In this blog post I try to collect links to above-average articles about the current situation in Egypt. Please, note that “recommended” does not mean that I endorse the contents of the articles. It just means that (others indicated that) this is an article worth reading. I would especially like to mention that Egyptians that I meet have a more positive attitude towards an intervention by the army than several articles below. I don’t judge, but just notice it.
Friday August 16, 2013
Safwat Marzouk (The Huffington Post): We Pray for the Future
Thursday August 1, 2013
Jonathan Wright: Elite Angst in Sisi’s Egypt
Wednesday July 31, 2013
Amr Shalakany (Jadaliyya): Pretty Names and Ugly Things: Getting to Know the Law of Egypt’s Second Transitional Period
Friday July 26, 2013
Sara Farouk Ahmed (Egyptian Streets): Is Egypt Witnessing a Media Coup?
Thursday July 25, 2013
Sarah Carr (Mada): The Popular War on Terror
Tuesday July 9, 2013
Brenda Stoter (Al-Monitor): Witnesses Recount Attack on Morsi Supporters
Zaid al-Ali (Foreign Policy): Another Egyptian Constitutional Declaration
Monday July 8, 2013
Andrew P. Klager (Huffingtonpost): Expectations and Reality in Egypt: A Time for Authentic Pragmatism
Sunday July 7, 2013
Nervana (blog): Egyptian Aak. Week 27 – New SCAF vs. Old Islamists (lists articles from July 1 to 7; thus complementing the present list of recommended articles about Egypt)
Saturday July 6, 2013
David D. Kirkpatrick and Mayy el-Sheikh (The New York Times): Morsi Spurned Deals, Seeing Military as Tamed
Dirk Wanrooij (Blog vanuit Caïro): Aanhangers Morsi geven zich niet zomaar gewonnen
Toby Helm and Martin Chulov (The Guardian): Egyptian Army Had No Choice over Move to Topple Morsi, Says Tony Blair
Volkskrant: Egypte: derde kinderen ondervoed, 14 miljoen mensen hebben honger
Friday July 5, 2013
Hamza Hendawi and Maggie Michael, Associated Press (The Guardian): Mohamed Morsi’s Final Days: The Inside Story
Yasmine Saleh and Paul Taylor (Reuters): Special Report: Mursi’s Downfall
Thursday July 4, 2013
Bassem Sabry (Al-Monitor): How Morsi, Brotherhood Lost Egypt
David D. Kirkpatrick and Ben Hubbard (The New York Times): For Islamists, Dire Lessons on Politics and Power
The Economist: Egypt’s Tragedy: Islam, Democracy and Soldiers; Muhammad Morsi was incompetent, but his ouster should be cause for regret, not celebration (dated July 6)
Thomas L. Friedman (The New York Times): Egypt’s Revolution Part II
Wednesday July 3, 2013
Amro Ali (Facebook): A Visual Breakdown of Egypt’s Political Deadlock
Dirk Wanrooij (Blog vanuit Caïro): Het Egyptische leger, een obscuur instituut
Jeffrey Fleishman (Los Angeles Times): Egypt Coup Against Morsi is Rooted in a Decades Long Struggle
Koert DeBeuf (euobserver.com): And Now, the End is Near for President Morsi
International Crisis Group: A Difficult Way Forward in Egypt
President Morsi/presidency: Message on Facebook (in Arabic)
Office of Assistant to President of Egypt on Foreign Relations: Message on Facebook (in English)
Tuesday July 2, 2013
Mohannad Sabry (Al-Monitor): The Muslim Brotherhood Fights for Its Legacy, Not for Morsi
Nervana: It’s the Identity, Stupid
Samer S. Shehata (The New York Times): In Egypt, Democrats vs. Liberals
Monday July 1, 2013
Mohamed El Dahshan: Celebrating a Disaster in Egypt
Patrick Galey: The Day the Revolution Died
Egyptian Army: Statement of the General Command of the Armed Forces (at 16:30)
Wednesday June 26, 2013
President Morsi: Address to the Nation (English translation at Atlantic Council, June 26, 2013)
March 21, 2013
Hazem Kandil (London Review of Books): Deadlock in Cairo
Friday June 29, 2012
President Morsi: Speech at Tahrir Square (English translation Borzou Daragahi on Facebook, June 30, 2012)
Sunday June 24, 2012
President Morsi: Speech upon his election as president (English translation Borzou Daragahi on Facebook, June 25, 2012)
Please, send me your suggestions (articles in English, German, French, Arabic, or Dutch) to make this a more helpful list. I aim at some ten articles per day (including the past days), reflecting different perspectives.
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