Tag Archives: Mohamed Morsy

Morsy allies claim Egyptians voted for draft constitution

December 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Islamists allied to President Mohamed Morsy on Sunday claimed that Egyptians have voted in favour of a controversial draft constitution during a referendum, but opposition accused them of “vote rigging” and irregularities. Muslim Brotherhood members claimed that their tally showed … read more »

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President Mohamed Morsy of Egypt addresses 67th UN General Assembly

September 26, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt President highlights Palestine issue as key concern Addressing the United Nations General Assembly for the first time since becoming his country’s first democratically and freely elected civilian President, Egypt’s Mohamed Morsy today highlighted his nation’s progress over the past … read more »

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Muslims need to find a better way to protest

September 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

In 1987, the American artist Andres Serrano won an award from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art for his photograph entitled “Immersion (Piss Christ).” It depicted a small plastic crucifix submerged in what appeared to be a yellow liquid. Serrano later … read more »

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5 Things the Muslim Brotherhood’s ‘Countercoup’ Tells Us About Egypt

August 14, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

1. ‘It’s Never as Bad as It Seems on Twitter’ As analysts scrambled over the weekend to interpret President Mohamed Morsy’s decrees retiring the head of Egypt’s military junta and reversing its June 17 constitutional putsch stripping the presidency of much of its executive … read more »

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Identity politics and the second republic in Egypt

July 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Fatma Emam An Egyptian TV anchor says: “The elected Egyptian president Mohamed Morsy is attending the African Union’s 19th Presidents Summit”. What are the connotations of this piece of news in the present Egyptian context? This is Morsy’s first African … read more »

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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Candidate wins Presidential Election

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Islamist Mohamed Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood was declared Egypt’s first democratic president on Sunday by the state election committee, which said he had defeated former general Ahmed Shafik with 51.7 percent of last weekend’s run-off vote. He succeeds Hosni … read more »

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Egypt awaits presidential election results

June 24, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

CAIRO – Egyptians were waiting on Sunday to hear whether their next president will be a former military officer or a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, a group that ousted leader Hosni Mubarak spent three decades fighting. The result of … read more »

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Egypt: Election result delayed until the weekend

June 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The results of Egypt’s presidential election have been delayed adding to the tension in Tahrir Square. The people had been expecting to discover the winner today. Now they will have to wait until the weekend. The problem is said to … read more »

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US alarm as Egypt army undermines election result

June 19, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

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 »

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In U-turn, Egypt’s Brotherhood names presidential

April 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, in a policy U-turn, said on Saturday it would back its deputy leader for president, an endorsement that guarantees Khairat al-Shater a place among the front runners after the group initially said it would not field a … read more »

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