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The Trinity of the Group, the Party and the State

The Egyptian opposition demonstrations passed without major incidents so far. President Mursi—and the Muslim Brotherhood behind him—continues to refuse to withdraw the decrees that have granted him...

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Who rules Egypt?

In this Friday, July 13, 2012 photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s...

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Deadly Clashes across Egypt, Army Deployed

An Egyptian protester and fan of al-Masry football club waves a flare as others chant slogans during a demonstration in front of the prison in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Port Said on January 25,...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Interview: The Jihadist from Mubarak’s Family

Egyptian demonstrators tear a portrait of President Hosni Mubarak during a protest against his rule in the northern port city of Alexandria on January 27, 2011. (AFP) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh...

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Changes in the Arab Street

What we term as the “Arab street” is simply perceived in the non-Arab world as “public opinion”. For non-Arabs, the Arab street not only represents the causes of those who have enough time to take to...

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Déjà Vu in Cairo

Egyptian Salafists shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the implementation of the Shari’a (Islamic law) in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on November 2, 2012. (AFP Photo) I arrived at the hotel at...

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Kamal Helbawy, Former Brotherhood Spokesman, on Mursi’s Ouster

File photo of Kamal El-Helbawy. London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Kamal Helbawy, founder of the Muslim League in Britain, secretary-general of the Islamic Unity Forum in Europe, and the advisor to the...

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Opinion: Egypt’s way forward

Last Friday, July 26, marked an important day in Egypt’s modern history, especially the period after the so-called the Arab Spring. The majority of the Egyptian people responded to the Minister of...

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Interim Egyptian Foreign Minister: The View from Cairo

Egypt’s interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Career diplomat and politician Nabil Fahmy finds himself at the helm of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign...

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Opinion: A Side Order of Chaos

Editor’s note: Although difficult to translate, we felt the following piece was worth bringing to our English-speaking audience. In this short, satirical story, renowned Egyptian comedian Ali Salem...

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In Conversation with Amr Moussa

File photo of Amr Moussa from Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The protests that toppled Mubarak brought many Egyptians into politics for the first time and...

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Opinion: The Brotherhood wants to bring Karbala to Cairo

Muslim Brotherhood extremist leaders in Egypt wish for what the army has threatened. They want their protests to be dispersed by force in order to turn the incident into an international affair and...

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Opinion: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Imaginary War

Egypt has not had a second revolution, because the first one is yet to break out. Anyone who thinks that what happened in early 2011 was a revolution was mistaken, in the same manner that anyone who...

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Egypt extends state of emergency until November

An Egyptian soldier stands guard next to an armored personnel carrier in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Thursday, the Egyptian...

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In Conversation with Kamal El-Helbawy

File photo of Kamal El-Helbawy. (Asharq Al-Awsat)Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Dr. Kamal El-Helbawy, a deputy in Egypt’s 50-member constitutional drafting...

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Nasser through the eyes of his wife

Nasser, My Husband By Tahia Gamal Abdel Nasser Published by the American University of Cairo Press 224 pages Cairo, 2013When the Arabic version of Nasser, My Husband came out in early 2011, Gamal Abdel...

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Egypt: On the ground at Cairo’s Al-Azhar protests

Al-Azhar University students who support the Muslim Brotherhood and ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi react as teargas is fired by Egyptian security forces during a clash in front of the main...

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Divided Egypt marks 3rd anniversary of uprising

Egyptians hold national flags during a rally in Tahrir Square, in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, January 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) Cairo, AP—In large, state-backed rallies complete with dancing...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Interview: The Jihadist from Mubarak’s Family

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Sheikh Abdul Rahim Abdul Ghaffar, former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, claims that the downfall of President … continue reading Asharq...

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Changes in the Arab Street

From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. What we term as the “Arab street” is simply perceived in the non-Arab world as “public opinion”. For non-Arabs, the … continue reading Changes in the Arab Street

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