secular parties
Update: Constituent Assembly to be elected Tuesday despite secular outcry
Egypt
June 12, 2012
Update: Constituent Assembly to be elected Tuesday despite secular outcry
Parliament on Monday approved a law setting the rules governing the election of the Constituent Assembly, paving the way for…
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
Egypt
May 22, 2012
Presidential election puts secular parties to democratic test
Formed on a wave of optimism last year, political realities and internal squabbles have taken their toll on the secular…
Abouel Fotouh: The wrong choice for secularists
Opinion
April 29, 2012
Abouel Fotouh: The wrong choice for secularists
Presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh is a good man and the best product of Egypt’s Islamist currents. His importance…
Liberal parties withdraw from constituent assembly session
Egypt
March 24, 2012
Liberal parties withdraw from constituent assembly session
Parliament members from the Free Egyptians Party, the Revolution Continues Coalition, and the Egyptian Social Democratic Party abandoned talks Saturday…
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt
January 14, 2012
Egypt’s radical Salafis approach secular rivals
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party has reached out to rival secular and liberal political factions in an unusual, behind-the-scenes attempt to…
Secular parties to form coalition against religious movements
Egypt
August 1, 2011
Secular parties to form coalition against religious movements
Professor of Political Science Amr Hamzawy, in a conference of five political parties on Sunday, said secular political parties would…