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The Show Trial of Port Said
The second anniversary of the January 25 Revolution, and the first under Muslim Brotherhood rule, was never going to pass peacefully. Nationwide, pro-democracy demonstrations were planned in protest at undemocratic decrees and increased police brutality under the current government, and the general lack of progress ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (February 18)
[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 »
Ahram Online Editor Says Brotherhood Drove Him out of Institution
Prominent journalist Hani Shukrallah said the current Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated administration of the country’s flagship paper Al-Ahram has driven him out of the institution. In a note published on his Facebook page, Shukrallah — the former editor-in-chief of English-language website Ahram Online — ... Read More »
Clashing with the Ultras: A Firsthand Account
A march, scheduled earlier today, demanded that members of the Supreme Council for the Armed Forces (SCAF) be brought to justice for past crimes and abuse against revolutionary activists and Ultras protesters. The march started at El Fath mosque and was supposed to reach the area surrounding the Ministry of Defense. ... Read More »
The Maspero Massacre: Adding Injustice to Insult and Injury
Amidst the marches, street battles, and political deadlock covered night after night by the Egyptian media, one recent story almost escaped notice. On 4 February Michael Farag and Michael Shaker were each sentenced to three years in prison for having stolen weapons from the armed forces. With noteworthy decisions ... Read More »
تكنولوجيا الاتصالات والتنظيم الثوري في القرن الحادي والعشرين
لا يعني إيمان أفراد بنفس الهدف أو الفكرة السياسية أنهم يشكلون كيانا. ما يقيم الكيان أو يدمره هو مدى تناغم حركة أولئك الأفراد، مدى قدرتهم على تنسيق المواقف، مدى سرعتهم على الحشد والتعبئة، أي قدرتهم على الاتصال السريع بينهم لوحدة الفعل. عندما يتناول تراثنا الماركسي عملية بناء الحزب السياسي نجد الإستعارات والتشبيهات ... Read More »
Open Letter to President Obama
To President Barack Obama: Three years ago, I had the honor of meeting you in the White House as part of a delegation of some fifty human rights defenders from around the world. I was one of three rights defenders who were asked to speak during the forty minutes out of the ninety-minute meeting during which you and ... Read More »
Egypt Monthly Edition on Jadaliyya (January 2013)
This is a monthly archive of pieces written by Jadaliyya contributors and editors on Egypt. It also includes material published on other platforms that editors deemed pertinent to post as they provide diverse depictions of Egypt-related topics. The pieces reflect the level of critical analysis and diversity that ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (February 11)
[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 »
المـوجات الثـلاث للثـورة المصرية
ليست المرة الأولى التي تُلقي إحدى موجات الثورة زجاجات المولوتوف الحارقة في مواجهاتها مع السلطة، ويبدو أنها لن تكون الأخيرة. فهناك دم سال على خطوط المواجهات وفي أقبية السلطة، وهناك ثورة لم تخمد لأنها عصية على القمع، وتمرد لا يهدأ لأن السلطة لم تتغير. تدعي السلطة الحاكمة وجهاز الدولة (ويجادل بعض المثقفين) أن هذه الموجة ... Read More »
“The awakening of a radical reality”? Reflections on PhotoCairo 5
(PhotoCairo 5 was held between 14 November and 17 December 2012. It was organized by the Contemporary Image Collective in Cairo and curated by Mia Jankowicz.) PhotoCairo 5 was not photography and not Cairo. It was a mélange of video, conceptual art, installations, and photographic productions by local and ... Read More »
Mohamed Morsi Mubarak: The Myth of Egypt's Democratic Transition
Two years ago today, Egyptians celebrated their toppling of President Hosni Mubarak and looked ahead to a future of change. Yet the second anniversary of Mubarak’s departure has been marked by further demonstrations, bloodshed, and new scenes of extreme state violence. Amid the now-routine use of tear gas and live ... Read More »
دروس في تحرير الخيال وتعبئة الحشود الزئبقية
"كانت بالنسبة لي الدنيا متكونة من سلطة ومال يا أدهس خلق الله برجلي .. يا أسرق وأبقى رجل أعمال جه الأولتراس نور طريقي ووصلني لعالم الخيال فكرة تمحي هموم الدنيا وتخرج مني الضلال بعد العتمة وبعد الشدة كان لا بد من طريق ياخد بإيدي وبإرادتي وأعرف فيه معنى الصديق .. حاولتوا كتير تكتموا صوتنا بس ده كان ... Read More »
لقاء مع عبد الرحمن منصور الذي جعل من 25 يناير تاريخاً نتذكره
عبد الرحمن منصور هو الناشط في الفضاء الألكتروني الذي حدد تاريخ 25 يناير موعداً للثورة المصرية. وقد جاء وقت الحديث معه. في يونيو 2010، اقترح عبد الرحمن منصور، البالغ من العمر حينئذ 23 عاماً، على وائل غنيم إنشاء صفحة على الفيسبوك وحملة لمناهضة التعذيب تكريماً لخالد سعيد، ذلك الشاب السكندري الذي قتله الشرطة. وكان ... Read More »
روايات موسيقية من اسطنبول
