Month: December 2012

  • News and Analysis (12/8/12)

    With the opposition split over how to respond to Mursi’s invitation to dialog, the FJP and the military signal mutual support … Muslim Brotherhood Call for Dialogue After Cairo Office Attack (Guardian) Egyptian Military Calls for Talks to End Violent Crisis (Guardian) Egypt Army Statement Balanced, Says Muslim Brotherhood Official (Reuters / Yahoo)  Egyptian President…

  • News and Analysis (12/5/12)

    The draft constitution of the U.S. also lacked sufficient protection of human rights, and thus the first ten amendments; can a “bill of rights” end the Egyptian turmoil? Egypt Clashes Erupt Despite Proposal to End Crisis (Reuters) Egypt Freedoms in Balance During Constitutional Showdown (Christian Science Monitor) The winner of the 2012 Sakharov Prize for…

  • The Death Penalty–Just in Theory, Unjust in Application

    Here is my response to a set of questions about the death penalty posed by a Virginia high school student. Q. What do you believe about the death penalty? A. I believe that the death penalty should only be applied as a punishment for willful murder or for widespread criminal activity of a most serious…

  • News and Analysis (12/3/12)

    Israel’s aggressive response to the UN recognition of Palestinian statehood expands beyond illegal settlements to confiscation of Palestinian tax money, alienates her European allies, and even annoys the U.S.: Has Israel’s Settlement Expansion Crossed a ‘Red Line’? (Christian Science Monitor) Israel Seizes $120m in Palestinian Tax Revenue over UN Statehood Vote (Guardian) UK and France…

  • News and Analysis (12/1/12)

    Human Rights Watch provides a list of the strong and weak points of the treatment of human rights issues in Egypt’s hastily completed draft constitution (click her for translation of full text; click here for comparison to suspended constitution here) … Egypt: New Constitution Mixed on Support of Rights (Human Rights Watch) Why is Egypt’s…

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