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Opposition Groups Welcome Military Statement
The National Salvation Front on Monday described the military statement that set a deadline for a political response to nationwide protests as “reflective of all the meanings, guarantees and proof ......
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Court Reinstates Former Prosecutor General
The Egyptian Court of Cassation ruled the sacking of former Prosecutor General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and his replacement by Talaat Abdallah by President Mohamed Morsi illegal, state-run news agency MENA...
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HRW Urges Security to Prevent Violence
Human Rights Watch called on Egypt’s authorities to fulfill their responsibilities in protecting citizens from violent attacks, irrespective of their political affiliations.In a statement published...
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Down with Military Rule…Again?
Millions of Egyptians are continuing to take to the streets. They are calling on President Mohamed Morsi to resign and to hold early presidential elections. At the same time many express concern about...
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Protests Turn Violent in Cairo
Violence erupted at a protest in support of President Mohamed Morsi Tuesday afternoon near Cairo University when a group of Morsi opponents approached it, chanting against the president, eyewitnesses...
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A Host of Roadmaps: Opposition, Islamists & Army Propose Ways out of Egypt...
Opposition coalitions, Islamist alliances and Egypt's armed forces – among others – all offer 'roadmaps' aimed at ending country's precarious political standoffA number of roadmaps and initiatives were...
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Between Exits: Paintings by Hani Zurob
Kamal Boullata, Between Exits: Paintings by Hani Zurob. London: Black Dog, 2012 Hani Zurob’s early paintings are dominated by enigmatic figures of various shapes and sizes. Some resemble human subjects...
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Returning to Khan Yunis
The English translation of Rabai al-Madhoun’s acclaimed novel, The Lady from Tel Aviv has just been published by Telegram Books. It tells the story of a novelist returning home to the Gaza Strip for...
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In Conversation with Amir H. Fallah
Portraiture in American art dates back to the time of the colonies. From the late eighteenth century onward, beginning with the work of such artists as John Singleton Copley, Gilbert Stuart, and...
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Revolution Bookshelf: Revolution is My Name
Mona Prince, Revolution is My Name. Cairo: n.p., 2012. Reading, ’Riting, RevolutionReading Egyptian literature this week might seem odd. What does literature—even literature about revolution—have to...
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May/June Culture
Jadaliyya's Culture Bouquet returns with the first of two summer editions. Mona Kareem translates a poem by the late Syrian poet Riyadh Alsalih Alhussain. Elisabeth Jaquette translates a short story by...
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Why the Western Media are Getting Egypt Wrong
Western media coverage of the massive waves of protests in Egypt over the past two days is revealing of a number of problems that plague knowledge production about the Arab world.As crowds across the...
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Three Days of History: Making It and Waiting For It
With the level of anticipation so intense before 30 June, the day of mass protests planned against Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi, it seemed inevitable that expectations were to be dashed. But the...
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Can the 'Spirit of Gezi' Transform Progressive Politics in Turkey?
One of the humorous slogans invented by the Gezi Park protesters was: “We are Mustafa Keser’s soldiers!” The namesake of this insider joke is a folk singer who has nothing to do with politics except...
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Last Minute Positions: Army Meets Political Figures, Islamists to Draw Road Map
Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi will meet on Wednesday with the general commanders of the Egyptian Armed Forces, at the Defense Ministry headquarters, to discuss recent domestic developments as...
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Rebel Campaign Affirms Egyptian Army's Support for People, Rules Out Military...
Egypt's anti-Morsi Rebel campaign has urged Egyptians to flock to "every protest venue and street," as the army's deadline for a power-sharing consensus approaches. In a conference Wednesday afternoon,...
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Sexual Violence in Tahrir Condemned by NGOs and Activists
Human rights groups have condemned the government’s failure to address the “epidemic” of continuing sexual violence against women taking part in demonstrations in Tahrir Square and surrounding areas....
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President and Other Leading Figures Banned from Travel
Airport security received orders Wednesday from the military to ban various Muslim Brotherhood leaders from leaving the country, the Arabic daily Al-Masry Al-Youm reported, quoting security sources.The...
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Mubarak-Era Prosecutor General Reinstated
The Supreme Judicial Council decided Wednesday to reinstate Abdel Meguid Mahmoud to the post of prosecutor general months after he was removed by President Mohamed Morsi through the constitutional...
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