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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Reporting Links: Copts, Sinai, AUC



Egyptian presidential hopeful near recovery after car attack
25 February 2012

Coptic Christians in Egypt Fear for the Future Under Islamist Government
25 February 2012

In Egypt, Christian-Muslim Tension Is On The Rise
25 February 2012

Calm restored in Egypt village after sectarian tension
14 February 2012

Sinai explodes into violence after years of chronic poverty and alienation
14 February 2012

AUC: SCAF's latest scapegoat?
14 February 2012

Coptic lay officials reject eviction of Christian families in Alexandria
13 February 2012

9 Faces of the New Egypt
13 February 2012

Egyptian village evicts 8 Coptic families over rumors of interfaith affair
12 February 2012

Man hangs himself for failing to find a job
12 February 2012

   
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Labels: AUC, Copts, Egypt, pluralism, sectarianism, Sinai, العنف, الكنيسة القبطية

Tuesday, 28 February 2012

Reporting Links: Xenophobia, Foreign Policy, Parliament

Cartoon by Carlos Latuff.

The 3rd man: Egyptian fears of the foreign plot
24 February 2012

'The Future of Culture' seeks solution to 'identity confusion'
24 February 2012

SCAF Foreign Policy: Stuck in the Mubarak Mindset
24 February 2012

Abouel Fotouh in stable condition after armed robbery attack
24 February 2012

Parliament Review: Donkeys, radioactive material and porn
23 February 2012

Porn storm reveals cleft in Egypt attitudes
22 February 2012

Battles over scarce butane gas cylinders continue in Egypt
21 February 2012

Egypt court rules parliament vote unconstitutional
21 February 2012

Army releases activist detained for curfew violation
20 February 2012

Ultras Ahlawy stage mass march to demand justice for Port Said victims
15 February 2012

         
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Labels: Ahly, Egypt, elections, foreign policy, junta, parliament, Port Said, SCAF, xenophobia, البرلمان, المتظاهرين, المجلس العسكري

Monday, 27 February 2012

Reporting Links: Mubarak Trial, Police, Parliament

Artwork by Dr. Salah Enani.

In memo to court, Egypt's Mubarak claims innocence
23 February 2012

Internet Porn Unites Egyptian Salafi and Liberal MPs
23 February 2012

Egypt pursues fugitive finance minister
23 February 2012

Egypt's Press Still Feels The Power Of The Military
23 February 2012

Anti-Military group: Govt official requests funds from state employees
22 February 2012

Cabinet names metro's new third line 'Revolution line'
22 February 2012

In Egypt, the police force is up for grabs
21 February 2012

Mubarak trial: Prosecution charges interior ministry with hindering investigations
20 February 2012

Liberal, leftist, Islamist economists talk post-Arab Spring development
19 February 2012

Politicians, activists flood Port Said in show of support
17 February 2012

         
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Labels: Egypt, Mubarak trial, parliament, police, SCAF, البرلمان, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Reporting Links: Students, El-Adly, Elections



Student activists fighting for a comeback
22 February 2012

Court challenges constitutionality of Egypt's new Parliament
22 February 2012

Mubarak Trial: Lawyers wrap up closing arguments, El-Adly defends self
22 February 2012

Security forces thwart smuggling of 18 million Tramadol tablets in Suez
22 February 2012

Egypt ex-minister says foreigners killed protesters
22 February 2012

Mubarak's trial leaves Egypt with open wounds 
22 February 2012

ElBaradei: Egypt suffers from constitutional, political and legal tampering
22 February 2012

Left's presidential candidate yet to emerge
21 February 2012

Activists march in support of MP charged with insulting Tantawi
21 February 2012

Egypt students protest SCAF on anniversary of 1946 general strike against British
21 February 2012

 
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Labels: Egypt, ElBaradei, elections, Habib El-Adly, military, Mubarak trial, parliament, students, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي

Friday, 24 February 2012

Reporting Links: NGOs, Bassem Youssef, Mubarak Trial

Image: Mural in Muhammad Mahmud Street by Alaa Awad,
Photo by Mia Grondahl.


