[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.]
“Port Said enraged over prisoners’ relocation”
Clashes between the police and protesters erupt after security forces move some of the defendants in the Port Said football massacre case from the city prison.
“Egypt: Officials Turn Blind Eye to Port Said Police Abuses”
Evidence gathered by human rights groups shows that Port Said police shot live bullets at protesters on several occasions during recent protests.
“Rising anger in Mansoura”
The situation in the Delta city of Mansoura escalates as clashes between protesters and Central Security forces result in more deaths.
“#Mansoura Joins #Tanta and #PortSaid"
Zenobia’s account of how recent protests escalated in Mansoura.
“Press Syndicate president attacked by journalists”
Muslim Brotherhood member and head of the press syndicate Mamdouh Al-Wali was attacked by journalists demanding justice for the murder of their colleague Al-Husseini Abu Deif.
“NCW draft law to combat violence against women”
PM Hisham Qandil asks the National Council for Women is preparing a draft law on violence against women.
“Human rights groups condemn Morsi’s ‘authoritarian trends’”
Human rights activists say that current draft law regulating NGO work is similar to the one Mubarak’s regime was planning before the revolution.
“The Brotherhood vs. the Free Press”
Hani Shukrallah tells the story of Ahram Online and the Muslim Brotherhood’s efforts to tone down state and private media.
“2013 Journalists Syndicate elections: Back to the old rules of the game”
The contenders for the post are the current managing editor of Al-Ahram and the head of the Al-Ahram Center for Studies.
“When Policemen fight each other !!”
Clashes between police officers and “bearded” police officers erupt at a protest against the dismissal of the latter from the interior ministry.
“Proposal to rent Egypt monuments refused”
Supreme Council of Antiquities rejects Ministry of Finance proposal to rent Egyptian monuments to foreign tourist agencies.
“Clashes break out at Egyptian church over kidnapping rumours”
Muslim residents of Assiut clash with Copts and security after the family of a disappeared woman accuse the church of kidnapping her and forcing her to convert to Christianity.
“Egyptian Copts in Libya allegedly detained, tortured following 'missionising' claims”
Libyan activists publish photos of detained Copts after allegedly Salafis raided a Benghazi Church.
“Brotherhood mulls legal status, name change”
The Muslim Brotherhood plans to rename itself to the Comprehensive Islamic Authority and acquire status as a nongovernmental organization.
“Clean streets, first sign of elections”
Nour Youssef describes pre-electoral campaigning efforts of the Freedom and Justice Party.
“Hamzawy: dialogue with presidency is important”
Amr Hamzawy calls on political opposition to join the President for a national dialogue he proposed.
“Egyptian police open Tahrir Square, arresting 65”
The police opens Tahrir Square for traffic and arrests dozens of people claiming that they attacked them.
“Travel ban lifted on Mubarak-era officials implicated in 'Ahram gifts' trial”
The court decision applies to the Mubaraks, Zakaria Azmi, and Habib Al-Adly.
“Explaining the Electoral Districts for Egypt’s Parliamentary Elections 2013:”
An overview of the mechanics of how the upcoming parliamentary elections will take place.
“Poll: 49% support Egypt's President Morsi; 35% unfamiliar with NSF”
According to the survey, thirty-five percent of respondent would reelect Mohamed Morsi if presidential elections were held tomorrow.
“Celebrities, public figures call for elections boycott”
Alaa Al-Aswani along with opposition leaders Amr Hamzawy, Mostafa Al-Naggar, Khalid Ali, and others sign a document calling for boycott of the elections.
“Balloon crash: 18 killed, 3 injured”
Foreign tourists and one Egyptian die as a balloon falls from 300 meters after caching on fire in the air.
“Politicizing security sector reform in Egypt”
Omar Ashour comments on the prospects of interior ministry reform in Egypt.
In Arabic:
“«النور» يطالب بإعادة قانون الانتخابات إلى المحكمة الدستورية”
The Salafi Al-Nour Party demands that the electoral law be returned to the Constitutional Court for revision.
“"الخارجية" تعلن الإفراج عن 20 مسيحياً بعد احتجازهم فى ليبيا”
Twenty of the Christian Egyptians who were taken by extremists during a raid on a Benghazi church have been released.
“الدين والدولة”
Ibrahim Al-Hodeiby criticizes political forces who use the state vs religion argument for political gains without caring to define any of its aspects.
“حشمت: المطالبة بالقصاص سبب الفوضى.. ومش كل واحد "بياخد مصروفه" يطالبنا بحق الغلابة"
Gamal Heshmat, a member of the Shoura Council from the Freedom and Justice party says that demands for punishment and justice can plunge the country into chaos.
“الثورة والعنف"
Taher comments on violence in Egypt within the framework of the state and its drive to monopolize the use of violence.
“أبو الفتوح: إدارة الإخوان لشئون البلاد كارثية”
Abd El-Moneim Abou El-Fotouh criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood saying their management of state issues is catastrophic.
Recent Jadaliyya articles on Egypt:
NGO Conference Calls for Regional Human Rights Reform
A press release by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on the occasion of a conference on human rights in the Middle East.
What Does Morsi Not Understand About Police Reform?
Khaled Fahmy says reform of the interior ministry was one of the main demands of the revolution for a reason.
Representation and the Egyptian Black Bloc: The Siren Song of Orientalism?
Joshua Stephens criticizes the response of Western anarchists to the Egyptian Black Bloc.
NEWTON in Focus: Egypt
Latest texts in NEWTON relevant to the study of Egypt.
Don'ti Mixi: A Song by The Great Departed (Video)
The video of a song by Lebanese band, “The Band of the Great Departed,” inspired by President Morsi’s speech in Germany.
ثقافة السحل
Shaker Alnasseri talks about the spread of torture from the state apparatuses to the streets of Egypt where it is practiced by civilians.
قضاة مصر: قدرة تحرك هائلة في خدمة أي وظيفة قضائية؟
Samer Ghamroun and Nizar Saghieh offer a new perspective on political mobilization of judges in Egypt.
Sexual Violence Against Women and the Increasing Frequency of Gang Rape in Tahrir Square and its Environs
A position paper by the nongovernmental group Nazra for Feminist Studies attempting to contextualize the rise of sexual violence against women in Cairo.