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Dispatches From Cairo: All Children Go to Heaven
Nov 20, 2012 "Is this the work of a God-fearing people?" screamed our neighborhood imam over the loudspeakers during Friday's passionate sermon. The innate hostility in regard to Israel tilts toward hatred.Egyptians are aware of their country's important role in this conflict, and are watching President Mohamed Morsi's position closely.
Dispatches From Cairo: Morsi’s First 100 Days
Oct 17, 2012 The new president has kept only five of his 64 promises. From his campaign slogan of "Freedom, bread and justice," only bread has been delivered so far. Egyptians gather in Tahrir Square to express their frustration.
Dispatches From Cairo: Brother, Can You Spare a Breeze?
Aug 7, 2012 Rolling blackouts turn up the heat and turn off the lights; on the political front, Morsi feels heat of a different sort.
Dispatches From Cairo: Clinton’s Clumsy Visit
Jul 19, 2012 The top U.S. diplomat wooed Egypt's new government but wowed very few among a proud people determined to find their own way as a democracy.
Dispatches From Cairo: New President, New Hope
Jun 29, 2012 As the days pass, Egyptians seem more and more relaxed, and there is an emerging hope that displays itself in voices less strident, faces less stressed, more smiling, despite the stifling heat. Perhaps the storms of the Arab Spring have finished and now will come the flowering. Voices are less strident, faces less stressed, more smiling, despite the stifling heat. Perhaps the storms of the Arab Spring have finished.
Dispatches From Cairo: Ms. Clinton, Kindly Butt Out
Jun 23, 2012 Egyptians, beset by a heat wave and overheated politics, resent American meddling in their contested presidential election.Egyptians resent a U.S. attempt to influence the outcome of their contested presidential election. Editor’s note: Since this dispatch was posted, election authorities have declared Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi the winner and Egypt’s new president.
Dispatches From Cairo: Of Presidents and Pharaohs
Jun 19, 2012 Results showed a clear majority for Mohamed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, over regime candidate Ahmed Shafiq. But watch out for flames shooting from the military dragon.Results showed a clear majority for the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, but watch out for flames shooting from the military dragon.
Dispatches From Cairo: The Dream Dissolves
Jun 15, 2012 A court ruling has inflicted a powerful blow on Egypt's revolution, stunning hopes for true democracy and reaffirming the control of the old elite.
Dispatches From Cairo: Testing Democracy
May 22, 2012 Here in Cairo every conversation turns to this week's presidential election, hopefully the first true democratic election in the country's history.
Dispatches From Cairo: Blood, Youth and Revolution
May 5, 2012 The rough mobilization and confrontation that have occurred at every juncture in Egypt's post-revolutionary evolution is happening again as the first true presidential election in the nation's long history approaches.