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Supporter of ousted president Mohamed Morsi shout slogans during a protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 09 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Opinion: No Democracy without Democrats

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jul 11, 2013 | Opinion

Those monitoring the situation in Egypt during this difficult time are, no doubt, highly confused. It cannot be easy for staunch liberals who glorify democracy without limitation or qualification to find themselves on the same side as religious forces whose political...

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Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks during a news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul (not pictured) after their meeting at Presidential Palace “Qasr Al Quba” in Cairo February 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

President Mursi: One Year in Office

by Safaa Azab | Jun 28, 2013 | Features

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—With preparations for nation-wide protests on June 30 well underway, Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi took to the stage on Wednesday to defend his first term in office. In the two-and-a-half-hour speech that followed, Mursi admitted making...

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Thousands of Egyptian protesters shout slogans supporting Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, his poster at center, during a rally outside Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. AP Photo/Amr Nabil

A recipe to curb the Islamists’ popularity

by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 22, 2013 | Opinion

The popularity of the Islamists in all Arab states is unmistakable, and it has been used by various Islamist currents as a tool to reach power through the presidential and legislative elections in the countries of the Arab Spring. In light of this, there is now a deep...