democracy

US study: Democracy in decline around the world
World

US study: Democracy in decline around the world

WASHINGTON — Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the…
Democracy is not just a ballot box
Opinion

Democracy is not just a ballot box

In the past month, the country has seen some of the toughest days since the breakout of the 25 January…
What about Egyptian democracy?
Opinion

What about Egyptian democracy?

One night, a Lebanese friend, a professor who emigrated to France, told me of his longing for his homeland, blaming…
Minorities and majorities in a democracy
Opinion

Minorities and majorities in a democracy

In their first attempt toward establishing a democracy, Egyptians apparently misunderstood the real meaning of the concept, and how its…
Egyptian undemocratic liberals
Opinion

Egyptian undemocratic liberals

 To be a liberal is to be democratic. That’s a no-brainer.In Egypt, as in American foreign policy, however, the situation…
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
Opinion

Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend

Salafis might accept procedural democracy — that is to say the vote and the ballot box — as a means…
Boutros Boutros Ghali: Egypt’s future is bright
Egypt

Boutros Boutros Ghali: Egypt’s future is bright

Former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali expressed his optimism Tuesday that Egypt’s future would be bright in the coming…
Obama praises Muslim democracy-fighters
World

Obama praises Muslim democracy-fighters

US President Barack Obama on Friday praised the courage of dissidents fighting for democracy in Muslim countries, in a message…
Update: Morsy says army has kept pledge to cede power
Egypt

Update: Morsy says army has kept pledge to cede power

Newly elected President Mohamed Morsy said on Saturday that the military that took charge when Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last…
US congratulates Egypt’s Morsy on ‘milestone’ vote
Egypt

US congratulates Egypt’s Morsy on ‘milestone’ vote

  WASHINGTON —The United States congratulated Egyptian President-elect Mohamed Morsy on Sunday for his "milestone" victory and urged the Muslim…
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