Latest in Tag: revolution Highlight
Latest in Tag: revolution
Squandered Opportunities
Over the past 3 years, there may have been numerous instances when Egypt has taken the wrong turn. Some of those wasted chances are indeed lamentable. The bitter irony is that 32 months following 25 Jan, there isnât a single concrete aspect in Egypt that justifies the soaring death tolls, the economic stalemate, the degradation …
Brotherhood: Arrests include anyone who opposes the âputschistsâ
Muslim Brotherhood says âunprecedentedâ numbers took to the streets on 30 August
Deputy PM meets head of Families of Martyrs Support Council
Sunday meeting to ensure support
Stories of the Revolution in Jordan
Egyptian theatre group El Warsha prepare for a new round of performances at Hakaya theatre festival in Jordan
The Arab Spring: An implosion of historic proportions
By Ralph F Georgy When the Egyptian people rose, in what can only be described as a spontaneous and unprecedented show of collective displeasure with the status quo ante, to remove a dictator from power, the world witnessed the unmediated power of freedom emerging from centuries of control and manipulation. This power, densely compact and …
Mubarak’s release angers many
Protests are planned for Friday, amid new complaints filed against former president
Singer without a cause
Egyptian signer known for his protest songs during 25 January uprising struggles to find the voice during recent political turmoil
African Union delegation meets Morsi
Delegation also meets Arab League secretary general; AU peace and security council stresses importance of Egypt to African continent
Ahrar demands purge of state institutions, ârevolutionary trialsâ
Third Square movement opposes Muslim Brotherhood, military and former regime
Ahrar movement protests army and Muslim Brotherhood
The protest rejects military and Muslim Brotherhood
When was the army outside of the political game in Egypt?
Those who say that what happened on 30 June was a popular revolution supported by the army do not deny that it was the main reason behind the achievement of their goal in overthrowing Morsi, just like it was on 25 January in overthrowing Mubarak. Like Mubarak, Morsi has supporters who believe that he is …
Foreign minister discusses transition plans
Fahmy: âIt was not a military coup; it was exceptional but necessary military interferenceâ
The murky waters of June 30, part 3:Old players and new games
As we move ahead as a nation with a new transition plan, itâs important to note who is and who isnât a player in this new phase, and where they fall in this new state order. People who are out of the stage of influence are both the Muslim Brotherhood and the independent Jan 25 …
How we create Gods
Three weeks have passed since the Egyptian armyâs commander-in-chief Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi made his very impressive and deservingly historic speech announcing the ouster of Mohamed Morsi from the presidency. Those three weeks saw many developments: politically, economically and even socially. Among these developments is an unmistakable and blatantly obvious increase in the armyâs popularity. It …
What happened on 30 June?
I would have liked to answer the question: âwhere is Egypt going after 30 June?â but I discovered that I have to first explain what happened on 30 June. We have to put aside what is being said about a military coup, since facts confirm the size of public participation on 30 June. The second …
In Pictures: Walls of Freedom documents Egyptian street art
Walls of Freedom, an upcoming book co-edited by Basma Hamdy and Don Karl, documents the rise of graffiti as a prominent platform for expression during the recent period in Egypt. The Daily News Egypt spoke to Hamdy about her work that chronicles this ever-changing art form, and the many projects and initiatives inspired by Egyptian …
Walls of Freedom documents Egyptian street art
New book highlights the use of graffiti as a weapon for resistance and how art can affect a nation
The murky waters of 30 June part 2: On revolutionary depression
The June 30 revolutionary alliance is made of very strange bedfellows and its reaction to the events that have transpired since reflects its inherent contradictions. The newbie revolutionaries (Independents) are more than ecstatic due their success and are acquiring an ego that rivals those of the Jan 25âs; the social conservatives are jubilant for the …
First the push, then the pull
Economies, like relationships, require a good feeling. The best relationships draw you in, and you really enjoy the happiness and value  you get from them. Less good ones can drive you away, and while you get something out of them, you are not very drawn into them. Economies are kind of like that. Some pull …
US embassy denies âUS invasionâ claims
Passage of two US vessels near Red Sea coast causes controversy
The Cabinet dilemma
The newly appointed Egyptian prime minister is currently undergoing the most difficult part of his job: forming the Cabinet. Hazem El-Beblawi was not the choice of the Egyptian youth. Close to 77 years old, he is far from the young visionary or the ârevolutionaryâ that the predominantly youthful nation yearned for. When state-owned agencies broke …
âRevollusionâ
By Dr Mohamed Fouad The following is not for the faint hearted, the revolutionary buffs, the hopeless romantics and the easily agitated ones. You need to âmarinateâ on these thoughts a bit in order for them to sink in, or not. During the famed 18 days in 2011, I sat with a tenured and experienced …
Analysts debate conversion of gulf lifelines to bonds
Meanwhile, former finance minister Momtaz El Saeed said that a conversion is unlikely to yield any positive outcome if it is not allocated towards national projects.
Egypt summons Turkish Ambassador
Foreign ministry expresses âwonderâ at official statements from Tunisia
New constitutional declaration, controversial
The recently announced constitutional declaration confronts rejection
Split second
By Philip Whitfield Was it a coup dâetat, half a coup, coup-lite or just plain old martial law? The top brass gave Morsi just enough rope to hang himself to execute their mission: divide and rule. Not so fast, say some. Itâs our revolution, not theirs. If you want to pray the worldwide court of …
The winding path of Egyptâs revolution
By Dr Brecht De Smet There are many ways to interpret the 30 June protests and former president Mohamed Morsiâs exit. From a formal democratic perspective, the military intervention constituted a coup against a legitimate president. From the viewpoint of secularism, the fall of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood signals the end of Islamist encroachment. …
Thus spoke the Egyptians: Why is it not a coup?
When we celebrated the end of Mubarakâs rule on 11 February 2011, we did not expect to do it again two and a half years later. This is not one of the articles that talk about how great the Egyptian people are, and start taking you in an endless journey through historical achievements that date …
Morsi under guard at Republican Guards Club
Ousted president remained defiant in his final television appearance
Military and opposition respond to Morsi’s speech
Opposition says president’s speech incited violence and army page admin says they will sacrifice their lives to counter terrorism and extremism