Egypt’s Controversial Constitutional Amendments

Egyptians will head to the polls on March 26 in a public referendum on amendments to thirty four articles of the Constitution, approved by the People’s Assembly on March 19.

Rigging Referendum On Constitutional Amendments In Egypt Starts

The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) issued instructions to all NDP leaders and members nationwide to form groups of young men called (100 group), to fight any one, group or

Alexandria MB Leader Arrested

Egyptian state security service in Alexandria arrested Mohamed Kamal Khamis, an MB leader and board director of a real-estate investment company in Alexandria . The state security forces in Alexandria arrested

Former Kifaya Coordinator George Ishak Reportedly Arrested

Sources inside Kifaya Movement (a political movement opposing the Egyptian regime) reported that George Ishak, the former general coordinator of the Movement, is missing.The sources attributed his disappearance to the

Rice Urges Egypt to Reform Its Democracy

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday she raised U.S. criticism of Egyptian democracy efforts with President Hosni Mubarak, but added the United States would not try to dictate how

Hear out Muslim Brotherhood

On a quiet, one-way street in Cairo’s middle-class Manial district, two bored security guards sit idly sipping tea. The building behind them houses a small apartment that serves as the main

Islamists between Regime and Electorate’

There is an urgent need for a new conceptualization of how Islamist groups and parties interact with and negotiate a rapidly changing political environment. Today, the electoral map looks considerably

Egyptian FM slams Rice

Egypt’s foreign minister sharply criticised US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after she raised concerns over planned constitutional amendments, saying hours before her arrival in the country yesterday that Egypt

Results!

After a weeklong campaign to focus attention on this Monday’s Egyptian constitutional referendum,

For Egypt’s Mubarak, how much power is enough?

Long backed by generous foreign-aid handouts from the United States, what’s the dictatorship of democracy-crushing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak up to now? (After Israel, which has routinely received the largest