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Egypt’s April 6 movement gets behind ElBaradei

Over 100 signatures were collected Friday evening at the Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) in support of Mohamed ElBaradei and his proposed constitutional reforms.

Egypt’s Opposition calls for constitutional reform

Dr Mohamed Badie, chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood movement is scheduled to meet on Thursday with group leaders including Seif el-Islam Hassan el-Banna, son of group founder Hassan el-Banna to

An opportunity for democratizing Egypt

Egypt has been abuzz with excitement over the appearance on the scene of a serious contender in its forthcoming presidential race, due in October, 2011.

What’s in a rumor Egypt?

Last weekend, Egyptians were wondering over the health of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and if he had in fact passed away. It left the blogosphere and Twitter users going back

Egypt’s Opposition calls for constitutional reform

Four Egyptian opposition parties called for sweeping constitutional reforms Monday to ensure free elections and to limit president's powers

Who’s running Egypt?

An odd article ran a week ago in al-Shuruq, one of Egypt's daily newspapers. Headlined simply "Who is Running Egypt in Mubarak's Absence?!" the article examined the constitutional situation in

Obstacles to presidential change in Egypt: what ElBaradei and others face

The return to Egypt of Mohamed ElBaradei, the recently retired head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, on February 19 has injected new vitality and even a sense of hope

Egypt investigates ElBaradei’s beaten supporter

Egypt's public prosecutor on Thursday decided to open an investigation into accusations that a state security officer tortured a supporter of former UN nuclear chief Mohammed ElBaradei

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood: Islamist Participation in a Closing Political Environment

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has begun to scale back its political engagement because the results have been few, government repression continues, and other opposition groups mistrust the movement. Instead it

Egypt: three decades of Mubarak’s rigid rule

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has handed over power to his prime minister while recovering from surgery in Germany, is a survivor who has escaped six known assassination bids during