Egyptian Dossier Details Case Against Democracy Groups
20 February 2012

Profile: Bassem Youssef professionalizes satire
20 February 2012

Egypt: No Break with Mubarakonomics
20 February 2012

Egypt prosecution’s closing argument calls for death penalty for Mubarak
20 February 2012

Workers and farmers try their hand at constitution writing
20 February 2012

The Assault on Egypt's Free Press
15 February 2012

Egypt protesters demand justice over stadium deaths
15 February 2012

Coptic church in Egyptian village threatened after girl disappears
15 February 2012

Father of youngest Port Said victim stirs martyr debate
15 February 2012

Did Egypt's general strike really fail?
15 February 2012


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Labels: Bassem Youssef, football, junta, military, Mubarak trial, NGOs, Port Said, revolution, sectarianism, Ultras, الشهداء, المتظاهرين

Thursday, 23 February 2012

Reporting Links: Ultras, Sectarianism, Revolutionary Socialists



Children in jail: Did the Interior Ministry violate children's rights?
19 February 2012

Ahly Ultras show patience in quest for justice, but for how long?
19 February 2012

MP's denunciation of SCAF head, salafist leader lands him parliament investigation
19 February 2012

ElBaradei campaign team changes focus to 'Our Right'
18 February 2012

After surviving sectarian mob, Egyptian Christians expelled from village
16 February 2012

Ultras Ahlawy stage mass march to demand justice for Port Said victims
15 February 2012

Revolutionary Socialists: The “Brave Kids” of Egypt
15 February 2012

Surrealism during downtown clashes
15 February 2012

Rise of the debate culture in Egypt
15 February 2012

Egypt NGOs say probe is to cover government failure
15 February 2012

         
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Labels: Ahly, children, Copts, ElBaradei, NGOs, Port Said, Revolutionary Socialists, SCAF, Ultras, البرلمان, الثورة, العنف, المجلس العسكري

Wednesday, 22 February 2012

Reporting Links: Port Said, Parliament, Sectarianism



ElBaradei tweets that Egypt's current roadmap to civilian govt is a 'travesty'
18 February 2012

One night and two days in a military hotel
18 February 2012

'Victims of injustice' in post-revolution Egypt speak out
17 February 2012

Egyptian activists, MPs and media figures visit Port Said to “break siege”
17 February 2012

Egyptian Parliament: Beyond a Talking Shop
16 February 2012

The People's Assembly's illegal member
16 February 2012

Sectarianism, reconciliation and complexity in El-Nahda
16 February 2012

Parliament Review: Facts and follies
16 February 2012

Port Said: Pariah city
16 February 2012

Prominent Coptic activist gets travel ban in Maspero investigation
16 February 2012

 
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Labels: Copts, Egypt, junta, parliament, Port Said, البرلمان, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي

Friday, 17 February 2012

Selections of Anthony Shadid's Reporting on Egypt



Anthony Shadid, "Chaos Builds in the Streets of Cairo as a Truce Fails"
23 November 2011

Anthony Shadid, "The Old Order Stifles the Birth of a New Egypt"
22 November 2011

Anthony Shadid, “Not Satisfied, Protesters Return to Tahrir Square”
12 July 2011

Anthony Shadid, “Egyptian Military Dissolves Parliament”
13 February 2011

Anthony Shadid, “At Night, Protest Gives Way to Poetry”
6 February 2011

Anthony Shadid, “Discontented Within Egypt Face Power of Old Elites”
4 February 2011

Anthony Shadid, “In Crowd’s Euphoria, No Clear Leadership Emerges”
31 January 2011

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Thursday, 16 February 2012

In Memory of Anthony Shadid



What a beautiful photo.  Shadid at work in Imbaba, doing what Middle East correspondents often neglect: Talking with people.


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Analysis and Reflection: Anniversary, SCAF Holdings



Votes Versus Rights
11 February 2012

Post-Elections Egypt: Revolution or Pact?
10 February 2012

Egypt's Other Revolution: Modernizing the Military-Industrial Complex
10 February 2012

Prosecution of U.S. pro-democracy activists in Egypt: The SCAF's game plan
10 February 2012

The Generals’ Secret: Egypt’s Ambivalent Market
10 February 2012

A reporter's look back: The three wise men of 25 January
25 January 2012

One Year on, the Labor Revolution is Stalling
24 January 2012

Egypt's Islamist Parliament
23 January 2012

A year of revolution: Lessons learned
22 January 2012

Year one of the Egyptian revolution: Some lessons
22 January 2012

     
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Labels: junta, protest, SCAF, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي, مصر

Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Current Reporting: Defence Ministry Protest, NGOs



