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Is the Egyptian government at war with its people?

Is the Egyptian government at war with its people?      When riot police point rifles loaded with rubber bullets at Egyptians trying to vote we have to ask: Is the Egyptian

Egypt’s Ruling Party Rattled by Impressive Opposition Gains

Partial results from Egypt’s month-long parliamentary elections reveal large gains for the powerful but banned Muslim Brotherhood opposition movement; however, the ruling National Democratic Party retains a two-thirds majority.

Embracing The Brotherhood

Embracing The Brotherhood     Rami G. Khouri is editor at large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, published throughout the Middle East with the International Herald Tribune. The moment of

Banned Islamic Movement Now the Main Opposition in Egypt

Banned Islamic Movement Now the Main Opposition in EgyptOn traffic-jammed Talat Harb Square, forlorn supporters of jailed politician Ayman Nour walked in little circles, chanted for his freedom and bemoaned

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: CNN interviews Amr Hamzawy

Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: CNN interviews Amr Hamzawy CLANCY: Important elections in Egypt. And now the results coming out.

A Panel Discussion, Post-Elections Egypt

A Panel Discussion sponsored by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Panelists:Michele Dunne, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceEmad Shahin, American University in Cairo and Georgetown UniversityAmr Hamzawy, Carnegie Endowment for

Victims of Egyptian Vote

Victims of Egyptian Vote Although the Egyptian polls wrapped up, more than thousand of Brothers are sill nationwide detained. In el-Sharqia governorate, 118 were put under arrest; only 60 of them

The Brotherhood Condemns Attacks on headquarters of the Islamic Kurdish Union

 The Muslim Brotherhood’s Leader, Muhammad Akef, denounced the attacks on the headquarters of Iraqi Kurdish Union.  In his letter of condolences to the secretary general of the Islamic Kurdish Union,