liberalism
Egypt’s Misguided Liberals
Opinion
October 10, 2013
Egypt’s Misguided Liberals
Questions were already being raised about Egypt’s new liberals and whether they really were as democratic as they claimed to…
The defeat of the liberals in Egypt
Opinion
August 13, 2013
The defeat of the liberals in Egypt
It was not only the Muslim Brotherhood that was defeated on 30 June and exposed before the whole world. Although…
Egyptian undemocratic liberals
Opinion
December 1, 2012
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…
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
Opinion
November 15, 2012
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
Of the three demands that Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in the wake of the 25 January revolution — bread,…
Brotherhood leader criticizes calls to postpone elections
Egypt
June 2, 2011
Brotherhood leader criticizes calls to postpone elections
Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie sharply criticized the liberal movement’s demands for postponing parliamentary elections slated for September. He…
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Egypt
April 7, 2011
Sawiris: Our party was formed to compete with the Brotherhood
Naguib Sawiris, Coptic co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, said the party was formed to compete with the Muslim Brotherhood…
Salafi group in Alexandria pledges to implement Islamic Sharia
Egypt
April 3, 2011
Salafi group in Alexandria pledges to implement Islamic Sharia
The Salafi group in Alexandria said it is seeking to implement Islamic Sharia law no matter how difficult the task.…
Liberal groups merge to form new political party
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Liberal groups merge to form new political party
As dozens of would-be political parties emerge and existing parties reinvent themselves, two secular parties announced they would merge Tuesday.…
Democracy vs liberalism
Opinion
March 25, 2011
Democracy vs liberalism
Is Egypt heading towards some form of liberal democracy? More importantly, does democracy always imply liberalism, with free and fair…