revolution

Q&A with Asef Bayat: ‘Not yet a full-fledged revolution’
Egypt

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…
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
World

Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion

Western democracies should overcome their aversion to Islamist groups that enjoy popular support in North Africa and the Middle East…
The State of the Revolutionaries
Opinion

The State of the Revolutionaries

1 Before he got out of his car, his mobile phone had already begun to ring.“No sir, like you know, they’re…
People have the right to revolt against tyrants, says grand sheikh
Egypt

People have the right to revolt against tyrants, says grand sheikh

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb broke with strict traditional interpretations of Islamic law on Sunday by arguing that people have…
Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers
Egypt

Regime still using Mubarak-era tactics to crush dissent, say lawyers

Almost a year after the 25 January revolution and its central call for an end to police abuses in Egypt,…
Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy
Egypt

Brotherhood secretary’s remarks on women spark controversy

A prominent Muslim Brotherhood activist's remarks, in which she slammed the December women's march condemning military brutality against female protestors,…
ElBaradei’s boycott of Egypt presidency is a blow to military
Egypt

ElBaradei’s boycott of Egypt presidency is a blow to military

Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohamed ElBaradei's decision to quit the race for the presidency has been seen in Egypt as…
Tourism declined 33 percent, says minister
Egypt

Tourism declined 33 percent, says minister

The number of tourists who visited Egypt in 2011 declined 33 percent from 2010, Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour…
ElBaradei’s withdrawal from presidential race raises hopes for revolutionary change
Egypt

ElBaradei’s withdrawal from presidential race raises hopes for revolutionary change

While thousands have started an online campaign urging Mohamed ElBaradei to reverse his decision to withdraw from the presidential race,…
ElBaradei: Military council tried to dissuade me from withdrawal
Egypt

ElBaradei: Military council tried to dissuade me from withdrawal

Mohamed ElBaradei explained in a closed-door meeting on Saturday why he withdrew from the presidential race, and said that the…
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