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Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi chant slogans at Nasr City, where protesters have installed a camp and hold daily rallies, in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, July 29, 2013.(AP/Khalil Hamra)

Opinion: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Imaginary War

by Abdullah Al-Otaibi | Aug 13, 2013 | Opinion

Egypt has not had a second revolution, because the first one is yet to break out. Anyone who thinks that what happened in early 2011 was a revolution was mistaken, in the same manner that anyone who thinks that what is happening today is a second revolution is also...

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Supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi hold up wooden sticks as they participate in a protest outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where protesters have installed a camp and held daily rallies at Nasr City, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013. Morsi supporters hunker down behind makeshift security barriers in preparation of a possible crackdown […]

Opinion: The Brotherhood wants to bring Karbala to Cairo

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 12, 2013 | Opinion

Muslim Brotherhood extremist leaders in Egypt wish for what the army has threatened. They want their protests to be dispersed by force in order to turn the incident into an international affair and publicize long, lamenting funerals. Their decision to involve women...

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File photo of Amr Moussa taken on Thursday, June 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

In Conversation with Amr Moussa

by Ali Ibrahim | Aug 7, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The protests that toppled Mubarak brought many Egyptians into politics for the first time and opened up new space for some of those who were already veterans of Egypt’s political scene. Amr Moussa is definitely one of the latter. After...

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In this image taken on June 10, 2013, grilled pork tenderloin with watermelon-arugula salad is shown served on a platter in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead)

Opinion: A Side Order of Chaos

by Ali Salem | Aug 6, 2013 | Opinion

Editor’s note: Although difficult to translate, we felt the following piece was worth bringing to our English-speaking audience. In this short, satirical story, renowned Egyptian comedian Ali Salem takes a look at Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (the chef) and the recent...

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Egypt’s interim Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

Interim Egyptian Foreign Minister: The View from Cairo

by Ali Ibrahim | Aug 3, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Career diplomat and politician Nabil Fahmy finds himself at the helm of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs at a very difficult time in the country’s history. With the eyes of the international community firmly on post-Mursi Egypt, it is Fahmy’s...