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The Muslim Brothers Take Over Egypt

August 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

We don’t hear much anymore the breathless celebrations of Egyptian democracy that followed our abandonment of the creepy but reliable Hosni Mubarak. The “Facebook kids” who enchanted our media with their tech-savvy cool have been forgotten. It’s hard to find anymore … read more »

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The Mortal Combat in the Land of Pharaohs

June 21, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Igor IGNATCHENKO The run-off presidential election took place on June 16-17. Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi and Ahmed Shafiq, the presidential hopeful representing the military and the last prime minister of the Hosni Mubarak regime, came to clash in … read more »

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