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Egyptian women demonstrating in Cairo, July 1 (credit: Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Banning the Brotherhood: What next for Egypt’s Islamists?

Months after it was unseated from power, it is unlikely that the Muslim Brotherhood will defeat the military in their current standoff. To end the conflict, both sides will need to move toward a power-sharing solution. By Gillian Kennedy From Cairo to Damascus, Middle Eastern politicians and populaces are keeping a watchful eye on the…

By +972 Magazine October 11, 2013

Revolutionary graffiti outside the Houraya (freedom) Bar, near Tahrir Square (photo: Lisa Goldman)

The Plunge: An Egyptian liberal’s response to Derfner

No liberal can justify the extreme, gruesome violence perpetrated by the regime on unarmed demonstrators, in full view of the international media. The ends cannot justify the means. By R.W. Al-Thahabi As a liberal, I understand much of the fears of Western and liberal commentators following the overwhelming victory of Islamists in the Egyptian Parliament. Even…

By +972 Magazine January 22, 2012

Maikel Nabil Sanad (photo: Sanad's Facebook page)

Jailed Egyptian blogger on hunger strike, in critical condition

Last March, an Egyptian blogger named Mikael Nabil Sanad, 26, was arrested and accused of insulting and defaming the military. The catalyst for the arrest was a blog post he wrote at the beginning of the month, in which he accused the army of forcing female activists arrested at Tahrir to undergo virginity tests. Several…

By +972 Magazine October 7, 2011

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