democracy
Update: Morsy says army has kept pledge to cede power
Egypt
June 30, 2012
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
June 24, 2012
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…
Military source: US aid part of Egypt-Israel peace treaty, reflects US trust in SCAF
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Military source: US aid part of Egypt-Israel peace treaty, reflects US trust in SCAF
US assistance to Egypt is part of the 1979 peace treaty Egypt signed with Israel, a senior Egyptian military source…
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Egypt steadily moving toward democracy, says Tantawi
Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, head of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said on Tuesday that Egypt is steadily…
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
World
February 25, 2012
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tunisians on Saturday to protect their newly-won freedoms and called on Islamist and…
Why demand the right to information?
Opinion
February 18, 2012
Why demand the right to information?
The people of Emkhandlwini village, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were upset, and justifiably so. There was a drought and they…
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy,…
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Shura Council elections underway, but many ask: What’s the point?
Elections for Egypt's upper house of Parliament, the Shura Council, began Sunday with little fanfare. Unlike the first day of…
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Asef Bayat, a professor of sociology and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who previously taught…
ElBaradei’s withdrawal shows transition is unsuccessful, say politicians
Egypt
January 15, 2012
ElBaradei’s withdrawal shows transition is unsuccessful, say politicians
Mohamed ElBaradei’s withdrawal from the presidential race indicates that the country’s democratic transition is a failure, politicians say. “It’s a…