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Egypt’s Election All About Image, Almost

Egypt’s Election All About Image, Almost Mariz Tadros (Mariz Tadros is an assistant professor of political science at the American University in Cairo.) For background on the NDP’s political imagery,

Egypt presidential campaign winds up

Egypt presidential campaign winds upJudiciary overrules electoral commission ban on monitoring by independent local NGOs inside polling stations.  By Jean-Marc Mojon - CAIRO Egypt’s first contested presidential campaign wound up

Muslim Brotherhood Influences Egypt Vote

- Egypt’s strongest opposition movement won’t even appear on the ballot when voters take a first step toward democratic reform next week. Yet the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood -

U.S. and Internal Pressures Producing First Multi-Candidate Presidential Election in Egypt

Cook: U.S. and Internal Pressures Producing First Multi-Candidate Presidential Election in EgyptInterviewer: Bernard GwertzmanInterviewee: Steven A. Cook Steven A. Cook, who was director of the Council’s recent independent Task Force

Who Will Administer Reform In Egypt?

Who Will Administer Reform In Egypt?Hasan Abu Taleb   I don’t know how the tourists felt when the Egyptian security asked them to stay away from the outskirts of the Egyptian

The 2005 Egyptian Elections: How Free? How Important?

The 2005 Egyptian Elections: How Free? How Important? Saban Center Middle East Memo Tamara Cofman Wittes, Research Fellow, Saban Center for Middle East Policy On September 7, 2005, for the

Egyptian protestors tackle joblessness for first time

Egyptian protestors tackle joblessness for first time   Egypt in recent months has witnessed a spate of protests by opposition groups voicing a broad range of complaints ranging from the 24-year-old

Egypt opposition’s poll boycott gathers steam

Egypt opposition’s poll boycott gathers steam Many opposition figures pull out of presidential election race they charge is parody of democracy.  By Riad Abu Awad - CAIRO A growing number

Rice warns Mubarak world will watch elections in Egypt

Rice warns Mubarak world will watch elections in EgyptDebate rages in Washington over amount of pressure should be exerted on Egypt.

What’s Next for Egypt: Democracy or the Fundamentalism of the Muslim Brotherhood?

What’s Next for Egypt: Democracy or the Fundamentalism of the Muslim Brotherhood?Wahid Abdel-Majid  At a small party to mark the 60th birthday of Egyptian novelist Gamal Ghaitani on 9 May,