The erstwhile spokesman of al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim seminary that serves as Egypt’s highest religious authority, sees unfortunate parallels between his institution’s experience and that of the ...
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Tali Janner-Klausner reports from Cairo on the unfolding Egyptian revolution, including the recent international solidarity conference. From The Commune. Hosni Mubarak was a hated despot, and became a ...
Let's get some analysis now from Issandr El Amrani. He is a longtime observer of Egyptian politics and is currently the North Africa project director for the International Crisis Group. Welcome back ...
Experts on Middle Eastern politics from Tufts and Harvard University last night said the protests in Egypt and the recent upheaval of the country's government represent a fundamental change in the ...
Secretary of State John Kerry announced on Sunday the release of a quarter of a billion dollars in aid to Egypt. The Associated Press reports: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday rewarded ...
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CAIRO (AP) — On the eve of the 60th anniversary of a coup that started decades of military rule, Egypt’s new president said Sunday that it failed to bring about democracy. He credited last year’s ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...