After Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was forced to resign on Feb. 11, the military suspended the constitution and appointed a legal committee headed by top legal adviser and judge, Tarkek El-Bishri, with the task of amending the constitution.
After 10 days of deliberation, the eight member committee announced the proposed changes that will set the…
Topic: Egypt
On road to democracy, not all Egyptian voices are heard
Despite flaws, Mubarak kept the peace
Over the past three weeks, the media has focused mainly on former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s wrongdoings. Meanwhile, little to no attention has been given to his accomplishments during his reign, which include peace, regional stability, and promotin of economic development. Given his dedicated service to the country during his time in the Egyptian Air…
World Wide Web: Did Bush bring democracy to the Middle East?
It’s hardly been eight years since the United States invaded Iraq, toppled Saddam Hussein and installed a democratic regime in a region where authoritarian rule is the norm. And now the entire Middle East, from Algeria to Yemen, is being rocked by anti-government protesters demanding that their leaders step aside and make way for democracy.…
Egypt prepares for democracy
After several days of unrest, Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down from his 30-year reign last Friday and a transition of power to the armed forces took place.
More than two weeks of nonstop protest have passed and the Egyptian people are on their way towards a new government. Despite this situation, the transition isn’t going…
World Wide Web: Has social media revolutionized revolutions?
Both the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions may not have been possible without Mark Zuckerberg.
Anti-government protestors used Facebook to organize huge demonstrations in the streets of Tunis and Cairo. Then when Ben Ali and Mubarak began cracking down on media outlets, protestors used hashtags on Twitter to let the world know what was going on.…
World Wide Web: Jimmy Carter’s revolution
How important is the promotion of democracy to U.S. foreign policy?
To many Americans, this nation’s main mission is to promote freedom and democracy throughout the world. And as revolution takes hold in Egypt, and protests continue to plague Jordan, Americans have been annoyingly reminded that the United States is thoroughly enmeshed in the business…
Egypt following in Tunisia’s footsteps
Egypt President Hosni Mubarak is a man with an incredible knack for survival. In his 30-year rule of the country, Mubarak has faced five assassination attempts and lived through all of them. But this time, it is not an ambush of his motorcade or a sniper’s bullets that are coming at him. It is the…
World Wide Web: Egypt & the glory days
For decades, Egypt was the juggernaut of the Arab world. As the most populous and powerful Arabic country, it was Israel’s primary military foe. And its leader, the legendary Gamal Abdul Nasser, united Arabs and gave hope to the people of Palestine.
But in a peace treaty brokered by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, Egypt…
