Amid the campaigning in the run-up to the referendum, the content of the draft constitution has mostly gone unnoticed. People are caught up in “Sisi mania,” or boycotting the vote…
The 2013 draft constitution contains a number of provisions which some feared could be used to curb labor rights and freedoms. Other articles could be used to violate basic, internationally…
PART ONE: THE STATE Article 1 The Arab Republic of Egypt is a sovereign state, united and indivisible, of which no part shall be conceded. Its system is democratic republic,…
With the constitutional referendum approaching, many non-Islamist parties that supported the military’s ouster of Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated President Mohamed Morsi are still scrambling to define their positions on the charter. While…
The final tally of votes cast in the constitutional referendum is scheduled to be announced on Saturday night, the High Elections Commission…
The majority of Egyptians are poised to vote “yes” in the upcoming constitutional referendum, according to a poll conducted by the interim…
Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Shawky Allam, called on citizens to vote in the upcoming referendum and to ignore claims that the draft constitution contradicts…
A new group called Egypt is My Country Front is urging a “yes” vote for the January referendum on the constitution. Former…
A national referendum on the amended constitution will be held on January 14 and 15. Interim President Adly Mansour announced the dates Saturday in…
The Carter Center has deployed a team of electoral experts to assess Egypt's constitution-building process, according to a statement released Friday. While…
«My parents are Nubian. They were both born in Cairo after their families were forcefully displaced during the second reconstruction phase of the Aswan low dam in…»
«There are a number of fears that surround Egypt’s transitional roadmap. The most significant is that the intention behind delaying the presidential elections is to pave…»
«The significance of the transitional roadmap lies in whether it is capable of ushering Egypt out of the current crisis. The transitional government presented it as…»
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