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• Egyptian Election Update, October 18, 2011

  On Wednesday October 12, 2011, election committees nationwide began accepting nomination applications for Egypt's November 28th Parliamentary elections. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• The Military and Maspero

  The smoky haze created by the social fire called the Maspero tragedy still blankets Egypt. As I have reported in earlier posts, deadly clashes between the... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Collective Insanity in the Aftermath of Maspero

  According to Rana Khazbak of Al Masry Al Youm, members of the SCAF denied at a press conference today that soldiers used weapons or force during the Maspero... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Update on Egyptian Elections October 11, 2011

  The Egyptian elections are still scheduled. The US has called for restraint in the wake of the Maspero military killings of Copts. Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Maspiro: The Aftermath

  

  Mourners at Coptic Funeral. Photo Credit: Sarah Carr Well folks,We are all in mourning here in Cairo. Everyone is in tears. I am reaching out to all of my Copt... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• A Guest Blogger Comments on Maspiro: The Massacre of Christians in Cairo

  

  Dear friends, This post was written by my teaching assistant. His name is John Ehab. He is a Copt, a journalist, an activist, and a masters student at AUC. It... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Maspiro Clashes Against the Copts

  

  Photo Credit: Mohammed Hossam Edin Dear readers, Please forgive my sketchy cite form as I attempt to get the news out. Violence occurred last night against the... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Egyptian Musical Interlude: Hisham Abbas Sings Fino Habib Fino

  Somehow, my son Ali (who is 3) is in class with Tamara, the daughter of famous Egyptian pop star Hisham Abbas. We went to a very posh birthday party at their... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Musical Interlude: Yesterday by the Beatles

  Hi gang. I am feeling a little blue on Egyptian Armed Forces Day. I miss the euphoria of those first revolutionary days. Now we are in the Brumaire . . . Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 SOCIETY

• Happy Armed Forces Day

  

  Today is Armed Forces Day in Egypt. It is a national holiday. The SCAF, using its Facebook page, has invited the Egyptian public to celebrate the 38th... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Sean Penn Becomes a Revolutionary

  

  This past Friday was the "Friday of Reclaiming the Revolution." Sometimes I just wonder if the activists will run out of names for their Friday protests? Read more

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

• Public Transport Workers Strike

  

  Yesterday I made my weekly pilgrimage into downtown. I live in Rehab, which is part of Greater Cairo, but kind of a suburb out in the desert near the AUC campus. Read more

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

• Governance, Accountability and Stakeholders in Egypt

  This semester I am teaching a class at the American University in Cairo called "Governance, Accountability, and Stakeholder Negotiation. It is a masters level... Read more

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

• The Plot Thickens

  Egyptian politics gets more and more dramatic. On Sunday, the SCAF approved new amendments to the elections law. As a result, two thirds of constituencies will... Read more

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

• Confusion Over Electoral Districts

  Dear readers I would be lying if I said I understood all the fine points of Egyptian election laws, but Allah knows I am trying! Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• List System in Upcoming Elections?

  Election related news round up from Al Masry and Al Jazeera Today, Tuesday, Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei called for the exclusive use of a list-based... Read more

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

• Political Parties, Election Dates, and Other News You Can Use

  According to my favorite newspaper, Al Masry Al Youm, the SCAF plans to announce the exact dates of the People's Assembly (lower house) and Shura Council... Read more

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

• Letter to Donald Horowitz (long Version)

  Dear editors, I am writing to comment on an excellent article by Donald Horowitz about Egypt published in the Summer 2011 issue of the Wilson Quarterly. Read more

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

• When Will the Egyptian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Be Held?

  The million dollar question is when will elections be held in Egypt? The short answer is that it is not yet clear. Presidential hopefuls, including Mohammed El... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• AUC Strike: Drums and Drama

  

  AUC students and workers strike. Photo Credit, Al Masry Al Youm Dear readers In a previous post, Back to Campus Egyptian Style, I mentioned that a strike had... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2011 CURRENT, DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY