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Medics sit in a makeshift hospital after Egyptian soldiers and police opened fire on supporters of the ousted President Mohamed Mursi, early Monday in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 8 , 2013. (AP Photo/ Ahmed Gomaa)

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood calls for “Islamic Uprising”

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 9, 2013 | Middle East

London and Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Muslim Brotherhood called for an “Islamic uprising” in Egypt amid violence yesterday that resulted in 51 deaths and more than 400 injuries. The army said the deaths occurred when protesters approached the Republican...

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People celebrate at Tahrir Square with a portrait of Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a broadcast confirming that the army will temporarily be taking over from the country’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, 2013 in Cairo. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

Ex-Egyptian army chief says “the people” removed Mursi

by Sawsan Abu-Husain | Jul 4, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—The former head of the Egyptian army dismissed claims by the Muslim Brotherhood that yesterday’s deposition of President Mursi amounted to a military coup in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat. Former deputy director of the Supreme Council...

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Anti-government posters calling for the ouster of Egyptian President and for early presidential elections. EPA/KHALED ELFIQI

Egypt unrest escalates amid calls for nation-wide protests

by Mohamed Abdu Hassanein | Jun 8, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opposition groups in Egypt are calling for a nation-wide demonstration to begin on June 30. The call was issued by Tamarod (Rebellion), a youth group campaigning to withdraw confidence from Mursi in order to hold early presidential elections....

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An anti-Mursi protester covers her mouth with an image and writes Arabic words on her forehead that read “Leave” in front of the Muslim Brotherhood’s national headquarters in Cairo’s Moqattam district. (R)

Are the Egyptian Secularists Right?

by Manuel Almeida | Mar 27, 2013 | Opinion

The new Egyptian constitution, a worrying document for women, journalists and religious minorities alike, was the tipping point for many of those observers that still granted the Ikhwan the benefit of the doubt. After Mohammed Mursi’s signature in late December, which...