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Egyptian police fire tear gas during rally against President Morsi
CAIRO – Riot police fired tear gas as Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi reportedly left his palace during a massive rally by opposition movements against his expanded powers and a much-criticized proposed constitution. Protesters shoved aside a...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Cairo (Egypt), Riots, Islam, Israel
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In Egypt, it is darkest before dawn
The images shown on the news media are startling: violence rages on the streets of Cairo while a divided government continues to sow seeds of discord. I have spent some time in Tahrir Square this past week and have seen a very different perspective. I...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Cairo (Egypt), Islam, Johns Hopkins University, Egypt
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Tensions high as vote on proposed Egyptian constitution continues
CAIRO -- Egyptians cast ballots Saturday in the final phase of their voting on a controversial constitution draft that has sown dissension between the country’s Islamist and secular political camps. Some voters embraced the likely constitution...Tags: Voting, Elections, Religion and Belief, Cairo (Egypt), Mohamed Morsi
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Egypt's Islamists rally in support of President Morsi
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO – Islamists rallied Saturday to support President Mohamed Morsi in battling what they see as a conspiracy by loyalists from the deposed regime of Hosni Mubarak to instigate anti-government protests and disrupt Egypt’s political...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Cairo (Egypt), Crime, Law and Justice, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12)
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Egypt passes rushed draft of constitution amid popular anger
CAIRO -- Egypt’s Islamist-dominated constitutional assembly passed a rushed draft of a constitution early Friday to ease public anger against President Mohamed Morsi’s expanded powers and preempt an expected court decision to disband it this...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Government, Entertainment Events, Nobel Prize Awards, Mohamed ElBaradei
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2012: From Arab Spring to early winter
Meteorologists know seasons are predictable. In the weather world, spring is always followed by summer. But the political world is different. Spring can proceed to summer, or it can lead to a sudden onset of winter. That was the case this year in the...
Tags: Hugo Chavez, Government, Al-Qaeda, Charles Taylor, Awards and Prizes
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Egypt's 'moderate' despot
What do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Hamas, This Week (tv program), Israel, Islam
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Shaping the 'new Egypt'
Last week highlighted the challenge posed to the Obama administration in dealing with the "new Egypt." On Wednesday, the White House thanked Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's first civilian president and a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, for his...
Tags: Barack Obama, Religion and Belief, White House, Government, National Government
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Judges condemn decree by Egypt President Morsi as protests break out
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi received another rejection from judges Tuesday when they reiterated their condemnation of his decree placing his office beyond judicial oversight on matters dealing with state institutions. The judges also urged a...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Judges, Religion and Belief, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Critics Wonder if Morsy is Egypt's Next Strongman
CNNCAIRO, Egypt -- The sun rises over Cairo, and the city's landmark Tahrir Square is buzzing. Not with traffic, not with commerce, but with protest -- a tent city packed with people rife with anger at a man they blast as a dictatorial president, one who put...Tags: Activism, CNN (tv network), Amnesty International, Revolutions, Punishment
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An untidy compromise in Egypt
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi overreached last week when he asserted near-dictatorial power under a "temporary" decree that placed his actions beyond judicial review. The move galvanized his political opponents, dismayed some of his supporters and...
Tags: The New York Times, International Atomic Energy Agency, Judges, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Goldberg: Egypt's 'moderate' despot
What do you call a leader of a theocratic and cultish movement with a deep and clear disdain for democracy who suddenly assumes dictatorial powers? A "moderate," of course. Ever since the Muslim Brotherhood broke its promise to stay out of Egypt's...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Religious Conflicts, Religion and Belief, White House, Hamas
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