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September 28, 2012

United States
Weekend Reading: Turkey’s Brass Goes to Jail, More on U.S.-Egypt Relations, and Digesting the Syrian Revolution

Mustafa Akyol writes about his mixed feelings on the Sledgehammer case trials in Turkey. Nour Bakr on Egypt Monocle, reflects on the recent questions concerning the U.S.-Egypt relationship. The Syr…

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February 16, 2013

Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Other Dialogue, Libya’s Revolution, and Saudi’s "Code"

Nour Youssef on The Arabist offers her thoughts on the recent dialogue held between Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef and al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya member Nageh Ibrahim. Mohammad Azeemullah wonders if t…

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December 5, 2011

Politics and Government
Egyptian Elections: Some Perspective, Please

Mursi, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood Party named "Freedom and Justice", talks during a news conference in the new headquarter in Cairo (Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Courtesy Reuters) If you extrapolate…

Egyptian Elections: Some Perspective, Please

February 15, 2013

United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Struggles in Tunisia, Egypt, and Syria

Significant Developments Tunisia. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali pledged to announce a government of technocrats tomorrow, following intensive consultations with a variety of party leaders today. Jeba…

Tunisian prime minister Hamadi Jebali arrives for a round of consultations with other political parties at the Carthage Palace in Tunis, February 15, 2013 (Mili/Courtesy Reuters).

July 12, 2013

Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Narratives, Polarization, and Gas

Sarah Carr examines the implications of the divisive narratives that mark Egyptian discourse in the context of the June 30 uprising. Nour Youssef explores the polarization of Egyptian discourse thro…

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