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LATEST ARTICLES ( 215 )

• Music as Social Activism in Arab Spring

  Dear readers As I assemble my thoughts on the most recent round of Egyptian elections, let's take a few minutes to listen to this amazing story I heard on NPR... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2012 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Status of Women Representatives in Second Round

  Dear readers When I started this project of tracking what parties were running what women, I did not think it would be that useful. I felt like I was spinning m... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Overview of Egyptian Elections After Stage 2 December 28

  Dear readers Data from Jadaliyya. I have reorganized and done some basic analysis. 322 Seats Total have been elected so far. Islamist parties FJP=47.20% 152... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt's Minorities

  

  Bedouins in Alexandria. Photo Credit T.H. McAllister. Dear readers Not very much attention is given to the "other" in examinations of Egypt. Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Merry Christmas, Cairo

  

  Dear readers I hope that everyone is enjoying the holidays in their own fashion. I spent the morning and lunch with Bahai and Muslim friends and their children... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Women's Rights on the Front Line as Clashes in Egypt Continue

  

  Military police attack a female protester. Photo Credit Al Masry Al Youm. Dear readers Women's rights are at the forefront of the revolution. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Violence in Tahrir Ebbs

  Two good links about violence in Tahrir "Tahrir Calm as death toll from last night's clashes rises" Al Masry Al Youm "Urbanizing the Counter Revolution"... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Big Brush Stroke Overview of Egypt Election Results Round 2

  

  FJP election poster in Luxor. Photo by the author. If you want detailed election results, click here Jaadaliya Election Results . Here is the big picture. Aswan... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Good News and Bad News

  

  Photo Credit Al Jazeera. Protester shouts slogans during clashes today. Dear readers Well with regard to the elections results, there is good news and there is... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt Elections Update, Wednesday, December 14, 2011

  

  Egyptian campaign posters in Luxor in November. Photo by the author. If you are looking for comprehensive election results, check here. Jaadaliya Election... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt Elections Beyond Ideology: A Return to Common Sense Politics

  By Hamid Eltgani Ali and Warigia Bowman December 13, 2011, 5:00 pm The first round of Egyptian parliamentary elections is drawing to a close, but in another... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Fear

  I had a very interesting interview with one of the founding members of the Social Democratic Party today. She said a few things I found fascinating. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Low Turnout in Egyptian Election and Other News

  

  Egyptian Expatriate expresses enthusiasm about the Revolution. Photo Credit, Al Masry. Dear readers, So not many voters turned out for the runoff on Monday. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• AUC Faculty Experts Dissect Election Results

  Reposted from AUC Egypt Daily email newsletter News at AUC December 7, 2011 In the first round of Egypt’s post-revolution parliamentary elections, which were... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• No Women Elected to Egypt's Parliament in First Round

  

  Dear readers No women have been elected from the lists in Egypt's first round of elections. In addition, absolutely no women made it into runoffs from the singl... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Good Article on Women in Parliament

  Check out this great article. in Jaadaliya Women Turn Out in High Numbers, yet their share in parliament likely to be slim. Then read my post. Which Egyptian... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Glass is One Third Full

  Dear Readers Well, the FJP (aka Muslim Brotherhood) was expected to win big, so no surprise there. However, the Al Nour is a big surprise, and frankly, a shock. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Very Preliminary Election Outcomes

  This post will summarize election outcomes. The best way to find up the minute info on this is to look here. Jaadaliya Election Results According to that... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Cairo's 6th District

  Paper Youm 7 is reporting that "The Freedom and Justice Party has won 70 percent of the votes in Cairo's 6th district, according to FJP official Osama Sedky. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egypt Election Q and A

  Here are some good resources on the Egyptian election Carnegie Endowment Electing a New Egypt. Arabist Egyptian Election Page Al Jazeera Infographic on... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY