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A critical moment has arrived for Egypt. But what does it mean?… Continue reading
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Although it isn’t official, the first two articles of Egypt’s new Constitution have been reportedly drafted by the committee of parliamentarians charged with that task… Continue reading
The goal from the outset of the Tahrir Square revolution early last year was to get the Muslim Brotherhood installed in government through the ballot box… Continue reading
The trial of the two surviving members of the junta that seized power on September 12, 1980, in a coup that altered Turkey’s course, is an historic event, but… Continue reading
A year ago we were told that Egypt was going to become a moderate democratic state ruled by hip Facebook kids. Now Egypt is going to become a moderate Islamist republic ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
A member of the ultra-conservative al-Gamaa al-Islamiya group filed a legal complaint against… Continue reading
Internal and external dynamics no longer compel Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to transcend his democratic limits… Continue reading
Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch launched an unhinged attack on the Knesset and the government… Continue reading
The uprisings that swept across the Middle East and North Africa during 2011 have largely bypassed Morocco… Continue reading
Only days before parliamentary elections, Egypt is in a huge crisis whose outcome will determine the future of almost… Continue reading
The riots in Cairo and other Egyptian cities do not count as the country’s second revolution this year… Continue reading
On November 28, Egyptians will vote for a parliament which will also write the country’s new constitution… Continue reading
The new constitution of Turkey needs to be societal compact that reflects the pluralism of society… Continue reading
The AKP is using the KCK investigation as an instrument to try to crush all opposition to its increasingly hawkish policies on the Kurdish issue… Continue reading
They claim to be protecting the country from Islamic fundamentalists, who appear likely to capture a plurality of seats in parliament… Continue reading
There has long been a broad consensus that Turkey’s current constitution needs to be replaced… Continue reading
Imagine when parties are negotiating over the Constitution and the election rules… Continue reading
Despite limited resources, the Government continued to make every effort to fight Al Qaeda… Continue reading
Attacks carried out by Kurdish separatists since mid-July have set Turkey on the road to war… Continue reading
Amidst news of Turkey’s political turmoil — a parliamentary boycott led by the main opposition party has overshadowed… Continue reading
Polarizing the society over religious and cultural identities has been the power tactic of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) almost all along… Continue reading
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