Egyptian Judges Prepare For A Strike
After a series of controversial decrees by Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, the country's judges are conflicted over what to do.The president and Egypt's highest judicial authority met Monday to try...
View ArticleEgypt's Constitution Vote Mired In Controversy
Mohammed Morsi was dismissed by many Egyptians when he stood in the country's first free election after the ouster of the Mubarak regime. Morsi was seen as lacking charisma and was referred to as the...
View ArticleIs Morsi Morphing Into Authoritarian He Opposed?
When Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was elected, some Egyptians jokingly referred to him as the Muslim Brotherhood's "spare tire." He was the backup candidate of the Islamist organization, whose...
View ArticleConstitution Vote Seen As Referendum On Egyptian Brotherhood
Update Dec. 23, at 5:30 a.m.:Egypt's constitution appears to have passed with 64 percent of Egyptians voting "yes," according to preliminary results issued by state-run media. But the document passed...
View ArticleEgypt's Salafis Emerge As Powerful, And Controversial, Political Force
The uprisings of the Arab Spring unleashed a new political force in the region — Salafis. These ultra-conservative Muslims aspire to a society ruled entirely by a rigid form of Islamic law. Their...
View ArticleTunisia's Salafis: 'A Danger' Or Preachers Of God's Law?
The uprisings of the Arab Spring unleashed a new political force in the region — Salafis, ultraconservative Muslims who aspire to a society ruled entirely by a rigid form of Islamic law. Their models...
View ArticleFor The First Time In Decades, Iran's President Visits Egypt
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday became the first Iranian leader to visit Egypt since the 1970s, the latest sign of the thawing of relations between the rival Muslim nations.Ahmadinejad...
View ArticleIn Post-Revolution Egypt, Fears Of Police Abuse Deepening
Egypt's police force was the underpinning of former President Hosni Mubarak's iron-fisted regime, and it quickly became the enemy of Egypt's 2011 revolution.Yet there has been little to no reform of...
View ArticlePolice Officers Caught In The Middle Go On Strike In Egypt
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Audie Cornish.MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: And I'm Melissa Block. Now to Egypt, where police officers are on strike.(SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticleIslamists Say They Are Filling Vacuum Left By Egyptian State
In the lush Nile Valley city of Assiut, the police went on strike earlier this month, along with thousands of other cops across the country. They demanded the ouster of the minister of interior, and...
View ArticleEgypt Negotiates Necessary IMF Loan
Two years after the revolution, Egypt is in a deep economic crisis.
View ArticleEgypt's Jon Stewart Says He Won't Back Down Amid Charges
It's 9:30 p.m. on a Friday night, and Bassem Youssef's show is on TV screens at cafes throughout downtown Cairo.It's the Egyptian political satirist's first show since he was summoned to the prosecutor...
View ArticleEgyptian Activists Say Their Religion Isn't Your Business
Since Egypt's revolution began, tensions among Egypt's Muslims and Christians have only increased. Earlier this month, it once again turned deadly. Tit-for-tat killings left three Muslims and at least...
View ArticleFrom The Heart Of Egypt's Revolt, The Pulse Of Artistic Life
Egypt's capital, Cairo, is now synonymous with protests and sometimes violence. Late at night, the once-bustling downtown streets are largely empty these days.
View ArticleAfter The War, A Bitter Feud Remains In Two Libyan Towns
Little boys play soccer in the afternoon heat at a makeshift camp near Libya's capital Tripoli. Their homes, or what's left of them, are in Tawargha, a small town about 20 miles from the Mediterranean...
View ArticleLibyan Radio Station Promotes Democracy, One Rap At A Time
Many of the militia fighters who rose up and ousted former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 have refused to lay down their arms and are still challenging the post-revolutionary government.Yet the...
View ArticleFor Now At Least, Egypt's Police Are Seen As The Good Guys
Egypt has undergone profound change over the past 10 days.
View ArticleScene From A Cairo Mosque Turned Morgue
After the bloodshed, comes the grief.A man weeps as he surveys row upon row of corpses. Some are completely burned. "They are all my brothers," he cries.Nearby, men methodically break apart blocks of...
View ArticleDespite Bloodshed, Many Egyptians Support Military
Egypt witnessed the bloodiest day in its modern history this week. More than 600 people were killed, most during a security crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.And it isn't over....
View ArticleMubarak's Release From Prison Cuts Across Egypt's Divisions
In Egypt, members of the Muslim Brotherhood are trying to get supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi back into the streets.But the military appears to be consolidating its power.There were signs...
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