Egypt

REFLECTIONS ON THE REVOLUTION IN EGYPT

By Barry Rubin October 27, 2011

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For Westerners, Egypt's revolution is seen as a wonderful development, a victory for democracy. Yet the enemies of America and the West view it is a defeat for the United States and the West, and as a step forward for anti-democratic revolutionary Islamism. It is possible that both sides could be right. Egypt may be both a democracy and no longer an ally of America or a source of regional stability. This might mean happiness for the Egyptians and problems for Western interests. Yet the success … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, MERIA Journal Volume 15, Number 03 (September 2011)

SYMBOLIC VICTIMS IN A SOCIALLY REGRESSING EGYPT: THE DECLINING SITUATION OF THE COPTS

By Adel Guindy March 7, 2010

A CHRISTMAS “GIFT”[1] On January 6, 2010, at 11:30 p.m., gunshots were heard in Nag Hammadi, Egypt (a town situated 80 kilometers, or 50 miles, north of Luxor). The shooting was aimed at a group of Copts leaving church following the midnight Christmas Mass (which the Coptic Church celebrated on January 7, 2010, in accordance with the old Julian and Coptic calendars). Seven people were murdered, including a Muslim who happened to be in the vicinity. In addition, nine Copts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, MERIA Journal Volume 14, Number 01 (Mar 2010), Radical Movements

To Perpetuate Their Dictatorships, Arab Rulers Resort to the Islamic Creed

By Elie Elhadj December 6, 2009

KORANIC INSPIRATION FOR THE MODERATE, ISLAMIST, AND JIHADIST The Koran often provides Muslims with contradictory inspirations on subjects of political or social relevance. On Muslim relations with Christians and Jews, for example, a moderate Muslim would focus on peaceful and tolerant verses such as 29:46: “Do not argue with the People of the Book [Christians and Jews] unless in a fair way.” Similar injunctions are found in, among others, 2:62, 2:136, 2:256, and the second … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, Gulf, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 04 (Dec 2009), Middle East Politics , Radical Movements, Saudi Arabia, Syria

The Talibanization of Education in Egypt

By Adel Guindy June 5, 2009

Egypt once prided itself on being a tolerant, diverse state. While nearly the entire Jewish, Armenian, and Greek communities left in the 1950s, Egypt is still home to the largest Christian minority in the Arab world. Its Coptic community accounts for some 10 percent of the total population of 80 million.[1] The state resisted the Muslim Brotherhood’s attempt to overthrow what it considered a secular order. After the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981, it also fought an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, MERIA Journal Volume 13, Number 02 (Jun 2009)

Dry Aquifers in Arab Countries and the Looming Food Crisis

By Elie Elhadj December 7, 2008

Volume 12, No. 3 - September 2008, Total Circulation 25,000 Article 7 of 8 DRY AQUIFERS IN ARAB COUNTRIES AND THE LOOMING FOOD CRISIS Elie Elhadj* As water volumes in Arab lands dwindle, as per capita income in the large and heavily populated non-oil producing states remains low and narrowly diversified, as high population growth rates persist, a food disaster will sooner or later strike. These … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, MERIA Journal Volume 12, Number 04 (Dec 2008), Saudi Arabia, Syria

Family Status Issues Among Egypt’s Copts: A Brief Overview

By Adel Guindy September 1, 2007

Middle East Review of International Affairs Published by the GLORIA Center, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya Volume 11, No. 3, Article 1/8 - September 2007 Total Circulation 25,000 FAMILY STATUS ISSUES AMONG EGYPT'S COPTS: A BRIEF OVERVIEW Adel Guindy* The following article discusses the impact of the Egyptian Family Status Law of 1955 (which is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Egypt, MERIA Journal Volume 11, Number 03 (Sep 2007)