Monthly Archives: November 2014

Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 48 ( Nov 24 – 30)

Posted on November 30, 2014 by nervana111

  (Mubarak’s lawyer following the acquittal verdict) (Photo via al-Masry al-Youm )  Main Headlines  Monday Pope urges Sisi to ensure peace during Egypt transition Schools in North Sinai to reopen soon, says minister Egypt military court upholds jail terms for … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 47 ( Nov 17 – 23)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by nervana111

  (Peter Greste’s parents appeal to Egypt’s Sisi, via BBC) Main Headlines  Monday Egypt to deepen buffer zone with Gaza after finding longer tunnels HRW criticizes law allowing Egypt’s army to protect vital facilities Egyptian government is ready for tough … Continue reading →

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Political Islam and Erdogan’s Wonderland

Posted on November 21, 2014 by nervana111

(Photo via Reuters) “Muslim sailors reached the American continent 314 years before Columbus.” The recent remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have left many surprised and baffled, but the Turkish president’s controversial comments are not new. Just a month … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 46 ( Nov 10- 16)

Posted on November 16, 2014 by nervana111

Main Headlines Monday Fresh statement claims Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State Parliamentary elections to be held in the first quarter of 2015 Egypt considers tighter curbs on media coverage of the military Government ultimatum for NGOs … Continue reading →

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Jerusalem: Historical Illiteracy And Political Exploitation.

Posted on November 10, 2014 by nervana111

( Photo via Facebook) While handing me Karen Armstrong’s book “A History of Jerusalem,” my Jordanian colleague said, “Start from the eighth chapter, the earlier chapters are irrelevant.” Like many Arabs, my colleague has never been interested in the early … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 45 ( Nov 3- 9)

Posted on November 9, 2014 by nervana111

  (Leaders of Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus meet in Cairo, photo via AP) Main Headlines  Monday Egypt, Gulf Arab allies discussing anti-extremist military alliance with possible joint force Egypt’s Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis swears allegiance to Islamic State Ethiopia-Egypt trade deals … Continue reading →

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 44 ( Oct 27- Nov 2)

Posted on November 2, 2014 by nervana111

(A house was blown up during a military operation to create a buffer zone in Rafah) (via AFP) Main Headlines  Monday New law refers crimes against “vital” facilities to military prosecution Alaa Abdel-Fattah, 23 others have been detained on the … Continue reading →

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