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Egypt Media Roundup (March 26)
This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week's roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every ... Read More »
Threads of Narrating the Arab Spring
“Narrating the Arab Spring,” Cairo University, 18-20 February 2012 Many of us have spoken and thought about those who we wished would have been present to witness—and perhaps participate in—the revolutions. People we have known and loved, and people we have known from a distance. A woman stands up in a plenary at the ... Read More »
مقاطعة انتخابات الرئاسة واجب
تعلن الجبهة القومية للعدالة والديمقراطية رفضها التام لما تم إقراره من ترتيبات بخصوص انتخابات الرئاسة. فلا يمكن لأي شعب يبتغي الحرية أن يقبل بترتيبات تسلبه حقه في اختيار من يحكمه طبقاً لنظام اختيار شفاف، ومعايير حكم واضحة، وأسس حكم متفق عليها ومحددة قبل اختيار الحاكم، وأمانة وكفاءة في إدارة عملية الاقتراع على الحاكم، ... Read More »
Press Release: "We Reject the Economic Program Presented by Ganzouri's Cabinet to the IMF"
[The following press release was issued by the Popular Campaign to Drop Egypt's Debt on 20 March 2012.] No to reproducing Mubarak’s failed economic policies! MP Saad Al Hossaini, head of the parliamentary Plan and Budget Committee, received in his office a delegation from the Popular Campaign to Drop Egypt’s Debt ... Read More »
الحملة الشعبية لإسقاط ديون مصر
”فتَّح عينك.. الدين من جيبك“ نرفض البرنامج الاقتصادي المقدم من حكومة الجنزوري إلى صندوق النقد الدولي. لا لإعادة إنتاج سياسات مبارك الاقتصادية الفاشلة. استقبل رئيس لجنة الخطة والموازنة بمجلس الشعب، النائب سعد الحسيني، وفداً من الحملة الشعبية لإسقاط ديون مصر بمكتبه، وذلك لمناقشة ملف المديونية ... Read More »
The Seven Wonders of the Revolution
Around the corner from Tahrir Square, the heart of Egypt’s eighteen-day uprising, Mohamed Mahmud Street bears the scars of a turbulent political year in Egypt. The once-bustling street off of Tahrir Square has seen its share of violent battlefields--beginning with 28 January 2011 and ending with the February 2012 ... Read More »
انتخابات الرئاسة القادمة: فى معنى التوافق وأزماته
تُعدّ معركة الانتخابات الرئاسية القادمة تجسيداً نادر المثال لأزمة كلٍ من النظام الآخذ فى الاحتضار منذ 25 يناير 2011 والقوى الساعية لوراثته. تتمثل هذه الأزمة فى انهيار الطبقة السياسية التى اعتمدت عليها الطُغمة الأمنية-العسكرية الحاكمة فى إعادة انتاج هيمنتها خلال الستين عاماً الماضية، وعجز الحركة الإسلامية عن ملء هذا ... Read More »
The Myth of Middle East Reporting
The tragic death of Anthony Shadid and Marie Colvin, two celebrated American reporters in chaotic Syria last month, has generated due tributes from colleagues and readers who admired their Middle East coverage over more than two decades. Shadid, a New York Times reporter, who died of an apparent asthma attack, and ... Read More »
The Church, Maspero, and the Future of the Coptic Community
With the passing of Pope Shenouda III, the journalistic shorthand that has emerged in discussing the current situation of Egypt’s Coptic Christians is that the loss has come at a difficult, precarious time for the community. In the midst of the uncertainty looming over the country as a whole, with the military ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (March 19)
“Egypt's Copts mourn Pope Shenuda III, who 'safely guided ship' of the Church of St Mark for 40 years” Pope Shenouda’s death comes as a shock to the Coptic community in Egypt. “Five candidates that may succeed Pope Shenouda” The death of Pope Shenouda puts the Church before the task of choosing the next Coptic ... Read More »
The Pope's Predicament
Just over ten years ago, before the illness that took his life today had sapped his body’s strength, I had the opportunity to meet with Pope Shenouda III, the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church. It was September 2001, only a matter of days after the September 11 attacks, and I was in Egypt beginning a year’s ... Read More »
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, Aged 89, Has Died
Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria died on Saturday, aged 89, after a long struggle with disease, church sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The Coptic Orthodox Church has announced a state of mourning, adding that it will start the burial sermons after the arrival of all the bishops of the Coptic Church from all over Egypt ... Read More »
“حرية الإعلام: القضية المؤجلة”
