Latest in Tag: nasser Highlight
Latest in Tag: nasser
Al-Sisi follows up on development projects in Manzala and Nasser lakes
Government restored ecological balance in Manzala lake
DR Congo 62nd Independence Anniversary: Remembering Africa’s Hero Lumumba
Before his assassination, Congo’s PM Lumumba asked Egypt’s President Nasser to protect his family. Egyptian government smuggled Lumumba’s young children to Cairo
The president’s men
Any ruling regime cannot begin from ground zero, because simply it cannot destroy the pillars of the state overnight and re-build them in the same way it demolished them. This introduction may seem philosophical, but it can be simplified by showing examples, before going into the topic at length. The July Revolution could not oust …
Nasserist politicians concerned over security turbulence in Egypt
‘Arab Popular Initiative’ expressed concerns, but increased support for Al-Sisi
Notes from America: The world is run by ‘generals’
By Ahmed Tharwat Harry S. Truman once said: “The ‘C’ students run the world.” That was a long time ago, and now the world is run by “Generals” – still “C” Students – in two different camps. The first camp is usually run by military generals like Saddam, Gaddafi, Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, Al-Sisi, Mugabe, Barre, …
Notes from America: The flag
By Ahmed Tharwat The American flag consists of 13 horizontal stripes, seven red alternating with six white. The stripes represent the original 13 colonies and the stars represent the 50 states of the Union. It has three colours; red symbolises hardiness and valour, white symbolises purity and innocence, and blue represents vigilance, perseverance and justice. As …
Can the Arab League answer critical questions?
At first, the notion of Arabism appeared to liberate the Levant from the Ottoman Empire. However, after the 1952 revolution, [Gamal] Abdel Nasser re-defined the Arab nationalism to fight traditional colonialism following its retreat after the two great powers (UK and France) fell back as a result of World War II. The national ideologies presented …
Syrian opposition leaders in Cairo to form united front
Egypt meeting seeks to strengthen opposition forces in Syria, says foreign ministry
What about Al-Sisi’s relations with politicians? (3)
Leaders of the 1952 family start taking power through alliance with the Muslim Brotherhood. Naguib, Nasser and El-Sadat did this. Finally, the Supreme Council – Al-Sisi followed. Even Mubarak, who began to clash with political Islam because it came to power – and the trend that was found guilty for the assassination of El-Sadat, allied …
Nebny Foundation ordered to evacuate premises
Premises formerly an abandoned rest house in Manshiyat Nasser district
Al-Sisi: Egypt’s accidental democrat?
Despite his dictatorial tendencies, Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi may find himself unwittingly presiding over Egypt’s transition to democracy
Contemporary art exhibition explores perceptions of Nasser
Using images and objects, artist Ala Younis dissects the myth making that surrounds political personalities
In search of alternatives
“Who is the alternative?” This was indeed the most repeated and frustrating question asked by the pro-Sisi camp during the past two weeks, before and during the surreal presidential election that brought a military man to power after three years of calls for democracy. The question is frustrating because this camp thinks that the “revolution” …
The Brotherhood ‘deviated’ from original focus, prioritised politics over revolution: Kamal Helbawy
Daily News Egypt interviews former Muslim Brotherhood member Kamal Helbawy to discuss his history with the group, reasons for his departure, and the future of the now outlawed group
Tomorrow’s Egypt
By Johannes Amin Makar “For a century and a half the Arab world has been following a negative policy. It has known what it wanted to do away with, but it has not known what it wanted to build. […] Democracy was only a veil for dictatorship. Constitutions framed in the interest of the people of …
In a league of his own: Sisi is not the heir to Nasser’s legacy
By Rasheed Hammouda and Mohamed Ibrahim This article is the first of a three part series. The aim of this series is to dispel the increasingly widespread belief held by both supporters and detractors of Sisi that the circumstances he faces and the actions he takes are similar to those of his predecessors, specifically Gamal …
One dead outside a polling station in Beni Suef
Mahmoud Sayed was killed in clashes outside a polling station
State of Emergency will not be extended: Shawky
Extension would require a public referendum; end date is 14 November
Demonstrations against American military strike on Syria
Demonstrators, composed of both Egyptians and Syrians, chanted slogans against United States President Barack Obama and the Muslim Brotherhood, and in support of Defence Minister Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi.
Al-Sisi and Mansour celebrate 23 July anniversary
The interim president gave a speech in celebration of the 61st anniversary of the 23 July 1952 revolution, and Al-Sisi sent him a letter of congratulations.
What tactics are set to be employed by Egypt’s various political movements?
It should be clear, as pointed out in several of my previous articles, that Egypt’s political circuit consists of three primary forces. The first of these is the country’s Islamist movement, made up primarily of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the second is those forces that seek to revive Egypt’s “old” hegemonic state, with the army, …
Has the Muslim Brotherhood adopted Sectarianism?
I have attempted over the last several articles, to shed light on the fault lines of the various political and socio-economic divisions that exist within Egyptian society, in addition to the ideologies of those who seek during elections to secure their place within the country’s political system. Traditional left wing theory tells us that social …
Morsi arrives in India, holds talks over Syria and Palestine
Calls on India to help end Syrian conflict and support the Palestinian people
Editor’s letter: Worshipping and whipping on Nasser’s birth anniversary
Two days ago was the 95th anniversary of President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s birth (1918 – 1970). The man who said, “He who cannot support himself, cannot make his own decision,” in his historical attempt to grant Egypt complete independence in its decision making. At any occasion, or even without an occasion, lovers and worshippers of …
Ghosts of presidents past
Morsi joins the pantheon of Egyptian rulers, but will he measure up?