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Egyptian Aak. Week 34

Main Headlines Monday At least 24 policemen killed in blast in Sinai Sinai killings  are a cover up for murder of Brotherhood detainees – spokesman 255 Brotherhood members detained pending investigations Egypt prosecutor detains Morsi for 15 days in new … Continue reading

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Here are my thought that was published today in Fikra Forum about the forced end of the sit-in and the crisis in Egypt: I wrote on Sunday, August 11 that the sit-ins should be left alone and not dispersed by force; it … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak. Week 33

Main Headlines Monday Egypt deadlocked over crackdown 
on pro-Morsi camps Morsi’s supporters stand firm, brace for Egypt crackdown Facebook removes Egypt’s jihadi pages for inciting violence Mansour set to appoint 20 new governors 20 new governors Egypt‘s judiciary extends Morsi … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak- Week 32. The Dystopian Camps

 Main Headlines  Monday Muslim Brotherhood rejects appeal to ‘swallow reality’ Brotherhood’s Shater met with foreign delegation, son says McCain and Graham arrive in Cairo ‪ Egypt still restive after month of bloodshed Right groups meet with Minister of Interior Egypt … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak- Week 31. The Anatomy of Defiance

Main Headlines  Monday No intention to declare emergency state: El-Beblawi Pro-Mursi Wasat party leaders arrested Muslim Brotherhood marches on Egypt Army’s Intelligence HQ Army throws flyers at pro-Morsi protestors Islamists denounce Interior Ministry for reinstating anti-extremism department 15 Cairo street … Continue reading

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Egyptian’s Aak- Week 30. On Mandate and Massacres

 (Pro-Military July 26 demonstrations, via Egypt independent) Main Headlines  Monday Pro and anti-Mursi protesters clash near Cairo’s Tahrir square Family of Egypt’s Morsi threatens legal action over army ‘abduction’ Egypt interim president addresses nation for July23 anniversary Bloody Sunday night … Continue reading

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Women at Forefront Of Egypt’s Revolutionary Wave

This piece initially published in  Al-Monitor On June 30, the thunderous chanting of Egyptian women protesting against Mohammed Morsi, demanding that he leave office, echoed through the streets. Their voices were louder than their fellow men, adopting a collective firm, … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak-Week 29. The Brotherhood’s Nakba

 Main Headlines  Monday Deputy Secretary of State Burns began a two-days visit to Egypt Senior U.S. diplomat rebuffed by Morsi’s opponents Egypt freezes assets of 14 senior Islamist figures ‪Top prosecutor orders arrest of 7 Brotherhood figures Egypt army plans … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak: Week28. Coup, Plots, and “Useless Idiots”

 Main Headlines  Monday 51 protestors have been killed in clashes outside the military headquarters: Muslim Brotherhood’s FJP calls for international intervention to stop “massacres” – ElBaradei: Egypt in “dire need” of reconciliation National Bank of Egypt provides $65m to fund … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak. Week 27 -New SCAF vs. Old Islamists

Main Headlines  Monday Military issues 48-hours ultimatum‪ to president Morsi Armed forces spokesman: Egypt military doctrine does not permit coup Egyptian Presidency Issues statement Egypt’s Salafist Nour party calls for snap presidential polls Pro-Morsi-Marches reported in Cairo, and other governorates … Continue reading

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