by Mahmud El Shafey | Apr 21, 2014 | Majalla Blogs
Egypt is a country with many faces and a country that continually finds itself at the center of attention. One facet of Egypt’s complex culture that has only recently drawn international interest is al-tar—the vendetta. Although blood feuds have long been a defining...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Dec 5, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
“The trial of Mohamed Mursi is not taking place in the same manner as the trial of Mohamed Hosni [Mubarak]. If Mursi has committed crimes against the people, then we, as the people, should have the right . . . to see what is happening inside the court,” one Egyptian...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Nov 4, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
Rumors continue to swirl around Egypt’s Lagna Al-Khamseen—the fifty-member committee tasked with drafting its new constitution. Speculation is rife as to whether the document will designate Shari’a law as the basis for legislation, allow civilians to be tried by...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 5, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The downfall of Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi at the hands of millions of protestors and the country’s armed forces has provoked mixed reactions abroad. Within the Arab world, the monarchs of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, two...
by Mahmud El Shafey | Jan 10, 2013 | Majalla Blogs
It has not been a good week for Egypt’s president, Mohamed Mursi. Nationwide protests against his rule marked the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on 25 January. Deadly riots broke out in a number of Egypt’s cities, resulting in at least fifty deaths and...
