Riot police disperse crowds outside a Cairo church burned by Muslim mobs. The violence raises questions about minority rights and Egypt’s transition to democracy.
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12 dead in Muslim-Christian clashes in Egypt
Posted by Sarah on May 9th, 2011
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No Comments »The return of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
Posted by Sarah on April 19th, 2011
Nearly three months after the fall of Mubarak, Egypt remains in a state of crisis. A newly emerged, de facto political alliance between the governing Army Council and the Muslim Brotherhood is posing a dire threat to the youthful forces of secular, democratic pluralism, in which so many Western hopes had been invested.
Posted in Featured Post, News and Articles Tags: 1952, acm, Activitist, army, Australia, Brotherhood, Christian, civil, constitutional, Coptic, council, democracy, egypt, government, human rights, Military, Mubarak, Muslim, Nasser, officers, Parliament, Poltics, rally, regime, Religion, September, society, Tahrir Square No Comments »Pro-democracy activists allege torture by Egyptian soldiers
Posted by Sarah on March 22nd, 2011
A patchwork of blood-red welts and purple bruises cover Ramy Essam’s back, from his neck down to his thighs. His scars are evidence, he said, that violent groups linked to ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime are trying to subvert the revolution.
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