Tag Archives: Egyptian
By Black T Bvumavaranda Could the great and mighty Pharaohs of Egypt be actually Zimbabweans, or South Africans? Well, here is the evidence: While the contemporary world has ordinarily portrayed Egyptians as being inclined to Arab descendancy, a little has been said in … read more »
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Tagged Ancient Egypt, Cheikh Anta Diop, David Livingstone, Egypt, Egyptian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Henrik Clarke, Nile
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Much like Festivus, American diplomacy to the Middle East usually begins with an airing of grievances. These are not the American grievances over decades of terrorism and acts of violent hatred. These are the grievances that are supposedly infuriating the … read more »
By Abdulrahman Al-Rashed Neither imams nor members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist movements would be able to protect the Egyptian presidency from the wrath of the people when they pay more pounds for one dollar. Every single citizen will … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Copts, Egypt, Egyptian, Gamal Abdel Nasser, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia, Sinai Peninsula, Suez Canal
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Essam El-Erian is the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s top foreign propaganda figure and with the Muslim Brotherhood hard at work seizing power and torturing protesters, he had his work cut out for him when he arrived at the Al-Noor Islamic School … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Noor School, Brooklyn, Egypt, Egyptian, Erian, IndepthAfrica, Maged, Muslim Brotherhood, New York
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Amr Adly The Egyptian government has finally concluded an initial loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following two years of continual negotiations. The agreement is to be finalised by the IMF board and then signed and ratified by … read more »
By Eric Walberg At last Egyptian politics is moving. President Mohamed Morsi is slowly building on his summer ‘coup’, when he stared down Egypt’s generals and put his men in the top army and defence positions, following terrorist attacks in … read more »
Comrades from Cairo Dear friends, In the coming period we will again be facing a familiar enemy that many of you have and continue to battle. International financial institutions like the IMF have long had a hand in plundering the … read more »
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Tagged Egypt, Egyptian, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, Hosni Mubarak, IMF, IndepthAfrica, International Financial Institutions, International Monetary Fund
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THE storming of the US embassy in Cairo has diverted attention once again from the real issues facing Egypt. It couldn’t have come at a better time for those who want to convince the Egyptian people to accept an International … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Politics of Egypt, United States
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Karim Malak , opendemocracy The proposed $4.8bn IMF loan to Egypt sparked a heated controversy. While the Government claims the funds are absolutely necessary to rebuild the country’s economy, opponents warn against potentially disastrous, far-reaching consequences. Their arguments are summarised here. … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, IMF, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Joseph Stiglitz, Politics of Egypt, World Bank
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The crowd in Tahrir Square that cheered Sunday’s victory by Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi in a presidential run off, didn’t represent a majority of Egyptians. His triumph is both a victory – and a potential disaster – for democracy, … read more »
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Mohammed Morsi’s victory over Ahmed Shafik in the Egyptian presidential election is a political triumph for the Muslim Brotherhood, a banned organization for most of the years since the country became a republic in 1953. It is likewise an important … read more »
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The United States expressed alarm that its proteges in the Egyptian army were abusing hopes for democracy by ordering more military rule just as the Muslim Brotherhood was claiming victory in the country’s first free presidential election. The Islamists’ self-assurance … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, Mohamed Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood, Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, United States
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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 »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged 2011 Egyptian revolution, Africa news, African news, Democracy, Egypt, Egyptian, Election, Elections in Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Muslim Brotherhood
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Samir Amin The reader will find on this site a paper entitled “The Arab revolution: a year later” (14/3/2012) in which I explained the main reasons which led to the electoral victory of the Moslem Brotherhood in the January parliamentary … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Egypt, Egyptian, Hosni Mubarak, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Samir Amin, United States
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The majority Islamist Egyptian parliament moved on several fronts in the past two days to flex its muscles and challenge the authority of the military-appointed government. The Muslim Brothers, represented by the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), and their Salfis … read more »
