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Articles of the author Amr Ezzat
A message to freedom fighters: Choose a pole!
To my mind, the revolution was only an escalation of the polarization between those who want change and others adamant on maintaining the status quo. In February 2011, those who chose the revolution insisted on bringing down the head of the regime (...)

25 - 10 - 2012
Betting on the democratic spirit
What do we mean by a “civil state”? Is it the civil state of supra-constitutional principles advocated by the army and liberals that raises the hackles of Islamists who view it as an undemocratic attempt to install secularism? This is not the kind (...)

25 - 08 - 2011
Why I''m against ‘The Poor First''
A recent blog post entitled “The Poor First, You Bastards” has received a lot attention in the Egyptian media and cyber world. The blogger, Mohamed Abul Gheit, highlights the role the Egyptian poor played in violent clashes with the police during (...)

29 - 06 - 2011
Are we still Khaled Saeed?
It's particularly telling that Khaled Saeed's case has not yet been legally settled, despite the fact that it triggered a series of protests that helped lay the ground for the 25 January revolution. This revolution is still ongoing, and so is the (...)

07 - 06 - 2011
A state of counter-emergency
Only 23 days ago, Egypt's caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of protesters who welcomed his appointment as head of the new interim government. Responding to calls from the youth that he begin his (...)

28 - 03 - 2011
I''m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Tunisians living in Cairo experienced a mixture of anger, optimism, enthusiasm and some worry as they watched the protests in their country after President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali left yesterday. Aida, a Tunisian in her forties, witnessed the end of (...)

15 - 01 - 2011
Church officials blast meeting on personal status law
A commission drawn up by the Minister of Justice met for the first time on Monday to prepare a unified personal status law for non-Muslims amid complaints that the commission had failed to include all parties involved in the issue. According to (...)

14 - 06 - 2010
Ministry studies personal status law for non-Muslims
In light of the ongoing crisis over divorce and remarriage among Copts, a Justice Ministry committee convened on Sunday to discuss a personal status draft law proposed by the Coptic Church to regulate issues pertaining to marriage. "The law must not (...)

13 - 06 - 2010
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