Clashes at Islamist Rally on Eve of Egyptian Vote
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- By Reuters
- Published on Saturday, 22 December 2012 07:16
Supporters of President Mohamed Mursi and his opponents hurled rocks at each other in Alexandria, Egypt's second city, on the eve of a final vote on an Islamist-influenced constitution that has divided the country.
Police fired tear gas to separate scores of opponents of the constitution and thousands of Islamists who clashed in the rain near a mosque in Alexandria on Friday. Health officials said 32 people were injured.
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Sawiris on BBC’s Hardtalk
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- By BBC World
- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 19:21
Naguib Sawiris blasts the Brotherhood’s policies and their attempt to impose a divisive constitutional draft.
Al Qaeda’s Hand in Egypt and Syria
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- By Thomas Joscelyn
- Published on Friday, 21 December 2012 19:15
Die Welt, a German daily, has published an interesting report on al Qaeda's plans for Syria and Egypt. The original can be found here and Worldcrunch has produced a translation of the article, "Has Syria become Al-Qaeda's New Base for Terror Strikes on Europe?"
Die Welt's reporting jibes with what we've reported at The Long War Journal concerning the ties between al Qaeda-linked jihadists in Egypt and the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Intimidation, Fear Keep Egypt's Christians Away from Polls on Disputed Charter
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- By ABC News
- Published on Thursday, 20 December 2012 08:56
A campaign of intimidation by Islamists left most Christians in this southern Egyptian province too afraid to participate in last week's referendum on an Islamist-drafted constitution they deeply oppose, residents say. The disenfranchisement is hiking Christians' worries over their future under empowered Muslim conservatives.
Around a week before the vote, some 50,000 Islamists marched through the provincial capital, Assiut, chanting that Egypt will be "Islamic, Islamic, despite the Christians." At their head rode several bearded men on horseback with swords in scabbards on their hips, evoking images of early Muslims conquering Christian Egypt in the 7th Century.
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“These Guys Are Thugs,” Says ElBaradei of Brotherhood; Criticizes US Silence
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- By David Kenner
- Published on Wednesday, 19 December 2012 07:10
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei speaks exclusively to Foreign Policy on the Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt's political crisis
It's do or die time for Egypt's opposition: They find themselves assailed by a hostile president, threatened by a draft constitution they don't believe protects basic human rights, and at risk of being sidelined from political life if they can't compete at the ballot box.
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