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Egypt: Violent Jihadis Imprisoned for Terror Crimes Being Released

Egypt’s Shura Council announced in a statement that it has agreed for the Islamic Group to begin taking steps to release convicts who have been imprisoned in Egyptian prisons for years from [...]

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NO TO TURNING EGYPT INTO A THEOCRATIC SECTARIAN STATE

Below is a translation of the enclosed (Arabic) statement cosigned by 44 political parties and associations and 253 Egyptian individuals (*) We, the signatories to this statement, follow with [...]

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Rights Groups in Egypt Express Fears About the Lack of Genuine Inclusive Debate on the Constitution

Having taken part in a hearing organized by the Proposals, Debates, and Social Communications Committee of the Constituent Assembly on the morning of July 22, the undersigned organizations are [...]

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Dr. Safwat Hegazy, a popular Muslim Brotherhood preacher in Egypt, known for his desire to unify the Arab world into a “Untied Arab States,”

Editor’s note: During a televised interview earlier this week, Dr. Safwat Hegazy, a popular Muslim Brotherhood preacher in Egypt, known for his desire to unify the Arab world into a [...]

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A Bill of Rights Is What Egypt Needs Now

The recent discussions about the first two Articles of the old Egyptian constitution (that existed since 1971), to make them subject to special review by Islamic leaders or by Al-Azhar tell me [...]

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Omitting the Word “Protection” from the President’s Speeches

Throughout Egypt’s history, modern and ancient, Egyptian women have participated in all revolutions, including the January 25 revolution. Hence, women should not be expected to seek “protection” [...]

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Between the Rock and the Hard Place: The Options of the Copts in Egypt

Unfortunately the Copts living in Egypt found themselves in a position to choose between the proverbial two evils: the frying pan caused by the military rule or the fire caused by a fanatic [...]

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Committee of the Wretched!

I do not address this discussion to the miserable committee charged with the formation of Egypt’s new constitution, though it is deserving of the title of “committee of the [...]

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Dr. Yasser al-Burhami, Prominent Salafist: No to Appointing a Copt as Vice President

Yasser al-Burhami recently did an interview with Egypt’s Al Ahram. He is one of the most prominent figures of Egypt’s Salafi movement, and the vice chairman of The Salafi Calling, one of [...]

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Summary Report and Resolutions of the Coptic Solidarity Third Annual Conference

   Coptic Solidarity held its third Annual Conference at Washington, D.C. on June 28-29, 2012, under the main theme of “US National Security and Advancing Human and Minority Rights [...]