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Egyptian Aak: Week 20

(Photo via the Brotherhood’s website, Ikhwanweb) Main Headlines  Monday Activist Ahmed Douma charged with insulting president Morsi ‘Black Bloc solidarity’ protesters released Investors banned from owning land along Suez Canal Armed Forces respond to Al-Wasat remarks Tribal leader proposes Bedouin … Continue reading

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Egypt’s New Cabinet: More of the Same

I wrote this piece for  Al-Monitor Tuesday’s Cabinet reshuffle [May 7] shed little light on Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s leadership and what the Muslim Brotherhood’s plan is for Egypt, at least for the next few months. In the eyes of … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak. Week18

(Photo: May Day protest in Cairo, via Daily News Egypt) Main Headlines Monday Key Egyptian negotiator with the IMF resigns Egypt walks out of round of global nuclear talk in protest: Egypt court overturns suspension of Sheik Mazhar Shaheen Tuna … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak: Week 17

Main Headlines  Monday Islamist MPs prepare for battle against judiciary Morsi under fire after meeting with judges Al-Azhar under pressure not to issue women’s rights document Islamists heckle popular current leader Sabbahi at Shubra university Egypt’s IMF loan accord unlikely … Continue reading

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The Accomplishments of President Morsi

(Photo of Morsi’s achievements  booklet from FaceBook) “Months of achievements…President Morsi builds Egypt anew,” is a 124-page booklet authored by Reda al-Masry, a so-called “educational expert” and the author of several educational articles on the Brotherhood and other Islamic websites. … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak. Week 16

(Photo from Friday’s clashes via The Daily News Egypt) Main Headlines Monday Egypt court orders release of Mubarak in killing protesters case Egypt detains Salafist accused of torching Wafd Party HQ Minister of Information sexually harasses reporter: ‪Mubarak’s court appearance stuns … Continue reading

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Essam el-Erian: Mr.Conspiracy

(Photo: Reuters) In a contrast to the formal statement made by the Muslim Brotherhood condemning the Boston bombing, Essam el-Erian, the vice chairman of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice party, sparked widespread controversy when he posted a long comment on Facebook, … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak: Week 15. The Week of Kheba

(Photo: President Morsi, and Minister of Defense Abdel el-Fattah el-Sissi AP) Main Headlines Monday Egypt suspends Iranian tourist trips Egyptian figures condemn Cathedral violence but disagree on causes Prosecutor general Prosecutor general will only leave if court forces him, says … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak: Week 14

 (Coffins of dead Copts following Saturday sectarian clashes – Twitter  via @auscma) Main Headlines Monday Shura Council moves to allow religious slogans in campaigns Another report filed against satirist Bassem Youssef  First Iranian tourists arrive in Egypt amid tight security … Continue reading

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Diary of Aak, week13: The Kaboos

TV host Bassem Youssef arrives at high court on Sunday  (Photo: Ahram) Main Headlines Monday FJP denounces violence, and demand justice Prosecution orders arrest of five activists Alaa Abdel Fatah to surrender to proesecutors in attack on Brotherhood HQ case … Continue reading

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