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The Era of Disorder

Nonetheless, I would argue that we are witnessing the end of one era of world history and the dawn of another. It has been 25 years since the Berlin Wall was dismantled, bringing the 40-year Cold [...]

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President Sisi’s Worldview

Yet Sisi remains the subject of conflicting and contradictory reports. For example, Sisi is the nemesis of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, but he is also known to be a pious Muslim who was [...]

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Egypt Slips in Press Freedom Index, Ranks 159

According to the annual press freedom index produced by the international watchdog, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Egypt  occupies 159th place among the total of 180 countries.   The [...]

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Frank Wolf: An Appreciation

Virginia’s 10th CD includes territory familiar to James Madison. And it’s not hard to imagine the Father of the Constitution and Bill of Rights taking deep satisfaction from the [...]

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Pope Tawadros Received by Patriarch Kirill and Russia’s Foreign Minister

During the meeting at the Patriarchate, His Holiness Pope Tawadros spoke of the great heritage of spirituality and monastic tradition within the Russian Orthodox Church and commented on its [...]

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Wishful thinking in the U.S. plans against the Islamic State

The Arab world is suffering a sense of vertigo these days. Extremists from the Islamic State, who have seemingly arisen out of nowhere, have burst through the gates of power. Political elites are [...]

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Dramatic Deterioration in Human Rights in Egypt over Past Four Years, 19 Groups Declare

    The report focuses on a set of fundamental human rights and their development in Egypt over the last four years, taking into consideration the popular protests in this period and [...]

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Egyptian Intelligence Links Hamas to Major Sinai Attack

“The Palestinians came from the Gaza Strip with a large amount of explosives and took part in the terrorist attack,” an official said.   The assertion renewed Egypt’s claim [...]

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International Religious Freedom Day – Little to Celebrate in Egypt

November 27th was International Religious Freedom Day and a chance to celebrate the 16-year anniversary of the passage of the 1998 International Religious Freedom Act.  This legislation made [...]

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Egypt Threatens to Dissolve NGOs Not Complying with Repressive Law, Only Days After UN Review of its Human Rights Status

During the first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of its rights record before the UN in 2010, the Egyptian government accepted several recommendations related to freedom of association. Overall, [...]