Month: July 2013
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Messages from Seven Egyptian-Americans to El-Sisi, Mursi, the Egyptian People, and the U.S. Administration
[Minaret of Freedom Institute supporter Safei Hamed has shared the following messages he and six fellow Egyptians have sent regarding the current crisis in Egypt]: Â 1. A Message to General Abdel-Fatah El-Sisi: With all appreciation to the men of the Armed Forces, the decision for the military coup against the elected civilian president, the suspension…
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News and Analysis (7/10/13)
With the Muslim Brotherhood rejecting the imposed transition plan and their opposition denouncing the interim consdtiution as “new dictatorship,” a military crackdown has returned Egypt to Mubarak era levels of repression, unleashing a backlash on the Christian minority and making Turkey jittery: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Transition Plan (AP / Yahoo) Egypt’s Top Political Groups…
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News and Analysis (7/8/13)
Will Egypt turn into Syria? Egypt Protests: Clashes Near Republican Guard HQ In Cairo Claim 42 Lives  (Huffington Post) Muslim Brotherhood Decries Killing of Morsi Supporters in Cairo ‘Massacre‘ (Guardian) Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Calls for National Uprising (LA Times) Egypt Unrest: Interim Leader Adly Mansour Calls for Calm (BBC) Bloodshed in Egypt Saps Support for…
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“Faith-Based Diplomacy & Peacemakingâ€
NOTES FROM THE IIIT CONFERENCE ON GOOD GOVERNANCE IN ISLAM: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY APPROACHES #11 [This is the eleventh in a series of my notes on the International Institute of Islamic Thought conference on Good Governance in Islam: Classical and Contemporary Approaches held in Herndon, VA. These notes have only been lightly edited and represent…
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News and Analysis (7/5/13)
Repression returns to Egypt: Three Shot Dead in Cairo, Islamist Protests Spread (Reuters) With Egypt’s Morsi Detained, a Muslim Brotherhood in Turmoil (Christian Science Monitor) Egypt’s Military Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Leader (Guardian) Egypt TV: Interim President Dissolves Islamist-led Parliament (AP / Washington Post) Top Muslim Brother: ‘Military Coup’ Under Way in Egypt (Christian Science Monitor)…
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News and Analysis (7/3/13)
Is Egypt unraveling? Top Morsi Adviser Says Coup Is Underway After Deadline for Egypt Accord Passes (Washington Post) Mursi, Egypt Army Pledge Lives in ‘Final Hours’ Showdown (Reuters) White House Backing Away from Morsi in Record Time (Christian Science Monitor) Opposition Spokesman: ElBaradei, Egypt’s Top Muslim Cleric and Coptic Pope Meet Army Chief (AP / Washington…
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News and Analysis (7/1/13)
“A small crowd attacked the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo this evening as elsewhere in the capital large crowds called peacefully for President Mohamed Morsi, a former Brotherhood leader, to step down”: Protesters Attack Muslim Brotherhood Headquarters in Egypt (Christian Science Monitor) “Perhaps she couldn’t stop it, people say, but at least she…
