We’ve been following the race for president of Egypt for some time now and gave our take on the candidates here. That field, as we suspected, has winnowed down to a two person race between Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh and Amr Moussa. Via the Chicago Tribune: Egypt enters the last stage of its first democratic […]
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Egyptian Presidential Election and a Mossad Connection
In the west, “bracketology” is a technique used to make sense of March Madness. The Middle Eastern equivalent comes in April this year as the Egyptian presidential campaign is replete with Arabic hijinks, political intrigue, and a jockeying for position that takes mudslinging to an entirely new level. Multiple candidates have been disqualified and The […]
US Embassy reports Meeting with Salafists in Egypt
To give any entity in the West the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the Muslim Brotherhood’s rise to power in Egypt requires a bridge too far. Nonetheless, the Ikhwan at least attempts to wear a mask of modernity and moderation. This is not the case at all with the Salafists who, in […]