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  • January 27, 2014

    The foundations on which the Egyptian and Tunisian Springs can be saved

    The new Pinochet-style government in Egypt has followed in the footsteps of the George W Bush administration, with national television now displaying the slogan, permanently and in very clear...

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  • January 27, 2014

    The detention weapon backfires on coup leaders

    The legitimacy supporters in Egypt are winning every day because of the constant blunders of the coup leaders. The army in Egypt does not behave like a national army...

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  • January 27, 2014

    An old enemy, a new dictator

    In Egypt, General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of the Egyptian armed forces is now the most powerful man in the land. While Hitler and Mussolini were invited, or voted into...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Thoughts on the "alliance" between America and political Islam

    There has been a growing controversy over the past two years regarding the creation of an alliance between political Islam and the American project in the region, especially after...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Coup uses media for misinformation campaign

    If one takes his or her information about the Muslim Brotherhood solely from the media reports coming out of Egypt today, he or she could be forgiven for thinking...

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  • January 27, 2014

    How low will the Egyptian media go? President Obama, the secret member of Muslim Brotherhood

    The Egyptian media has done little to restore its image since the removal of President Morsi, smears against the president and the Muslim Brotherhood have been par for the...

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  • January 27, 2014

    A coup against the revolution... What happened?

    The events in Egypt can be read on several levels. On the one hand it is an internal coup against the “Arab Spring” and a counter-revolution against the revolutions...

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  • January 27, 2014

    What can we learn from Egypt 2013?

    Genuine democracy requires practice and partnership, and cannot be realised without the participation of the people. Mobilising crowds to replace the ballot box is very dangerous because a lust...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Myths of a confusing time

    I do not know when we will sober up and discern the truth of many of the myths spread across Egypt nowadays. However, I see indications that this sobriety...

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  • January 27, 2014

    A reading of the Western position on the Egyptian coup

    Only a few days after the bloody and treacherous military coup in Egypt on July 3rd, Western governments released timid statements on the issue with a sense of concern...

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