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The Brotherhood and Gulf security | Egypt Independent
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) told me on the phone, “you’re going to meet the boss.” The boss it turned out was none other than Muslim Brotherhood Deputy Chairman and businessman Khairet al-Shater, perhaps one of the most influential people in post-Mubarak Egypt. I was invited to meet leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood following an opinion article I had written for Egypt Independent earlier this month. The piece included for the first time explicit requests made from an Arab Gulf State foreign minister to the Brotherhood for relations between them to be normalized. This offer was in return for assurances that the Brotherhood would not seek to “export the revolution” to the Gulf, that it would not compromise on Gulf security and that future governments develop a systemic economic plan so the Gulf states could commit to further investments in Egypt.
CAIRO -- When Hosni Mubarak fell from power in February 2011, many elements of his regime remained in place -- at least at first. In the year since then, the Egyptian army, the police, and the business elite have struggled to cope with the tide of revolutionary change washing over the Arab world’s most populous country. Not one of these institutions has made it through the process entirely intact. The deeply unpopular national police force has seen its authority relentlessly eroded by protestors and the press.
Cairo's Undercover Strongman - By Magdy Samaan | Foreign Policy
CAIRO -- The revolution isn't over. The historic events of the 'January 25 Revolution' that toppled the government of Hosni Mubarak are still unfolding here as a tense and changing Egypt prepares for parliamentary elections on November 28, making the journey from Tahrir Square to the ballot box. The elections mark a turning point in a new Egypt as the country seeks to transition from the heady days of the demonstrations in Tahrir Square to military rule and now to the hope for a new democracy. To chronicle the dramatic change in Egypt, GlobalPost in partnership with the Open Hands Initiative brought together a team of 17 top, young Egyptian and American journalists. This team of reporters seeks to tell the story of Egypt's 'unfinished revolution,' searching for stories that will enlighten and inform GlobalPost's audience on the historic events still unfolding in Cairo.
Tahrir Square | GlobalPost
(Mosa'aberising / flickr) This past week was a pivotal moment for the struggle for women's rights in Egypt. In response to more protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square, police and government security forces beat and stripped several female demonstrators. One moment captured by a photographer ricocheted around the country, and seemingly just as fast, around the world: A woman, her black abaya yanked over her head to expose her naked torso and blue bra, was dragged by helmeted security forces over the pavement. One of them stood over her, hurling his foot down at her bare stomach. Days later, an estimated 10,000 women struck back in a mass rally in central Cairo declaring, "the daughters of Egypt are a red line" that cannot be crossed.
How Egypt's Revolution Has Dialed Back Women's Rights | Foreign Affairs
Two killed, hundreds hurt in Egypt street clashes | Reuters
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 12 people were killed in clashes between security forces and crowds protesting against Egypt's ruling military council in some of the worst violence since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak. With just a week before voting in the first free parliamentary election in decades, the confrontations in the capital Cairo and other cities raised worries about how smooth voting will be. Protesters camped out for a third night on Monday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, the epicenter of the 28-day uprising that ended Mubarak's 30-year rule. [ID:nL5E7MK0N3] Egyptians elect a new parliament in a staggered vote that starts on November 28, but even when the assembly is picked, presidential powers remain with the army until a presidential poll, which may not happen until late 2012 or early 2013.
No to Military Trials for Civilians: International Day of Solidarity
A piece smuggled out of jail by Alaa Abd El Fattah. Published in Arabic an al Shorouk on December 19th Fate chose that my imprisonment sh...We publish our translation of Egyptian blogger and revolutionary Alaa Abdel Fattah's latest letter from prison, where he remains detained for "insulting" the Egyptian military. By Alaa Abdel Fattah This is a translation (from Egyptian Arabic) of this letter , by Egyptian blogger and revolutionary Alaa Abdel Fattah, who remains imprisoned on charges relating to “insulting” the Egyptian military.
“A Real Man”: Alaa Abdel Fattah writes from prison | Ceasefire Magazine
CAIRO — Two policemen convicted of beating a young man to death in a case that inspired Egypt's uprising were sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday, enraging families of the police who smashed wooden benches in the courtroom and tried to attack the dead man's lawyers and relatives, the lawyer said. Khaled Said is seen as Egypt's Mohammed Bouazizi – the fruit seller whose self-immolation sparked the Tunisian revolution that began the chain of Arab Spring uprisings. His death became an immediate rallying point for activists campaigning against widespread police brutality and other human rights abuses under former President Hosni Mubarak. Months later, a Facebook page created in his memory was used to put out a call for the Jan. 25 protests that grew into the 18-day uprising that would topple Mubarak. The family said they were "shocked" by the verdict, adding it shows that the revolution is being "aborted."
Khaled Said, Young Man Whose Death Inspired Egypt's Protests, Police Attackers Convicted
Egyptian blogger's hunger strike turns critical; hearing delayed - CSMonitor.com
Egypt ’s military prosecution today postponed the appeal hearing of Maikel Nabil Sanad, an imprisoned blogger convicted of criticizing the military. His brother Mark said the three-week delay amounted to a death sentence, since Maikel – now 43 days into a hunger strike – has vowed to abstain from water as well as food beginning today. Skip to next paragraph “By postponing the case until Oct. 11, they are killing him,” said Mark, speaking outside the military prosecution headquarters today. He said the prosecution postponed the case because his brother’s file was not placed before the judge as it should have been – a reason Mark called “silly and stupid.” For rights activists, the blogger's case has become a symbol of the crackdown on freedom of expression carried out by Egypt’s military rulers, who promised to guide Egypt to democracy but have instead continued the repressive policies of former President Hosni Mubarak .
More than 200 people were injured Saturday in Cairo when antigovernment protesters clashed with armed civilians and thugs as demonstrators attempted to march on the Ministry of Defense in the third week of rallies against the ruling military council. The violence occurred when about 3,000 protesters left their sit-in at Tahrir Square and began marching toward the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. The march followed promises made in a nationally televised speech by Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi that the ruling generals "are committed to pressing ahead in turning Egypt into a modern civilian state." The people "want to bring down the field marshal!”
EGYPT: More than 200 injured in protest march toward military headquarters - latimes.com
EL ARISH, Egypt — For 30 years, the Bedouin tribes of the Sinai Peninsula threatened to bomb the pipeline that carries natural gas from Egypt's fields to Israel, which they still consider a mortal enemy. But they never did, at least not while Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was in power. In the 20 weeks since Mubarak's fall, however, the pipeline has been bombed three times, most recently on Monday.
Egypt's gas pipeline a target for anger at Israel, Mubarak | McClatchy
Demonstrators throw a tear gas grenade during clashes with the Egyptian security in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt Photograph: Khalil Hamra/AP Clashes between protesters and security forces engulfed Cairo once again on Tuesday night, as the fiercest street battles since the fall of Hosni Mubarak left dozens injured. Fighting began after dark, following earlier protests by relatives of those killed during this spring's uprising. Armed central security police showered Tahrir Square with tear gas canisters and fired bullets into the air as several thousand demonstrators amassed and called for the resignation of Egypt 's de facto head of state, Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi.
Battle breaks out in Tahir Square, once again | World news | The Guardian
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Egypt judge fines Mubarak, ex-officials $90M for cellphone, Internet disruption during revolt - Yahoo! News
Mubarak to Face Trial for Killing of Protesters | Rights & Liberties | Scoop.it
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