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File photo—Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses on April 16, 2013 members of his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) at the Turkish Parliament in Ankara. (AFP PHOTO / ADEM ALTAN)
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A souvenir shop in the Khan El-Khalili market, at Al-Hussein and Al-Azhar districts in old Cairo April 5, 2013. Source: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
Egypt Can Learn from Post-Revolutionary Mistakes
An authoritarian regime that had ruled for thirty years finally collapsed. Demonstrators had taken to the streets and toppled the oppressive government, but the country still had to go through a transformation period. The economy was stagnant, Islamists were gaining...Caption:
File photo of Egyptian King Farouk. (AAA)
We’re Sorry, King Farouk
I met up with an old friend I had not seen for a long time, he was accompanied—in turn—by another old friend, a doctor visiting from Egypt. It was clear that the Egyptian doctor was not in a good state of mind and his face was filled with fear and worry. I could not...Caption:
Men feed their camels as they wait for tourists in front of a part of the Giza pyramid, near Cairo in this January 12, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)
From Harrods to the Pyramids
We have recently seen news reports about the Qataris wanting to buy the pyramids from the Egyptians. Prior to this, there were claims that they had also made an offer to Egyptian businessmen and deputy Muslim Brotherhood Guide Khairat El-Shater to buy the Suez Canal....Caption:
In this Friday, July 13, 2012 photo, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi holds a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt. Egypt’s Islamist president may look like he’s running out of options as he faces an appeals court strike and massive opposition protests over decrees granting himself near absolute power. Will he back down now? Most likely not. Mohammed Morsi’s next move may be to raise the stakes even higher. Signs are growing the constitutional panel at the heart of the showdown could vote on a draft this week despite a walkout by liberal and Christian members. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)