2012 election opinion

Red flags surround Abouel Fotouh’s candidacy
Opinion

Red flags surround Abouel Fotouh’s candidacy

Recent developments must force liberals to question their support for the presidential candidacy of Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh.
Egypt’s transitional period will never end
Opinion

Egypt’s transitional period will never end

The Egyptian political arena is currently passing through multiple disparate conflicts between various forces and on a number of planes.…
Abouel Fotouh: The wrong choice for secularists
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Abouel Fotouh: The wrong choice for secularists

Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh is a good man and the best product of Egypt’s Islamist currents. His importance…
Hard questions and indecisive answers
Opinion

Hard questions and indecisive answers

The supposedly "angry" speech made by Muslim Brotherhood stalwart and former Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater, who was dubbed the…
The embattled Brothers
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The embattled Brothers

“Never gamble to increase your comp credits,” is a rule that the Muslim Brotherhood should have learned before playing politics.…
The junta and the dilemma of a macho president
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The junta and the dilemma of a macho president

With a stroke of a pen, the Presidential Elections Commission managed to disappoint and deeply frustrate many Egyptians. For after…
Abu Ismail’s Shakespearean crisis
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Abu Ismail’s Shakespearean crisis

[Editor's note: The March 2011 constitutional amendments stipulate that if presidential candidates, or their spouses or parents, hold any foreign…
Who do Egypt’s villagers vote for? And why?
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Who do Egypt’s villagers vote for? And why?

As of yesterday, 23 candidates, who belong to different parties and political orientations, have applied to run for the presidency.
Suleiman for president: Old battle lines redrawn
Opinion

Suleiman for president: Old battle lines redrawn

The launch at the eleventh hour of Omar Suleiman’s candidacy shows extraordinary disregard for Egypt’s popular revolution — that it happened at…
Qatar and Saudi Arabia at odds over Shater’s nomination
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Qatar and Saudi Arabia at odds over Shater’s nomination

 The Muslim Brotherhood’s surprise announcement nominating Khairat al-Shater for the presidency has ruffled feathers not only in Egypt but also…
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