revolution
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…
Human Rights Watch urges West to get over Islamist aversion
World
January 22, 2012
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
January 20, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 15, 2012
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
January 14, 2012
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…