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Egypt overhauls constitution, empowers military - USA TODAY Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:36:02 GMT

New York Times

Egypt overhauls constitution, empowers military USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — Extensive amendments of the constitution adopted under Egypt's ousted Islamist president give the military more privileges, enshrining its place as the nation's most powerful institution and the source of real power, while removing parts ... In Egypt Charter, New Rights, but No Great ChangeNew York Times Third time lucky? Egypt struggles with another constitutionChristian Science Monitor Muslim Brotherhood rejects Egypt's draft constitutionBBC News Reuters all 1,085 news articles »

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Police arrest head of defense team for female Egyptian protesters - CNN Mon, 02 Dec 2013 13:19:19 GMT

Police arrest head of defense team for female Egyptian protesters CNN Cairo (CNN) -- Police on Monday arrested the head of the defense team for the 21 women and girls sentenced for protesting in Egypt last month, a colleague and member of the defense team told CNN. Lawyer Ahmed El-Hamrawy was arrested at his home in ... and more »

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Egypt's Students Defy Protest Law In Familiar Battle Against Government - Huffington Post Mon, 02 Dec 2013 23:43:30 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Egypt's Students Defy Protest Law In Familiar Battle Against Government Huffington Post CAIRO, Egypt -- "My mom was afraid for me to come to this meeting," says Mohamed, a student and frequent protester at Cairo's Al-Azhar University. "When all your friends are dead or in prison, you wonder: 'When is it my turn?'" In a private office far ... Egypt unites against jailing of female 'terrorists'Telegraph.co.uk Pulling Egypt from the brinkAljazeera.com Understanding Egypt TodayCounterPunch Arab News all 33 news articles »

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Insight: In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback - Reuters Mon, 02 Dec 2013 14:54:34 GMT

Insight: In Egypt, ideas of a radical Islamist make comeback Reuters ALEXANDRIA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Young Egyptian Islamists seeking a way to confront the military-led state are turning to the ideas of a radical ideologue who waged the same struggle half a century ago and later became a source of inspiration for al Qaeda. and more »

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Rapper Mayam Mahmoud challenges Egyptian expectations of veiled women - The Guardian Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:57:45 GMT

Rapper Mayam Mahmoud challenges Egyptian expectations of veiled women The Guardian "Or even that I'm an infidel." A hijab-wearing rapper, Mahmoud has challenged some Egyptians' expectations of how women – and hijab wearers in particular – are meant to behave. Mahmoud, 18, is not Egypt's first veiled rapper, or even its most experienced.

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Egypt begins revoking citizenship of Hamas leaders - Jerusalem Post Mon, 02 Dec 2013 00:36:15 GMT

The Electronic Intifada

Egypt begins revoking citizenship of Hamas leaders Jerusalem Post The paper quoted an Egyptian source as saying that the latest measure targeted Palestinians who are “affiliated with certain Palestinian political parties or those who are connected to outlawed groups in Egypt.” The source pointed out that Egyptian law ... Why should Gazans have to hide their identity in Egypt?The Electronic Intifada all 48 news articles »

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Egypt's Constitutional Panel Holds Final Meeting - ABC News Mon, 02 Dec 2013 11:20:45 GMT

Egypt's Constitutional Panel Holds Final Meeting ABC News A panel that amended a constitution drafted under now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi is holding a final meeting before it hands over the final draft to Egypt's interim president. An upbeat mood prevailed in Monday's meeting, with members of ...

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Egypt moves closer to new constitution, government - USA TODAY Mon, 02 Dec 2013 15:06:12 GMT

Egypt moves closer to new constitution, government USA TODAY CAIRO (AP) — A panel that amended a constitution drafted under now-ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi held a final meeting on Monday ahead of handing over the document to Egypt's interim president, who will set a date for a nationwide vote to ...

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Reports: Egypt's draft constitution goes to interim president - CNN Sun, 01 Dec 2013 23:20:17 GMT

Reports: Egypt's draft constitution goes to interim president CNN (CNN) -- A 50-member committee completed Sunday an item-by-item vote on the 247 articles of a new constitution for Egypt, according to a breaking news banner on state-run Nile TV and reporting on state-run al-Ahram Online. The next steps in the process ...

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Governing Egypt: A Contest to See Who Can Do a Worse Job - Brookings Institution Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:25:00 GMT

Raw Story

Governing Egypt: A Contest to See Who Can Do a Worse Job Brookings Institution Egypt's immediate post-Mubarak phase saw a bungled transitional process led by Mubarak's own generals – a process that squandered a historic chance to reform the state from within, with overwhelming public support. When the Supreme Council of the ... Egypt detains prominent secular activist againRaw Story Political activist arrested in EgyptPBS NewsHour For Egypt's New Rulers, Familiar ScapegoatsNew York Times (blog) GlobalPost all 105 news articles »