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Constitution Conundrum
In this Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013 file photo, a poster showing Egyptian Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, and former presidents Anwar Sadat, left, and Gamal Abdel-Nasser, right, is taped...
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In Conversation with Egypt’s Al-Nour Party Spokesman
Nader Bakkar (Asharq Al-Awsat)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the trial of ex-president Mohamed Mursi gets under way in Cairo, another legal process with the potential for even more profound implications...
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Egypt: Constitution committee reaches agreement on preamble, civil state
Members of Egypt’s constitution committee meet at the Shura Council for the final vote on a draft Egyptian constitution in Cairo. (Reuters) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following prolonged discussions...
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Egypt: Constitutional referendum to take place in mid-January
Younes Makhioun (R), the head of the Al-Nour Party, listens to party spokesman Nader Bakkar during a news conference about the constitution in Cairo on December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)...
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Egypt: Religious endowments ministry takes control of Brotherhood mosques
Egyptian schoolgirls walk on a pedestrian bridge near Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, December 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Egyptian government...
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Salafist Nour Party leader: The Brotherhood committed political suicide
Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—It is hard to ignore the...
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In conversation with Salafist Sheikh Yasser Al-Burhami
File photo of Egyptian Salafist Sheikh Yasser Al-Burhami. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The man known as the spiritual godfather of Egypt’s Salafist Al-Nour Party, Yasser Al-Burahmi, called...
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Nour Party chief: Sisi is the best candidate for Egypt
Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour Party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo on December 5, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Egypt’s...
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Egypt’s Salafist Nour party says “no” to electoral alliances
Younes Makhioun, the head of the Nour party, speaks during a news conference about constitution in Cairo December 5, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egypt’s Salafist Al-Nour...
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Salafist Nour Party sets sights on quarter of Egypt’s parliamentary seats:...
Younes Makhioun (R), the head of the Al-Nour Party, listens to party spokesman Nader Bakkar during a news conference about the constitution in Cairo on December 5, 2013. (REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)...
View ArticleMursi supporters rally ahead of June 30 as tensions mount
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo/London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tens of thousands of Islamists gathered in Cairo’s Rabaa Square on Friday to show their support for under-fire … continue reading Mursi...
View ArticleEgypt’s Salafists divide over Mursi ouster
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—One day after the removal of Egypt’s first democratically-elected president Mohamed Mursi, the Al-Dawa Al-Salafiya (Salafist Call) organization …...
View ArticleThe Islamist Reaction
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Mursi’s defiance until the very end of the military’s deadline may appear surprising, considering the completeness of the political forces … continue reading The Islamist...
View ArticleEgypt: Senior Salafist defends Mursi’s ouster
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Yasser El-Burhami, the vice president of the Al-Dawa Al-Salafiya (Salafist Call) organization urged Salafist leaders and the … continue...
View ArticleEgypt’s constitutional reform begins—again
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The monumental task of amending the Egyptian constitution is finally underway, following the formation of the 50-member constitutional … continue...
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