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ROME, Italy, January 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Minister Giulio Terzi will be in Egypt on Thursday for bilateral meetings at a crucial stage in the redefinition of regional balances, and one year on from the start of the … read more »
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Tagged Arab people, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Italy, Mediterranean Sea, Middle East, Rome
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Cairo – Over a dozen people were wounded on Friday when military police tried to disperse hundreds of Egyptian protesters demanding the relocation of a state nuclear power project. About 500 Egyptians rallied in front of the plant in Dabaa … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Egyptians in Tahriri and Abasssiya Squares have a better grasp of American politics and many of us have. Alexandria, 415 or 416 (CAIRO) – This observer spent a good part of Christmas Eve divided between two main Cairo Squares, Tahir … read more »
Posted in Article, Egypt, North Africa
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Tagged alexandria, Barack Obama, Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Israel, United States
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GENEVA, Switzerland, December 19, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Monday strongly condemned the brutal suppression of demonstrations by military and security forces in Tahrir Square, Cairo, which have reportedly left … read more »
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Geneva, High Commissioner, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Navanethem Pillay, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Pillay
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By Yasser Abd el-aziz Since the first Egyptian uprising succeeded in overthrowing ousted President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February, Tahrir Square has never been the same. Ten months have passed since the uprising, but nostalgia towards Tahrir Square is as … read more »
Posted in Article, Libya, North Africa
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptian, Friday, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, tahrir square
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r. Ashraf Ezzat, medical doctor and journalist (Pyramidion) was one of hundreds of thousands Egyptians occupying Tahrir Square in late January/early February of 2011. Ten months later Egyptian people are once again back on the streets despite a deadly crackdown … read more »
November 30, 2011 by benim
Washington – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday urged Egypt to continue its transition to democracy “in a just, transparent and inclusive manner,” following an opening round of voting. “I congratulate the Egyptian people for a peaceful, successful … read more »
November 26, 2011 by benim
New York – UN leader Ban Ki-moon renewed calls for Egypt’s military rulers to ensure a “peaceful transition” after talks on Friday with the head of the military council, a spokesperson said. Ban and Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi held telephone … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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Tagged Ban Ki-moon, breaking news, Cairo, East Africa, Egypt, Egyptian, Friday, Hosni Mubarak, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, New York, Nigeria, Nigeria news, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, West Africa
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November 25, 2011 by benim
Washington – The transfer of power to a civilian government in Egypt must be “just and inclusive” and take place “as soon as possible,” the White House said on Friday. “Most importantly, we believe that the full transfer of power … read more »
The recent win-win strategy that resonated in the wake of the triumphant culmination of the entourage of a high-caliber Egyptian Public Diplomatic Mission to Ethiopia has triggered a wave of considered and ill-considered reactions from both sides of the isle. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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What we are witnessing in North Africa and the Mid-East is the unraveling of the “Developmental State” model of regime building, which was conveniently espoused by the Meles Zenawi to prolong his minority rule. Of late, the Prime Minister even … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, News
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The winds of change that has been rocking the Arab world have once again confirmed the fact that every tyranny is a house built on sand. Unlike rock solid democratic systems that are built on the consent of the people, … read more »
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February 27, 2011 by benim
Assiut – Villagers in southern Egypt blocked a highway with burning tyres and set fire to three government buildings on Sunday to protest official corruption, witnesses said. Also in Assiut province, hundreds of civil servants went on strike for better … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, Egypt, News, North Africa
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February 16, 2011 by benim
The post-Mubarak Egyptian government has asked the United States to freeze the financial assets of some officials from that country, according to a senior Obama administration official. The official, who was not authorized to comment on the record, spoke to … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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February 15, 2011 by benim
Cairo – Egypt’s military government on Monday urged an end to widespread strikes following the popular uprising that overthrew Hosni Mubarak, as the United States pressed for an end to 30-year-old emergency laws. The orders came after the elderly generals … read more »
Posted in Egypt, News, North Africa
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