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Egypt’s Revolutionary Narrative Breaks Down

On the first anniversary of Egypt's revolution, the Semiramis InterContinental, a five-star luxury hotel overlooking Cairo's central Tahrir Square, offered an espresso-stained postcard of the deep political and social divides

Facing Violent Attacks in Tahrir, Muslim Brotherhood Youth Show Restraint and Call for National Unity

A number of young people angry with the Military Council (SCAF) vented their frustration at the Muslim Brotherhood-run stage in Tahrir Square on today's Friday of Dignity marking the anniversary

Dr. Ghozlan: Muslim Brotherhood Joins January 25 Celebrations, Protect Egypt’s Institutions, Remind of Revolution Demands

Dr. Mahmoud Ghozlan, media spokesman of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), underscored what happened in Tahrir Square today, and in other ‘freedom’ squares of Egypt, as confirmation that the Egyptian people

Beltagy: Parliament is an Extension to Tahrir Square

Speaking during the January 25 Revolution celebrations, from the Muslim Brotherhood-run stage, FJP MP Mohmed Beltagy addressed the crowd reminding them of last year's revolutionary cry signaling unity, he stated

MB Youth Save Foreign Woman From Thug Attack in Tahrir

Muslim Brotherhood youths in Tahrir Square captured 3 assailants wielding knives attacking a foreign young woman Wednesday evening in Tahrir.

Mahmoud Ghozlan: Egypt One Year After the Revolution, What Have We Achieved?

Revolutions are infrequent events in the history of nations. Nevertheless, they are big events in their effects. They often turn the tide in whole countries, radically changing governments, destroying old

Mohamed Beltagy: Egypt’s Human Bellwether

On a recent winter evening, a gray Mitsubishi sedan made its way slowly down the narrow main street of Qalyubiya, a farming town in the Nile River delta, hemmed in

Beltagy: We Will Take to Tahrir on Jan 25 to Commemorate Revolution and Demand Full

Dr. Mohamed Beltagy, member of the Freedom and Justice Party's (FJP) Executive Bureau and FJP Secretary General in Cairo explained that he will take to Tahrir square next January 25

Esposito, Al-Ahram: The Real Questions for Egypt

In an interview with Ezzat Ibrahim, John L. Esposito*, a leading American scholar of Islamic affairs, examines the aftermath of the upheavals of the Arab Spring and the rise of

Coptic Christian Severely Injured as he Tried to Rescue Veiled “Tahrir Woman” from Military Police

Ehab Hanna, a Coptic Christian who was shot in the leg during the latest deadly clashes near the Cabinet building in Cairo gave his witnessed testimony while he lay in