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Egypt: Opposition Has Won, Even If It Loses

December 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed, By: Arab News In the Egyptian arena rages the biggest political, intellectual, popular and elitist media battle. Parties are now fighting over authority, positions, history and the future. The disputed proposed constitution caused bloodshed on both … read more »

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Mursi Ends Egypt Spring

November 25, 2012 by benim

By Abdul Rahman Al-Rashid, Arab News It was very difficult for anyone to think that President Muhammad Mursi would do that. But his spokesman announced it clearly. He said: “The president is above all and above all other authorities.” He … read more »

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Egyptian Revolutionary Socialists ally with Sawiris tycoon, ex-Mubarak officials

October 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Johannes Stern The misnamed Revolutionary Socialists (RS) in Egypt are working out a political alliance with billionaire tycoons, ex-Mubarak-regime officials, operatives of the United Nations, Nasserites and various liberal and pseudo-left parties. On October 18 they published a joint … read more »

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Egypt’s revolution: Bread, freedom, social justice and why global solidarity matters

June 7, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Comrades from Cairo To you at whose side we struggle, From the beginning of the Egyptian revolution, the powers that be have launched a vicious counter-revolution to contain our struggle and subsume it by drowning the people’s voices in a … read more »

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Revolutions are not decided by elections

May 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Horace Campbell BACKGROUND OF THE NEWS I have been monitoring the flames and demonstrations that erupted in Egypt while I have been on the road in East Africa for the past two weeks. I have been in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, … read more »

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