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...
View ArticleWho 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...
View ArticleDeadly 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,...
View ArticleAsharq 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...
View ArticleChanges 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...
View ArticleDéjà 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...
View ArticleKamal 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticleInterim 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticleOpinion: 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...
View ArticleEgypt 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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleNasser 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...
View ArticleEgypt: 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...
View ArticleDivided 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...
View ArticleAsharq 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...
View ArticleChanges 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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