - 9/15/2007
The following article discusses the impact of the Egyptian Family Status Law of 1955 (which is still in effect) on the country's Coptic population. It provides a concise overview of these laws, especially in light of the dearth of resources in English on the topic. While the Family Status Law is considered part of the "civil" code of law, it still has religious elements, referring to the Shari'a as a basis for Muslims, and to the corresponding religious principles or regulations for each of the non-Muslim communities. However, due to the general constitutional stipulation "Islam is the religio... EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Deputy Head of Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt Mohamed Habib
Joseph Mayton - 6/6/2007
As rumors of a split within the Muslim Brotherhood came to light in local Egyptian press, Global Politician's Joseph Mayton sat down with a leading deputy of the group, Dr. Mohamed Habib, to discuss the so-called turmoil in the group as well as other pertinent issues facing the group. Al-Azhar: The Egyptian University of Terrorism
Kareem Amer - 4/13/2007
I was not surprised when some security bureaus announced that one of those who executed the recent Sinai Peninsula bombings was an Al-Azhar University student from the Faculty of The Fundamentals of Religion. I am well aware that this university is one of Egypt's important producers of terrorism through its academic curricula, with which it strongly fills students' minds, and so turns them into human monsters that do not hesitate to harm whoever announces his disagreement with them. This is because their curricula have taught them – in all simplicity – that those who differ from them do not have a place in this life. Free World's Obligation To Protect Middle East Minorities
Elias Bejjani - 4/18/2006
Islamic extremists posing as beggars attacked three churches in north Egypt on Good Friday, killing one worshipper and injuring 16 others. A security source told United Press International that the incident occurred in the morning as worshippers attended mass in the churches of Saint Georges, the Two Saints and Abu Keer in the city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea. The source said the three attackers wearing rugged clothes used swords and knives in their attacks, before managing to flee. Police imposed a cordon around the churches and began a thorough search for the attackers. Hundreds o... Anti-Christian and Anti-Semitic Book At A Cairo Book Fair
Jeremy Reynalds, Ph.D. - 2/17/2006
A number of anti-Semitic and anti-Christian publications were on display at the recent Cairo International Book Fair. Sample images of these books are still displayed at www.baladynet.net, an Islamic news site apparently hosted by an American Internet Service provider. According to the blog www.freecopts.blogspot.com, these publications are also sold throughout Egypt. Publications on display included “It is not holy,” (referring to the Holy Bible) and “Why they broke the Cross,” (attacking Christian beliefs). Egypt's Cosmetic Democracy
Angelique van Engelen - 5/29/2005
The Egyptian referendum on a constitutional amendment paving the way for a more convincing democracy has turned out as expected - a "yes" vote with 82.9% approval, making the French Pro-Constitution "Yes" camp envious. The event has strongly been rejected by the country's handful of opposition parties, who claim that the change is biased in favor of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and could be facilitating the takeover of the presidency by Hosni Mubarak's son, Gamal. Allowing Political Pluralism in Egypt
Manuela Paraipan - 2/28/2005
Post 9/11 President Bush called for a perestroika in the Arab world, and some in the United States believed that this process might start with Egypt. However, many others in Egypt and elsewhere in the region, seriously doubted it. Egypt cannot be a pioneer of democracy in the region without accepting a more participatory politics. Corruption, nepotism, an almost non-existent social and political development and frequent scandals have been the emblem of the Egyptian political system for decades. To change the course of such a decadent system is not an easy task and it is unlikely to happen over... |
