by ELLEN MCLARNEY for JADALIYYA on MAY 22, 2013: “Woman and the constitution: Fear of woman’s marginalization rules over all” blared an April 2012 headline in al-Ahram, joining other protests over the role of women in Egypt’s new constitution. Organizations (“EgyptSoft”) sprang up, with articles and posts about how “the Egyptian woman screams in the face of the [...]
by RAWYA RAGEH for AL JAZEERA on JANUARY 6, 2013: Egypt’s new Coptic pope, Tawadros II, is urging Egyptians to end street protesting and work on rebuilding the country. In his first interview with an international English-language channel, he told Al Jazeera the church should stay out of politics. EDITOR’S NOTE: On February 7, [...]
by JULIE POUCHER HARBIN, EDITOR, ISLAMiCommentary, on NOVEMBER 27, 2012: Q and A with ABDESLAM MAGHRAOUI Egyptians are protesting President Mohammed Morsi’s decrees last week that granted him near-absolute powers and immunity from legal oversight. But his key role in securing a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas shows that he is a pragmatic politician rather [...]
by ABDULLAH ANTEPLI for THE (DUKE) CHRONICLE on NOVEMBER 20, 2012: Today is the sixth day of the Muslim New Year, and in two days we will celebrate the long-awaited Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. This is a providential overlap created by Islam’s lunar calendar crossing paths with the Western Gregorian calendar. This overlap [...]
by COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (THE MIDDLE EAST INSTITUTE AND DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY), on NOVEMBER 9, 2012: On November 9, 2012 Columbia University hosted a panel on “Iran: A History of Shia Juridical Thought.” The panelists were University of Michigan History Professor Juan Cole, Visiting Research Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University and Carnegie Ethics Fellow [...]
Ebrahim Moosa: Morsi’s Last Chance
by EBRAHIM MOOSA for ISLAMiCommentary on DECEMBER 8, 2012: President Mohammad Morsi of Egypt should scrap his tough guy image and appetite for power grabs. In canceling the decree that gave him sweeping powers, he took a step in the right direction tonight. But he is not out of the political woods yet.
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