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The boycott blunder

Egyptian opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei has called for a boycott of parliamentary elections unless President Hosni Mubarak's government makes reforms. That would be a mistake.

Private photos of El Baradei’s family spark controversy online

The Egyptian electoral race just got a notch dirtier. Well, it just started to look like an electoral race - with the online publication of private photos lifted from the

Sometimes You Need To Slap More Than To Denounce

The timing was interesting as I hinted before , at the same time ElBaradei returns to the country and Omar Soliman’s posters ; in fact next day the whole world

Egypt’s Regime Will Change

Sometimes, it seems like the United States is more interested in giving aid to Egypt than Egypt is to receive it. This year, for example, Egypt objected to a $250

Key political risks to watch in Egypt

ncertainty about who will lead Egypt after President Hosni Mubarak, 82, who has been in power for almost three decades, is the overriding risk to watch in the next year

Carnegie Endowment: Mubarak seeks US support for the presidency

By participating in direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) slated to begin Thursday, President Hosni Mubarak is seeking the continuation of US support for his presidency--or

Who is Saad Eddin Ibrahim trying to fool?

Saad Eddin Ibrahim--the well-known dissident, Egyptian-American sociologist and human rights activist--signed a statement Monday issued by the Popular Coalition to Support of Gamal Mubarak for Presidential Candidacy backing the nomination

Gamal Mubarak’s non-campaign

How strange Egyptian politics are becoming. The launch of a “popular campaign” in the last few weeks to encourage Gamal Mubarak to run for presidency appears to have begun the

MB online petition secures 600, 000 signatures alone on its official website

48 days into its launching the Muslim Brotherhood's online campaign to gather signatures in support of the National Association for Change's "Seven Demands for Reform" charter has secured 600,000 signatures

Egypt: Mubarak vs. Mubarak

A piece at The Los Angeles Times’ Babylon & Beyond explores the roots of the Popular Coalition for Supporting Gamal Mubarak, noting that speculation and debate have emerged regarding whether