secular forces
Secular figures withdraw from Constituent Assembly, call draft Egypt’s ‘downfall’
Egypt
November 18, 2012
Secular figures withdraw from Constituent Assembly, call draft Egypt’s ‘downfall’
Major secular political figures, announcing their withdrawal from the body writing the new constitution, said that passing the proposed constitution…
Brotherhood on the back foot after Friday clashes
Egypt
October 13, 2012
Brotherhood on the back foot after Friday clashes
Senior Muslim Brotherhood members took to the press to condemn attacks on their followers in Tahrir Friday, which marked political…
‘Civil’ powers unite to form ‘Conference Party’
Egypt
September 18, 2012
‘Civil’ powers unite to form ‘Conference Party’
As political parties scurry to establish themselves before the parliamentary elections, expected to take place after the constitution is approved, 10…
Friday’s protest to unite, or further divide
Egypt
April 19, 2012
Friday’s protest to unite, or further divide
For the first time since the one-year anniversary of the 25 January uprising, Tahrir Square will again become a unifying…
As Tahrir returns to the spotlight, suspicion grows of Islamist intent
Egypt
November 17, 2011
As Tahrir returns to the spotlight, suspicion grows of Islamist intent
Amid uncertainty over what will become of the cabinet’s supra-constitutional document, Islamist forces vow to protest in Tahrir Square on…
Sunday’s papers: A nation trapped between past and future
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Sunday’s papers: A nation trapped between past and future
Today’s papers are still running follow-ups to last week’s major stories, such as the prosecutions of former regime figures and…