November 19: the second revolutionary wave
Tahrir Square, today, Friday, November 25, is a positive scene—a vibrant yet peaceful one. Most tweets are encouraging. This follows a week of truly tragic turbulences. Cairo and many other cities in Egypt have seen gruesome bloodshed last week—many died of asphyxiation as a massive amount of tear gas was…
Egyptian elections: the key questions answered
Via the Guardian There remains a great deal of uncertainty about the elections Egypt is supposed to be on the verge of. What do we know? What’s happening? The most populous nation in the Arab world is supposed to be heading to the polls to elect a new parliament, almost…
Q+A: How does Egypt’s parliamentary election system work?
(Reuters) – Egyptians start voting on November 28 in their first free parliamentary election in decades after a popular uprising ended President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule in February. Below are some questions and answers about how voting works and what is at stake: WHAT’S UP FOR GRABS? The staggered vote…
Police, protesters clash in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Via CNN by CNN Wire Staff (CNN) — Egyptian riot police working to clear Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Saturday clashed with thousands of protesters, leading to dozens of injuries, authorities said. Around 80 people have been hurt, health ministry spokesman Adel al-Dawi said, and authorities earlier said at least nine…
By day, I shot my boss Hosni Mubarak. By night, I dreamt of dictator’s downfall
Via The Observer Photograph: courtesy of Ahmed Mourad Every day, Ahmed Mourad quietly seethed as he peered through a lens darkly at Hosni Mubarak and reflected on the misery that his boss – the man he knew as “Mr President” – was inflicting on Egypt’s 80 million people. After five…
A Chill on Tahrir Square
Via NY Times, by Tim Sebastian CAIRO — A cool breeze wafts along the streets of Cairo these days and the North African sun has become a tamer, gentler creature. But this sleepless city now beats to a more unsettling rhythm. Much of the unease is fed by fear of…
#Jan25 Sheep
Jan25 has changed everything, even the sheep. Eid Mubarak Saeed Everyone!
State Department training Islamic political parties in Egypt
Then again, what is this exactly? By Josh Rogin via The Cable, U.S. assistance to Egypt is helping political parties of all ideologies prepare for the upcoming elections — even Islamic parties that may have anti-Western agendas. “We don’t do party support. What we do is party training…. And we…
Egyptian Authorities Approve New Party Founded by Coptic Activist
ViaAlMasry Alyoum Photographed by Mohamed Al Garnousy Egypt’s Political Parties Affairs Committee on Monday officially recognized the Haya Party, a new political party founded by Coptic activist Mikel Mounir. Mounir, who heads the US Copts Association, had opposed Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church when it rejected Copts’ participation in the uprising…
Egyptian activists rage following Alaa’s detention by military prosecution
Via Ahram Online Bahaa Saber leading chants against military trials after being released, his friend Alaa, is detained pending investigations. (photo by: Mona Seif) Political activists have reacted with fury to the detention of Alaa Abd El-Fattah for 15 days for allegedly inciting the violence that rocked Cairo on the…
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