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People walk across a street where Maspero, Egypt’s state tv and radio station is located in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, July 3, 2013.
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Opinion: Shutting down the Brotherhood’s media is a mistake

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 8, 2013 | Opinion

A well-known Egyptian anchorwoman enthusiastically presented scenes—which she described as exclusive—of the closure of one of the pro-Muslim Brotherhood channels in Egypt and the arrest of its employees. Broadcasting the scenes with a satisfied smile, the anchorwoman...

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In this July 13, 2012 file photo, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi speaks to reporters at the Presidential palace in Cairo. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Mursi digs himself into a hole

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jun 22, 2013 | Opinion

A few days ago, I watched an interview with the Egyptian tourism minister on a foreign media outlet. He was trying to convince the audience that Egypt is still a hospitable country, and promised that the government would not interfere in foreign tourists’ affairs—what...

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An Egyptian Salafi shouts anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans and holds a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in support of bearded police officers, who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, during a protest in front of the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 1, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Amr Nabil

Detention of Salafist leader raises tensions in Egypt

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Jun 2, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Salafist leaders in Egypt called for an urgent meeting to discuss the recent escalation of tensions between their followers and the Muslim Brotherhood following the recent detention of a Salafist politician. It will also consider taking legal...

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Egyptian Salafi Muslims chant slogans during a protest in support of the bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of Abdeen presidential palace in downtown Cairo, Egypt, Friday, March 1, 2013. Source: AP Photo/Khalil Hamra

Opinion: The Islamist Divide

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | May 16, 2013 | Opinion

“If you are fools, try stopping us!” This is the title of a campaign being led by an extremist Islamist group in Tunisia. By “fools,” the group is referring to the Islamist Ennahda party and its government. The paradox is that Ennahda Islamists doubt the presence of...

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A handout photograph released by the Egyptian Presidency shows Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi (C) posing for a group photograph with his prime minister, Hisham Qandil (5-L), and nine new ministers during a meeting in Cairo. (EPA/EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY/HANDOUT)

Egypt cabinet reshuffle criticized

by Mohamed Abdul-Rauf | May 12, 2013 | Middle East

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Last week’s Egyptian cabinet reshuffle has received criticism across Cairo’s political divide, with both Salafi and secular politicians slamming the new Egyptian government. In an exclusive statement to Asharq Al-Awsat, Salafist Al-Nour Party...