Continuing its victories through the third round of balloting, the FJP promises to include its rivals in the writing of the new constitution, but will this mean an inevitable confrontation with the military?
- Muslim Brotherhood Will Work with Rivals, Says Leader (Egypt Independent)
- Egypt’s Big Battle: Muslim Brotherhood vs. the Military (Christian Science Monitor)
As prosecutors argue “that Egypt’s ousted president, his security chief and six top police officers were the ‘actual instigators’ of the killing of more than 800 protesters during last year’s popular uprising”:
- Activists Fear Converging Interests of Military, Islamists as Egypt Holds Last Election Round (AP / Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
By “finalizing the ability of any president to deem persons — including U.S. citizens (if they so interpret this bill) — an enemy that could then be indefinitely detained without charge or without trial, he sets into motion a frightening precedent, ramifications of which a “former constitutional law professor “should be inherently aware”:
- All American Muslims Better Get Ready for a New Reality (Huffington Post)
The situation in Syria continues to deteriorate:
- Syrian Army Deserters ‘Kill 18’ (BBC)
- Arab League’s Syria Mission Faces Mounting Criticism (Christian Science Monitor)
Prohibiting women who cover their face from studying science makes the slogan “science before niqab … knowledge is free” into a bare-faced lie:
- Tunisians Call For End To Campus Veil Standoff (AP / NPR)
Has NATO turned Libya into an Afghanistan? “Tripoli is now an unruly patchwork of fiefdoms, each controlled by a different militia”:
Coming on the heels of the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq, “the announcement marked a major departure for a militant group that had long said it would not negotiate while foreign troops remained in Afghanistan. It offered a measure of hope that after years of missteps, a U.S.-sought negotiated settlement to the decade-long war is possible”:
- Taliban Publicly Expresses Interest in Talks with U.S. (Washington Post with Foreign Policy)
Europe agrees to Obama’s sanction proposals and the Pentagon scorns Iran’s warning to stay out of the Persian Gulf:
- EU Agrees Embargo on Iranian Crude (Reuters)
- Pentagon Rejects Threat from Iran, Says It Will Continue Scheduled Movements of U.S. Carriers on Persian Gulf (Washington Post with Bloomberg)
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