عقد الائتلاف الوطني لحرية الإعلام في مصر مؤتمراً صحفياً يوم 12 مارس 2012 لإطلاق تقريره الأول عن حرية الإعلام المصري بمناسبة مرور عام على اندلاع ثورة 25 يناير بعنوان “حرية الإعلام .القضية المؤجلة”. يرصد التقرير حالة الإعلام المصري بشكل يومي من خلال تتبع أحداثه وفاعلياته على أرض الواقع. يأتي التقرير ... Read More »
شمس الحرية: عن ثقافة الألتراس وإنتاجها الفني وتعلقها الضروري بالثورة
استمعت مؤخراً لأغنية شمس الحرية لـ“ألتراس وايت نايتس“. الحقيقة أنني عندما استمعت لأغنية الألتراس لأول مرة، صعقت وانفعلت. وأدركت من اللحظة الأولى أنني لست أمام أغنية أخرى فحسب بل إنني أمام تجربة مؤثرة. وما لفت إنتباهي وميز الغناء والأداء هو التالي: • الغناء في كورس: أتخيلهم يضعون أيديهم على كتف ... Read More »
Press Release: Halt "Ships of Shame" from the USA Carrying Weapons to Egypt
[The following press release was issued by Amnesty International on 15 March 2012.] A ship carrying a cargo of weapons with explosives en route from the USA to Egypt must not be allowed to offload because of a substantial risk the weapons will be used by Egyptian security forces to commit human rights ... Read More »
What's Left of Tahrir Today
A little over a year after becoming a national symbol of unity, Tahrir Square has become a very lonely place. Amid the complete absence of the state in the iconic square, those who chose to continue residing in it feel abandoned and isolated. The public often blames the square’s residents for harming the revolution ... Read More »
السياسة والرئاسة
وُضعت القوى الديمقراطية، بعد انسحاب ألبرادعي من سباق الرئاسة، في مأزقٍ لسببين، أولهما:عدم قدرة هذه الكتلة غير المتجانسة للتوافق على مرشح آخر، والثاني: لأن انسحابه، هو دلالة ضعف شعبية قوى الثورة انتخابياً، على الأقل. كما يعد ذلك خضوعاً لمحاولات تهمشيها في مشروع التوافقات أو الصفقات السياسية الكبرى، لبناء النظام السياسي ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (March 12)
“MB says to sack members who support Abol Fotoh” The Brotherhood is intent on dismissing members who support Abol Fotoh’s candidacy for president. “Rights activists appalled by doctor's acquittal in virginity tests case” Cairo court declares innocent the doctor who conducted virginity tests on female ... Read More »
Those Who Lie on Behalf of the Military (video)
The following video was released by Askar Kazeboon (“military liars”) campaign in commemoration of the forty-day anniversary of the Port Said massacre and the events that followed it. At least seventy-four individuals died in the clashes that ensued in Port Said stadium on 1 February 2012, and at least fifteen were ... Read More »
‘Virginity Test’ Doctor Acquittal Reveals Military Judiciary Shortcomings
Disappointed but not surprised, lawyers and supporters of Samira Ibrahim blamed a verdict issued Sunday acquitting the military doctor that Ibrahim accused of carrying out a so-called “virginity test” on her and six other women last year on the fact that the case was heard in the military judiciary. Following ... Read More »
An Emerging Memorial Space? In Praise of Mohammed Mahmud Street
Mohammed Mahmud Street, also known as sharei’ uyuun al-hurriyyah (the street of the eyes of freedom), is becoming an iconic space. The street has been recently discovered by numerous photographers and passersby, not only for its mesmerizing graffiti but also for the curiosity it has raised; for the ... Read More »
إذا أردت السياسة فعليـك بالاقتصاد
رغم أهمية الاقتصاد البالغة، ودوره الحاسم فى حسم اختيارات المصريين لصالح الثورة، يبقى هو بامتياز الجبهة الأقل تقدما فى العام الماضى. فلم تتخذ حكومات المجلس العسكرى المتعاقبة قرارا ذا شأن للتعامل مع الوضع الاقتصادى واكتفت جميعها بالاعتراف بضرورة بعض الخطوات التى يبدو أن عليها إجماعا قبل ان تتوقف دون اعلان الأسباب. ... Read More »
Dictator House: Season One
[When absurdity reigns and analysis is futile . . . satire.] A doorbell rings. Voices are heard off camera. Tunisia’s Zine El-Abdine Ben Ali hustles to the door. In front of him, standing in the rain, is Hosni Mubarak. The former Egyptian leader has shoe polish dripping down his forehead from his terrible jet-black ... Read More »
Year of the SCAF: a Timeline of Mounting Repression
[Jadaliyya Egypt Editors’ note: This post was originally published on 17 December 2011, under the title "SCAF: A History of Injustice". It has since been updated and retitled. The original and updated versions of this post were originally published on Ahram Online.] A year has passed since the ... Read More »
