Muslim Brotherhood Reiterates Call for Morsi Return
The Muslim Brotherhood reiterated on Monday its opposition to the army's recent intervention into the political arena following the removal of former president Mohamed Morsi from his post last week.In...
View ArticleTravel Diary to Palestine: Journeys Into Violence
In late May 2013, I co-led an Interfaith Peace-Builders (IFPB) delegation to Israel and the Occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, along with Josh Ruebner, author and National Advocacy Director...
View ArticleEveryday Brutality: The Israeli Army Beats and Arrests an Injured Journalist...
In the newspapers of late, words about a renewed peace process have filled column space. In the streets of Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem, in the West Bank, families read the political scene differently....
View ArticleTurkey Media Roundup (July 9)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Turkey and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Turkey Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may...
View ArticleRebel Campaign Says Constitutional Decree Was a 'Surprise'
Mahmoud Badr, spokesperson of the ‘Rebel’ (Tamarod) movement, has said that the group was “surprised” by the presidency’s constitutional decree. The group, which spearheaded the 30 June protests that...
View ArticleSectarian Violence on the Rise
Despite ongoing appeals by political and religious figures regarding the "sanctity of blood," sectarian violence has seen a sharp rise since June 30, a day of mass protest against the rule of former...
View ArticleBREAKING: Liberal Economist Hazem El-Beblawi Appointed New Egyptian PM
Interim president Adly Mansour appoints prominent liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi to Egyptian premiership, presidential spokesman announces TuesdayEgyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed El-Moslamany...
View ArticleArabian Peninsula Media Roundup (July 9)
[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors...
View ArticleEgyptian Foreign Ministry Cites Security Tensions for Limiting Syrians' Entry
Egypt still supports the Syrian revolution, according to the foreign ministry.Egypt's recent decision to require a mandatory visa for Syrians to enter the country came about due to the "temporary...
View ArticlePalestinians Denied Entry into Egypt
Activists on social media Tuesday have been circulating a document signed by the Foreign Airline Services and dated 8 July calling on employees working in passport control in Egyptian airports not to...
View ArticleArab Aid Starts Flowing After Morsi’s Departure
Saudi Arabia has granted five billion dollars in aid to Egypt, consisting of a two billion dollars deposit with the Central Bank, two billion dollars in energy products and one billion dollars in cash,...
View ArticleEgyptian Armed Forces Release Statement Hailing New Roadmap
Military says new roadmap put forth by constitutional declaration should leave all parties 'secure' and warns against attempts to obstruct it.The Egyptian armed forces released a statement on Tuesday...
View ArticleEgypt's Interim Constitutional Declaration Draws Criticisms
Some critics say the new declaration includes controversial articles from the suspended 2012 constitution.The constitutional declaration issued Monday night by interim president Adly Mansour has...
View ArticleThey Want a Coup? Let’s Make a Revolution Out of It!
Watching Mohamed Fouad, the singer, open last Thursday’s trading session at the Cairo Stock Exchange was especially worrying. It came only a few hours after Egyptians had stayed up all night...
View ArticleEgypt's Muslim Brotherhood Rejects New Constitutional Declaration
Embattled Muslim Brotherhood issues statement rejecting new constitutional declaration outlining upcoming transitional period, describes document as 'illegitimate'.Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood rejected a...
View ArticlePresident has Promised Constitutional Addendum: Egypt's 6 April, Rebel
Youth groups say interim president has vowed to issue constitutional addendum 'soon' addressing their collective reservations.The Rebel campaign and the 6 April Youth Movement both stated on Tuesday...
View ArticleThe Killing of Islamist Protesters: State Censorship or Self-Censorship?
The recent violence at the Republican Guards headquarters has left the country reeling, media institutions included. As the latest development in a lengthy run of unprecedented events, tensions...
View ArticleLess Than a Warzone
Media portrays post-Morsi Sinai as chaos, but on the ground, it does not appear so.Mohamed Soleiman is a resident of Masoura, a neighbourhood of Sinai’s border town of Rafah. Last Saturday at dawn, he...
View ArticleTriunfo e irrelevancia de las metanarrativas sobre Siria: 'Rohna Dahiyyah'
[This article was originally written by Bassam Haddad and published by Jadaliyya in English and Arabic. It was translated into Spanish by Sinfo Fernández and published by Rebelión.] Triunfo e...
View ArticleRevisando de nuevo la situacion en Siria: Dos anos errando
[This article was originally written by Bassam Haddad and published by Jadaliyya in English and Arabic. It was translated into Spanish by Sinfo Fernández and published by Rebelión.] Revisando de nuevo...
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