Game changers: Egyptians and their gadgets in 2012
11 February 2012

Lawyer in Mubarak trial: On 11 February the sun of liberty rose in the sky
11 February 2012

Universities, schools take part in general strike, govt institutions at work
11 February 2012

Egypt’s experimental steps to civil disobedience 
10 February 2012

Egypt's military rulers warn of conspiracies
10 February 2012

Anti-SCAF marchers assaulted en route to defence ministry
10 February 2012

En route to defence ministry, activist says SCAF should pay for its 'crimes'
10 February 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Demands Military Cede Power
9 February 2012

When NGOs drop 'non' from the name
9 February 2012

Tora inmates jeer at former officials during prison transfers
8 February 2012

 
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Labels: Cairo, conspiracy, general strike, junta, NGOs, protest, المتظاهرين, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي

Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Recent Developments: Protests, Strikes, Civil Disobedience



Growing Xenophobia in Egypt
10 February 2012

Egyptian Students: Striking and Proud
10 February 2012

Egyptians Protest Against a Year of Army Rule
10 February 2012

In Port Said, a feeling of ostracism after riots
10 February 2012

University students maintain place at vanguard of revolution - Politics
10 February 2012

Egypt's angry soccer fans are deep into politics
9 February 2012 

Egyptians across the country protest for better working, living conditions
9 February 2012

Walled in: SCAF's concrete barricades
9 February 2012

Jama'a al-Islamiya, Islamists attack calls for civil disobedience
9 February 2012

Live ammunition killed Interior Ministry protesters, say forensic authorities
8 February 2012

   
     
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Labels: Cairo, civil disobedience, Egypt, general strike, junta, protest, المجلس العسكري, مصر

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Video: Remembering Mubarak's Fall


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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, protest, revolution, Thawra, uprising, التحرير, الثورة, القاهرة, المتظاهرين

Friday, 10 February 2012

Military Rule in Egypt: Analysis and Reflection

Egypt's politicians are still under the spell of the military
8 February 2012

The Ultras' Politics of Fun Confront Tyranny
5 February 2012

Cairo's Undercover Strongman
3 February 2012

Egypt: unfinished business
3 February 2012

Egypt football violence: hooliganism on the surface, state thuggery underneath
2 February 2012

Muslim Brotherhood meets Tahrir: A conversation
31 January 2012

Arab regime change is best left to Arabs
26 January 2012

Egypt's revolution has carved its path to parliament
24 January 2012

A reporter's look back: When things snapped
24 January 2012

What Happened to My Revolution
24 January 2012

         
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Labels: Egypt, elections, football, junta, military, protest, revolution, Tahrir, Tantawi, البرلمان, التحرير, الثورة, الشهداء, العنف, طنطاوي, مصر

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Preparing for Saturday's General Strike, Civil Disobedience

Workers continue to protest at Sukari gold mine
7 February 2012

Egypt's feminists prepare for a long battle
7 February 2012

Protesters' birdshot accounts refute Egypt's interior ministry claims
7 February 2012

Egypt MPs say minister must step down over deaths
7 February 2012

How a Tragic Soccer Riot May Have Revived the Egyptian Revolution
7 February 2012

Temporary worker sets himself ablaze after being fired from Parliament
7 February 2012

Labor groups to join strike planned for 11 February 
6 February 2012

Dramatic parliament row over police use of 'birdshot' in Egypt deadly clashes
6 February 2012

Egyptian Chronicles: #Feb11 General Strike in Universities
5 February 2012

Activists, students call for civil disobedience on anniversary of Mubarak's ouster
4 February 2012

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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, football, military, parliament, protest, uprising, البرلمان, التحرير, الثورة, القاهرة, المتظاهرين, المجلس العسكري, مصر

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

Reaction to Football Disaster: Further Articles

Threatening civil disobedience, Egypt revolutionaries list 7 demands
6 February 2012

‘Yeast Knights’ in action: A picture story
6 February 2012

Parliament panel: Police used excessive force against protesters
6 February 2012

Ultras: Heroes, villains or scapegoats?
5 February 2012

Egypt’s police after the revolution: Brutality combines with lack of security
4 February 2012

Port Said disaster reverberates in Cairo street battles
3 February 2012

Police Kill 4 Protesters as Egyptians Unleash Fury Over Soccer Riot Deaths
3 February 2012

