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Grand mufti chosen in Egypt; many activists surprised by pick
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt-- Senior Egyptian clerics elected a new top Islamist jurist Monday in the first such ballot in six decades. Shawky Ibrahim Abdel Karim, a professor of Islamic jurisprudence at Tanta University, was chosen as grand mufti to succeed...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Politics, Education, Islam, Egypt
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Artists in Egypt work in a tense atmosphere
CAIRO — The Muslim women in Marwa Adel's photographs are shadows, repressed by custom, religion, marriage and regret. While nude, the figures are obscured by sepia scrims, scrawled upon with stifling words — as if their true selves may never...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Mohamed Morsi, Customs and Tradition, Television Stations, Artists
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Fear and loathing in Egypt
When I walk into Tahrir Square alone these days, carrying my notebook, I try to remain calm, act like I belong and move with the cascading crowds. If you seem scared or intimidated, they smell your fear. Like other female reporters, I have grown...
Tags: Abusive Behavior, Sex Crimes, Mohamed Morsi, Journalism, Assault
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Mob attacks on women in Egypt protests go unpunished, report says
Mobs encircled and attacked dozens of women protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a spate of sexual assaults last month, Amnesty International said in a new report released Wednesday, urging Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to make sure the...
Tags: Prosecution, Sex Crimes, Justice and Rights, Human Interest, Politics
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Iran's leader visits Cairo, easing long estrangement
CAIRO -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived to a red-carpet welcome and a kiss on the cheek by Egypt's new Islamist leader in a historic trip to strengthen relations between the two nations after decades of estrangement and suspicion. Iran...
Tags: Justice and Rights, Mohamed Morsi, Iran's Nuclear Program, Religion and Belief, Trips and Vacations
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Egyptian opposition group accuses police of torture, death
CAIRO -- An Egyptian opposition party alleged Monday that one of its members was tortured to death by police after he disappeared last week from a protest against the Islamist-led government of President Mohamed Morsi. The Popular Current party said...
Tags: Prosecution, Politics, Lawyers, Egyptian Revolution (2011-12), Religion and Belief
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Victim sides with police after video shows naked beating in Egypt
CAIRO -- After a video showing Egyptian police stripping and beating a man went viral, the victim stunned the country when he appeared on state television and accused protesters, not security forces, of assaulting him. The video shows Hamada Saber, 48,...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Politics, Human Rights, Egypt, Riots
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Egyptian liberals, Islamists join in denouncing violence
CAIRO -- Egypt's young revolutionaries organized a rare gathering Thursday for deeply divided Islamist and liberal political parties to denounce the violence and unrest that have threatened the nation’s stability and economy. The meeting came...
Tags: Politics, Mohamed Morsi, National Government, Religion and Belief, Government
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Egyptian general warns against continued unrest
CAIRO — Egypt’s top military commander warned President Mohamed Morsi and opposition parties Tuesday to end days of bloodshed and unrest before the nation slides into chaos that may jeopardize the economy and “lead to the collapse of the...
Tags: Politics, Mohamed Morsi, National Government, Suez Canal, Government
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Egypt protests continue; opposition rejects talks with Morsi
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Egypt's main opposition coalition rejected talks with President Mohamed Morsi on Monday as anti-government protests gripped the nation for a fifth day and the army was given powers to arrest civilians. Six people died across the country,...Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Politics, National Government, Religion and Belief, Armed Conflicts
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Egypt's Morsi orders emergency rule in 3 cities to stem rioting
PORT SAID, Egypt -- President Mohamed Morsi invoked emergency powers in three cities Sunday night to stem riots that have killed nearly 50 people and raised questions over whether his Islamic-backed government can secure order amid sharpening political...
Tags: Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian Protests (2012), Suez Canal, Egypt, Riots
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Egyptian human rights group says police abuses continue
CAIRO — An Egyptian human rights groups reported this week that torture and police brutality, which helped spark a national uprising two years ago, have continued under the new Islamist-led government. Over the course of 2011 and 2012, the...Tags: Justice and Rights, Cairo (Egypt), Politics, Mohamed Morsi, Human Rights
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