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      “When we tried to address them, the army fired live bullets, wounding Father Feltaows in the leg and Father Barnabas in the abdomen,” said Monk Ava Bishoy. “Six Coptic [...]

Urgent Media Release –Feb. 18, 2011 On February 15, 2011, Egypt’s Military Council, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, formed a panel charged with drafting modifications to Egypt’s current [...]

Urgent Media Release –Feb. 18, 2011 On February 15, 2011, Egypt’s Military Council, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces,formed a panel charged with drafting modifications to Egypt’s current [...]

Now that the people have gotten what they want in Egypt —the overthrow of Mubarak— will “people-power” automatically lead to a more liberal, secular, and pluralistic society?Although [...]

Now, for the problems. The military itself represents the lesser problem. In charge for six decades, it has made a mess of things. Tarek Osman, an Egyptian writer, eloquently demonstrates in a [...]

The West may be worried that the crisis will bring democracy too quickly to Egypt and empower the Muslim Brotherhood. But the real concern is that the regime will only shed its corrupt civilians, [...]

Tomorrow we can all talk about how hard this transition will be, how many pitfalls and uncertainties lie ahead for Egypt, but to be in Tahrir Square tonight, to feel the energy and pride of a [...]

He sent the goons of the Ministry of Interior to stir up trouble, in the hope that his people would be scared back into obedience and that they would call upon him to rein in the chaos. He threw [...]

***Among the advantages, the military council that says it will oversee a transition has had its reputation and popular support enhanced by the uprising. By most appearances, the brass pushed Mr. [...]

  No need to reinvent the wheel. We’ve been through something analogous before. After World War II, Western Europe was newly freed but unstable, in ruin – and in play. The democracy [...]