[تنشر هذه المقالة ضمن إتفاقية شراكة وتعاون بين "جدلية" و"معازف" ] Politiki Mousiki* روايات موسيقية من اسطنبول "ya khabibi ya lelelli" آخر الأخبار الفنية الواردة عن فرق النفخ البلقانية تؤكد أن “الفتاة المصرية” (“مصرلو” بالتركية) ما زالت تحافظ على شعبيتها الأكيدة وحضورها الراسخ في ... Read More »
الشرطة تكافح الشعب
(1) نشر في 26 يناير2013 على حساب "صفحة الشرطة المصرية" على تويتر -وهي صفحة يديرها مجموعة من ضباط الشرطة بعيداً عن الصفحة الرسمية لوزارة الداخلية- رسالة موجّهة لكل من رئيس الجمهورية ورئيس الوزراء تشير إلى أنّهما وضعا الشرطة المصرية أمام المدفع مع اختبائهما "كالعادة" على حد وصف الرسالة، ... Read More »
The Dignity of Hamada Saber
Depictions of bruised and battered bodies have had an enormous influence upon the waves of protest Egypt has witnessed since the initial stirrings of the January 25 Revolution – from the graphic post-mortem photograph of Khaled Said to images of what is widely known as the “blue bra incident.” However, I suspect few ... Read More »
Police Brutality Persists Two Years after Egypt Revolution: Rights Activists
Following the recent death of activist Mohamed El-Gendy, who allegedly died after being subject to torture by police, several Egyptian rights activists issued a report on Sunday detailing what they see as the persistence of oppressive police tactics employed by the state. According to the report, 225 people have been ... Read More »
The Thin Line between Revolution And Sedition
I read with great sadness – but unfortunately not much surprise – Professor Adel Iskander’s deeply misguided article, “A Nation Derailed,” published on 28 January 2013 on Jadaliyya. Iskander’s attempt to play politics with the tragic deaths of nineteen deceased train accident victims is, well, not the classiest of ... Read More »
شاهد عيان
فيما يلي شهادتي باعتباري شاهد عيان لاعتداء ضباط قوات الأمن على متظاهر تم تجريده من ملابسه بالكامل مساء الجمعة، بالقرب من القصر الجمهوري. وأعلم أن الكثيرين منكم قد شاهدوا الشريط المصور، الذي التقط خفية، وعلى الرغم من ذلك أرجو قراءة شهادتي: كنت في ذلك المساء أقف في شرفة البيت، التي تطل على شارع الميرغني ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (February 4)
[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 »
This Is A Mass Sexual Assault . . . We Will Resist (Video)
The following video was produced by Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault. It shows a public and mass sexual attack on a female protestor in Tahrir Square and the efforts to ensure her safety. The footage was edited to highlight exactly what is happening in the moving crush of bodies caught on video. It ... Read More »
هل يعود العسكر لحكم مصر من بوابة قناة السويس؟
تقدير موقف ظهرت منذ شهرين بعض الشواهد المريبة - أكثر ريبة من نظيراتها - في مهاجمة مقرات الحرية والعدالة في مدن القناة تحديداً، وبدا أن الأمور تسير في إتجاه تبرير نزول العسكر إلى شوارع مدن القناة بدعاوي حفظ الأمن وتأمين المجرى الملاحي ومصالح الأمن القومي. وكانت هذه الشواهد تتضافر لتشير إلى اقتراب استحداث فزاعة جديدة ... Read More »
الشباب والثورة: فقدان الوجهة
كان عام 2005 هو العام الذي تصاعدت فيه مطالب التغيير، وشهدت فيه مصر في عهد نظام مبارك حركة غير مسبوقة في الشارع من أجل إصلاح النظام السياسي ومنعه من ارتكاب خطيئة التوريث، وشهدت البلاد مواجهة بين النظام والمعارضة التي حركت ركودها حركات اجتماعية مثل كفاية وغيرها، كان موضوع هذه المواجهة تعديل المادة 76، ثم الانتخابات ... Read More »
The Opposition’s Lost Bet on the Economic Crisis
Egypt faces a severe economic crisis that has not been seen since the late 1980s, when the country was on the verge of bankruptcy. The budget deficit soared to almost LE100 billion in the first half of the current fiscal year, and is expected to exceed LE 200 billion by its end in July 2013. This means it will hover ... Read More »
Egypt Media Roundup (January 30)
[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 »
Another Year of Rage
The date 28 January 2011, also known as the “Friday of Rage,” holds a special place in the hearts of many Egyptians and is widely seen as the turning point at which the “January 25 protests” turned into the “January 25 uprising.” Some associate that day with the image of flames emanating from government buildings and ... Read More »
A Nation Derailed
Just ten days before the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution, Egyptians awoke to another railway tragedy. A train loaded beyond its capacity with security forces recruits heading from Sohag to Cairo derailed in the Badrashin area of Giza leaving nineteen dead and over 120 injured, adding to the toll of ... Read More »
The Gendered Body Public: Egypt, Sexual Violence and Revolution
We must acknowledge, sit with, and address the sexual violence that has, is, and will occur in and around Tahrir Square. How do we do this work in a responsible and ethical manner that is in solidarity with Egypt's ongoing (and multiple) revolutions? How do we retain and respect political, economic, and social ... 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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