Just hours before presenting her with the prestigious Women of Courage Award US State Department withdrew its plans to include Egyptian activist Samira Ibrahim among the recipients. The outcry against the award for her arose out of her anti-American, ant-Israel,…
Tagged with: Arab Spring, Egyptian women, Int'l Women of Courage Award, January 25 Revolution, John Kerry, Michelle Obama, Samira Ibrahim, Tahrir Square, US-Egypt, women
Posted in US
Posted in US
Thousands of Egyptians Battle Police at Presidential Palace, Morsi Escapes
Tuesday, Dec. 4 - Egyptian police faced ten thousand protesters outside President Mohamed Morsi’s palace in Cairo on Tuesday, prompting the Islamist leader to escape during the early moments of the demonstration, which moved from Tahrir Square today to…
Tagged with: Cairo, Constitution, demonstrators, Egypt, Morsi, shariah law, Tahrir Square
Posted in Flashpoint, Headline, Middle East, Uncategorized
Posted in Flashpoint, Headline, Middle East, Uncategorized
New Egyptian Dictator: Morsi Grabs Power, Marginalizes Courts
The Supreme Judicial Council, Egypt’s highest judicial authority, has criticised President Mohamed Morsi’s move to grant himself sweeping new powers that would protect his decisions from being challenged as an “unprecedented attack”.In an emergency meeting on Saturday, the council urged…
Read more ›
Tagged with: Cairo, Egypt, judiciary, Morsi, sweeping powers, Tahrir Square
Posted in Flashpoint, Headline, Middle East
Posted in Flashpoint, Headline, Middle East