FIFA president: Football rage not responsible for Port Said deaths
2 February 2012

Eyewitnesses: Police stood idle in Egypt football massacre
2 February 2012

MPs demand prosecution of interior minister, public prosecutor
2 February 2012



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Labels: البرلمان, التحرير, الثورة, الشهداء, المجلس العسكري, طنطاوي

Monday, 6 February 2012

Reaction to Port Said Football Disaster: Articles

Egyptian security forces are 'settling score with revolutionaries': Political movements charge
4 February 2012 

FIFA chief slams Egypt's 'political interference'
4 February 2012

Ultras fans vowed 'blood wars' to continue Egyptian revolution on football fields
4 February 2012  

Egyptian football fans mourn and rage amid political chaos
3 February 2012

Tens of thousands in Alexandria blame SCAF for football killings
3 February 2012

Empty bullet casings found in Port Said Stadium
3 February 2012

Cairo man killed by shotgun blast in protests outside Interior Ministry
3 February 2012

Egypt military rulers accused of instigating Port Said disaster
3 February 2012

Protests erupt across Egypt asking military leaders to step down
3 February 2012  

Egyptian football riot anger focuses on military rulers
2 February 2012

 
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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, football, military, Port Said, protest, revolution, SCAF, soccer, Tahrir, Ultras, uprising, violence

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Port Said Football Violence and Aftermath: Articles

Egypt students threaten to strike demanding SCAF step down
4 February 2012 

AUC students to start civil disobedience against military rule on 11 February
4 February 2012

Mass rally in Port Said marches on stadium to condemn football killings
3 February 2012

Angry protesters blame security forces over football tragedy
2 February 2012

Egypt mourns soccer riot victims; thousands march in Cairo
2 February 2012 

Egypt's football violence poses uncomfortable political questions
2 February 2012 

Egypt protesters besiege Cairo ministry
2 February 2012

Thousands gather outside Ahly Club to protest Port Said violence
2 February 2012

Egypt's tragedy: This is not just soccer violence
2 February 2012 

Egyptian Soccer Riot Kills More Than 70, and Many Blame Military
1 February 2012

 
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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, football, junta, Port Said, protest, revolution, SCAF, soccer, Tahrir, Tantawi, Ultras, uprising, violence

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Further Articles of Note

Port Said fans blame security, infiltrators for match violence
3 February 2012

Egypt football violence: 'I saw people with knives and swords'
2 February 2012

More than 70 dead in Egypt's worst soccer disaster
1 February 2012

Muslim Brotherhood Blocks Protest in Egypt
31 January 2012

Al-Azhar battles on several fronts
30 January 2012

Activist Alaa Abd El Fattah accuses Egyptian state TV of systematic lying
28 January 2012

Profile: The Revolutionary Socialists, toward dismantling the state?
27 January 2012

Egyptian protesters say 'the revolution never went away'
25 January 2012

Egypt: #jan25stories - Twitter on the meaning of Jan 25
25 January 2012

Ahead of anniversary, Egypt's new MPs demand justice
24 January 2012

         
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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, military, parliament, revolution, Tahrir, Thawra, uprising

Friday, 3 February 2012

Flickr Photostreams to Follow on Egypt

Just a few suggestions of Flickr photostreams to follow, for those who are tracking events in Egypt closely:

Hossam el-Hamalawy
Sarah Carr
M. Sheshtawy
Gigi Ibrahim
Jonathan Rashad
Maggie Osama
Mona Seif

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Labels: Cairo, Egypt, Flickr, images, photos, revolution, Tahrir, Thawra

Wednesday, 1 February 2012

Recent Articles of Note

Freed Egypt activist says will not stay silent
28 January 2012

Tahrir sends message to Egypt's the ruling military council and the majority Islamic party
28 January 2012

'Songs for Tahrir': Music for and from liberation
26 January 2012

One year on, Tahrir protesters revive calls for 'fall of regime'
25 January 2012

Who should save Egypt's archives?
25 January 2012

What Happened to My Revolution
24 January 2012

Egypt: Beware the Brotherhood’s Use of NDP Tricks
23 January 2012

Egypt's new People's Assembly swears in today, but powers are dubious
23 January 2012

Ultras football fans inspired by Egypt's ongoing revolution create pop culture
22 January 2012

Egypt election results show firm win for Islamists
21 January 2012


   
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