Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

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In this Wednesday, July 10, 2013 photo, supporters of ousted Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi, hold posters of him as they protest during the Islamic month of Ramadan, in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Egypt braces for fresh violence on first Friday of Ramadan

by Mahmud El Shafey | Jul 12, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Supporters and opponents of ousted President Mohamed Mursi are set to take to the streets in the Egyptian capital today, the first Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, as tensions continue to soar between the two camps. More than a week...

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A protester holds a picture of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi as Sudanese and Egyptian Islamists shout slogans against Mursi’s ousting during a rally after midday prayers, while they march from King Farouq Mosque to the Egyptian embassy in central Khartoum July 8, 2013. Source: Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

The Islamist Reaction

by Alex Walsh | Jul 11, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

Mursi’s defiance until the very end of the military’s deadline may appear surprising, considering the completeness of the political forces arrayed against him—unless you think that Mursi intended to become a martyr for “legitimacy,” the watchword of those who oppose...