What to Watch For in the Egyptian Elections
Egyptians have headed to the polls today in the first round of the first stage of their parliamentary elections. Before we take a look at what to watch and expect ...
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The Egyptian Parliamentary Elections: How and Who?
While much of the Western media is preoccupied with the clashes in Tahrir Square and their narrative of a reignited revolution, Egypt votes today in what may be the longest ...
The Muslim Brotherhood’s Shrewd Election Tactics
The deadline for submitting applications for candidacy in Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections has now passed, and the shape of the coming competition is coming into focus.
On October 21, the Muslim ...
The Coptic Winter
One of the powerful images that came to define the Arab Spring was that of Christians and Muslims praying together in Tahrir Square in Cairo. That image helped shape the ...
Bloody Sunday in Cairo
Sunday’s bloody attack on Coptic demonstrators left some 25 Christians dead and hundreds wounded. It also left foreign observers confused, as was reflected in a very disturbing White House statement.
There ...