Understanding Egypt’s Elections
Egypt’s first free elections in over thirty years did not err on the side of simplicity. Even so, this did not deter massive national participation and excitement, as 54% of the nation lined up for hours on the street to cast their ballot. Many, however, admitted to having little knowledge about the political process, enabling [...]
Tameem Youness: Sons of [BEEP]!
Tameem put together a vlog that has all the ingredients of a viral video. It’s short [39 seconds], funny, talks about current events in Egypt. The above video is an Arabic. The one…
Christianity in Ebiar Village, Tanta
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to interview Bishop Boula of the Coptic Orthodox diocese of Tanta. While we discussed several subjects, the timely publication stemming from our meeting concerned how local Christians are preparing for parliamentary elections, under the guidance of the church. Click here to review if you missed it earlier. [...]
Why have moderate Egyptians opted not to vote in the repeats?
“That’s the most expensive vote I have ever made,” exclaimed my daughter after she sent her vote off to the Egyptian Embassy in Ottawa rush mail, at a cost of $27. My daughter had never voted in an Egyptian election before; neither had I for that matter, but for both…
Disappointment with the Brotherhood
The morning of elections, I marveled at the political acumen of the Muslim Brotherhood. By afternoon, I was disappointed. At polling stations across Egypt the Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party volunteers manned tables equipped with laptop computers and logged into the voter registration system to assist confused citizens where their vote must be cast. The [...]
Egypt’s military leaders say elections will be held on time; statement may sow strife
Via The Washington Post Cairo — Egypt’s military rulers rejected calls Thursday to delay parliamentary elections scheduled to take place next week and issued a strongly worded statement that has the potential to further polarize the country as it reels from a week of violent protests. The statement called on…
Post. Tweet. Call. Facebook. Do what you can to promote elections abroad
“@monaeltahawy #SCAF is looking for all means to ban #Right2Vote for #Egypt abroad, now because of weak registeration http://www.dostor.org/politics/egypt/11/november/12/61243″ This is a tweet posted as is. It clearly states that SCAF had tried to ban voting overseas, but since the numbers are not worth their while, then most probably it…
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