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Will Egypt become a totalitarian state?

President Mohammed Morsi has already successfully decapitated and made peace with the powerful Egyptian military. The new constitution has given him the power to purge the Supreme Constitutional [...]

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A Timely Reminder as Historical Christian Communities at Risk

During his visit to Lebanon earlier this year, Pope Benedict told Christians that they should “fear not because the universal Church walks at your side and is humanly and spiritually close [...]

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The Inevitable Struggle in Egypt

All the followers of these groups have little respect for constitutional and legal rules that are not based on Sharia. That is why they see a venerable legal entity like the Constitutional Court [...]

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Women’s Council Head Claims ‘Grave breaches’ in Referendum

“This constitution brings the Wahhabism of Saudi Arabia to Egypt,” she said, “although the Saudis themselves are starting to get rid of it.” At a press conference on Sunday, Talawy said the [...]

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Egypt Rating Cut to “Junk” Level at S&P Amid Unrest

The most-populous Arab country’s rating was lowered by one level to B-, six steps below investment grade, with a negative outlook, S&P said today. The rating, which is also on par with [...]

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Observers: Copts Prevented from Voting in Second Round of Referendum

The Socialist Popular Alliance Party observed delay and disruption at polling station in governorates with a Coptic majority, such as Giza and Qena. In some districts with a majority of Coptic [...]

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Judgment Day for the Christians of the Middle East

With over two billion adherents, Christianity remains the most populous faith in the world and potentially the most popular ideology in the history of humanity. Yet, in the very region of its [...]

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Egypt’s Turmoil Scares Away Tourists

That’s just one instance of the near-constant unrest Egypt has seen in recent months as President Mohamed Morsi, with the backing of the Muslim Brotherhood, has attempted to push through a [...]

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Referendum Voting Lowest Turnout Since Revolution

Unofficial results indicate that a majority of those who voted in the second round of the constitutional referendum last Saturday, voted in favor of the proposed constitution. Violence between [...]

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Mursi Gets His Islamist Charter in a Riven Egypt Trying to Find Its Feet

Unofficial results released after the second and final phase of the constitutional referendum showed the charter passed with about 64 percent of the vote, according to a tally by the Muslim [...]