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Egypt, Egypt, human rights, internal supporters of human rights December 4, 2013

Egypt: Final negotiations and votes in the “Committee of 50”, and its adoption of draft constitution

For an incisive analysis of the final negotiations and deliberations of the “Committee of 50” charged with with drafting Egypt’s new constitution, see “On the…

U.S Foreign Relations December 15, 2012

How Islamist is Morsi’s draft constitution?

For the most incisive analysis of the impact of the sharia under Morsi’s draft constiution, being voted on in a referencdum in Egypt on December…

Africa, Barack Obama, Egypt, elections, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Middle East, State Department, State Department Human Rights Country Reports, State Department Legal Adviser, United States December 13, 2012

Morsi’s draft constitution will remove top female judge in Egypt from Constitutional Court; the dubious future of female judges under the government of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood

It is important to understand Mohamed Morsi’s background in order to understand how the draft constitution now being submitted to a referendum beginning December 15…

U.S Foreign Relations December 11, 2012

نحن جميعا الديمقراطيين المصرية We are all Egyptian democrats!

While the failure of President Barack Obama to speak out for the rule of law in Egypt is a matter of great national shame for…

Africa, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Egypt, elections, freedom of speech, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, U.S. Congress, United States December 8, 2012

Morsi the Trickster’s Latest Trick–Repeal of the Constitutional Decree of November 22

Instead of acting like a statesman eager to regain the trust of the nation, the president gives more of the appearance of a small-minded merchant…

Africa, Barack Obama, Dictatorship, Egypt, freedom of speech, Germany, human rights, State Department, U.S. Congress, United States December 6, 2012

Is Obama losing Egypt?

Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi, a cunning tactician in an unflenching quest to establish a Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist dictatorship in Egypt, must have grasped the…

Africa, Barack Obama, Deutschland, Dictatorship, Egypt, elections, History, human rights, internal supporters of human rights, International Law, Middle East, State Department, State Department Legal Adviser, United States December 2, 2012

Morsi’s Putsch: Battle lines are drawn—Details in draft constitution reveal Muslim Brotherhood’s strategy to seize all power in Egypt, as democrats defend the rule of law

Revised December 21, 2012 For the latest news from Egypt, see Ahram Online at www.english.ahram.org.eg On Sunday, the Muslim Brotherhood used Hitler’s “Brown Shirt” tactics…