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Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Egypt’s conservative democracy
Opinion
February 27, 2013
Egypt’s conservative democracy
“The transitional period is officially over,” President Mohamed Morsy said following the ratification of the country’s first post-revolutionary Constitution. Indeed,…
A crying need for a new opposition
Opinion
February 4, 2013
A crying need for a new opposition
Since the first day the people took to the streets on 25 January 2011, Egyptians and foreign observers alike have…
The tragedy of the Brotherhood
Opinion
February 3, 2013
The tragedy of the Brotherhood
As President Mohamed Morsy wagged his finger at Egyptians in his televised address to the nation on 27 January, my…
The Brothers, Israel and the Jews
Opinion
January 14, 2013
The Brothers, Israel and the Jews
Leading Muslim Brotherhood member and former presidential adviser Essam al-Erian created a stir when he called on Egyptian Jews in…
A world turned upside down
Opinion
December 30, 2012
A world turned upside down
While I was outside a polling station waiting to bother voters while covering the referendum, a man sidled over to…
The Brotherhood’s politics of fear and division
Opinion
December 23, 2012
The Brotherhood’s politics of fear and division
All Egyptians have heard variations of the tale throughout their lives. As far back as the time of Muhammad Ali…
Is it collective suicide?
Opinion
December 17, 2012
Is it collective suicide?
Most observers have been paying close attention to the exciting dynamics of Egypt’s ongoing political crisis, which unfolded following the…
The Morsy omnishambles
Opinion
December 15, 2012
The Morsy omnishambles
Events of the past few weeks since Morsy issued his November decree can be described as — to appropriate British…
The taifas state
Opinion
December 12, 2012
The taifas state
The clashes that broke out between police and army forces at a police station in New Cairo on 19 November…