Meet the Head of Egypt's Presidential Election Commission
Egypt is gearing up for the final stages of a tumultuous transitional period under the rule of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and preparing to enter a new phase following a scheduled handover of government authority to a newly-elected president at the end of June. The much-anticipated presidential vote is ... Read More »
New Texts Out Now: Mervat Hatem, Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt
Mervat F. Hatem, Literature, Gender, and Nation-Building in Nineteenth-Century Egypt: The Life and Works of `A’sha Taymur. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. Jadaliyya (J): What made you write this book? Mervat Hatem (MH): The modern construction of Egyptian history gives the grand old men of nineteenth-century ... Read More »
أربع قضايا مسكوت عنها فى حديث المعونة الأمريكية
كما ظهر الحديث عن المعونة الأمريكية «الاقتصادية» وضرورة الاستغناء عنها لحماية سيادة الدولة واستقلالية القرار الوطنى، هاهو يخبو بقرار سياسى. فهاهى مبادرات التبرع للمعونة المصرية تصبح بقدرة قادر لخدمة الفقراء فقط ولا علاقة لها بالمعونة. وهاهو جهاز الدعاية بصحفييه ومحلليه الاستراتيجيين يوقف مطالباته الساخنة بالاستغناء عن ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (March 5)
“Spectacle and political power in Egypt” The military's responses to recent unrest shows it is learning to use manipulate events to its own political advantage. “The Arab media paradox” Despite the general Arab decline in the press freedom rankings, the region’s media have, in many ways, actually become freer, ... Read More »
The Rhythms of Egypt's Revolutionaries
Music has been one of the most invigorating and beautiful forms of activism across the Middle East and North Africa during the revolutions and uprisings of 2011. People have rallied around the musicians and their messages, from rappers like Morocco's El Haked or Tunisia's El Général to singers like Syria's Ibrahim ... Read More »
Egypt's Judges in a Revolutionary Age
Egypt’s tumultuous uprising of 2011 was about many things, but among the most central was a demand by legions of political activists and large crowds of mobilized citizens that public authority in the country be reconstructed to operate in a clearly accountable manner, fully governed by the rule of law. Egyptian ... Read More »
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Egypt Elections Watch Update
A Jadaliyya and Ahram Online Initiative
As part of the Egypt Elections Watch (EEW), Jadaliyya and Ahram Online, with the Center of Contemporary Arab Studies (Georgetown University) and the Middle East Studies Program (George Mason University) as co-sponsors, will produce articles/posts/profiles on a weekly basis, covering organizations, political parties, coalitions, relevant laws and procedures, and profiles of key individuals related to the Egyptian elections. This is in addition to news updates summarizing major developments surrounding the lead-up to the election, such as emerging or shifting alliances, new political positions, and candidacy announcements. If you have questions, comments, contributions, and/or an eye-witness account, please email us at: eew@jadaliyya.com. For a listing of EEW’s team members please click here.
Coalitions
Democratic Alliance for Egypt
Egyptian Bloc
Islamist Bloc (Alliance for Egypt)
Revolution Continues Alliance
Parties
Al-Adl Party
Egyptian Current Party
Egyptian Social Democratic Party
Egyptian Tahrir Party
Democratic Workers’ Party
Free Egyptians Party
Freedom and Justice Party
Ghad Al-Thawra Party (Hizb Ghad Al-Thawra)
Al-Karama Party
National Progressive Unionist (Tagammu) Party
National Democratic Party Offshoots
Al-Nour Party
Reform and Development Party-Misruna
Socialist Popular Alliance Party
Al-Wafd Party
Al-Wasat Party
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Egypt Map and Stats
Population 82,079,636
GDP $497.8 billion
Unemployment 9%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 24.8%
Internet Users 20.136 million (2009)
Exchange Rate 5.6124 Egyptian pounds per US dollar
GDP Growth Rate 5.1%
Military Expenditures 3.4% of GDP (World Rank: 35)
Health Expenditures 6.4% of GDP (World Rank: 94)
Population Growth Rate 1.96%
Age Structure 0-14 years: 32.7%; 15-64 years: 62.8%; 65 years and over: 4.5%
Literacy 71.4%
Religious Demographics Muslim (mostly Sunni) 90%; Coptic 9%; other Christian 1%
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