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Egyptian Aak 2014- Week 21 (May 19- 25)

  (A group of Salafi Nour Party’s female members hold posters of Sisi- via FaceBook) Main Headlines Monday EU monitoring team to Oversee Egypt’s presidential election Egypt’s role in Libyan military offensive is just a rumor 3 soldiers were killed in … Continue reading

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Egypt’s Fight Against a Boycott

(Presidential candidate Sabahi, photo via Twitter) Initially published in the Atlantic Council’s Egypt Source Smart lyrics that portray Egypt as a united people from various governorates are part of a catchy song sung by Emirati cultural ambassador Hussein Al-Jassmi’s urging Egyptians … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2014- Week 20 (April 12-18)

Main Headlines  Monday Egypt’s el-Sissi makes rare plea to youth rare plea to the country’s youth El-Sisi’s campaign has spent LE12 million on advertising Sisi sees Egypt’s situation will improve in two years Egypt’s Sisi says he will step down … Continue reading

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Don’t discount Sabahi in Egypt’s presidential race

( Photo via South China Morning Post ) This piece is published in Al-Monitor Egypt’s presidential campaign has formally started, and political talk shows have become the new frontier for candidates Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahi to flex their muscles … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2014- Week 19 ( April 5-11)

A sand storm in Aswan via Egyptian streets Main headlines  Monday EU observer mission in Egypt launchedahead of presidential poll Egyptian health ministry probes suspected MERS death Al-Azhar student dies from gunshot wounds 76 Al-Azhar students were expelled from the university … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2014- Week 18 ( April 28- May 4)

Main Headlines  Monday Egypt court sentences 683 Morsi’s supporters to death 37 death sentences upheld in Minya Egypt bans key anti-Mubarak April 6 group Al-Jazeera files $150 million compensation claim against Egypt‪ U.N. rights chiefcriticizes Egypt’s mass death sentences Salafi … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 16 ( April 14-20)

Main Headlines Monday Al-Sisi becomes first candidate to submit his official documents for presidential elections Student killed, two reporters injured by gunfire at Cairo University clashes Egypt’s interim president calls for “public dialogue”on terrorism draft laws Egyptian court has labeled … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak 2014 – Week 15 ( April 7-13)

Main Headlines  Monday Egypt court upholds jailing of leading pro-democracy activists Egypt court sentences four gay men to prison Egypt arrests Islamistclose to Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri Egypt political parties and activists request open lists in parliamentary polls Egypt to announce renaissance … Continue reading

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Egyptian Aak: Week 12

“Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him.” (Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov) ( Photo Reuters, … Continue reading

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