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Channel: Wrath0fKhan · 2012 · People & Blogs

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CNN's Reza Saya says the Egyptian president has made an aggressive move to try to push through a new constitution.

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Egypt's top Islamist expects assassination of liberal figures (al-arabiya, Nov 26, 2012):
"A senior member of Egypt's former militant Islamist group al-Gamaa al-Islamiya has warned that liberal politicians and intellectuals who oppose President Mohammed Mursi's latest constitutional declaration could face a campaign of targeted assassinations starting from December..."

Egypt's Morsi takes on sweeping powers (DW, Nov 22, 2012): "The Egyptian leader on Thursday decreed, among other constitutional amendments, that all decisions he had taken since taking office in June could not be appealed in court or by any other authority. A constitutional declaration read out on television by spokesman Yasser Ali stated that Morsi "can issue any decision or measure to protect the revolution." "The constitutional declarations, decisions and laws issued by the president are final and not subject to appeal," the declaration continued. Morsi also granted immunity both to the constituent assembly drafting a new Egyptian constitution and to the upper chamber of parliament from any possible court decisions to dissolve them. Both bodies are dominated by Islamist allies of the president. Egypt's Supreme Constituional Court is expected to rule on the legality of the assembly in December..." 

Aid amid austerity: Egypt to receive over $6bn in aid from EU (RT, Nov 14, 2012): "The European Union has approved a US$6.3 billion financial aid package for Egypt. The news comes as Europe is paralyzed by a general strike and mass protests as people are tired of deepening recession and strangled by constant budget cuts. ­The European Investment Bank is to grant Egypt 2 billion euro ($2.55 billion), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development a further 2 billion euro and EU countries will also allocate a further 1 billion euro, the office of the Egyptian president said on Wednesday. The statement was released after President Mohamed Morsi met with EU Foreign Policy chief Catherine Ashton." 

Women's equality article removed from constitution (egyptindependent, Nov 12, 2012):
"Members of the Constituent Assembly agreed last week to remove a proposed article which provided some constitutional support for gender equality — provided that such equality did not violate the provisions of Islamic Sharia law ..."

Salafis call for Islamic law in Egypt protest (CNN, Nov 9, 2012): "Thousands of supporters of various Egyptian Salafi groups gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday calling for the immediate implementation of Islamic law. Before midday prayers, speakers called on the government of President Mohamed Morsy to move quickly to implement Sharia. Morsy won the office as the candidate for the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Freedom and Justice Party." 

Muslim Brotherhood: Obama Needs To 'Accept The Will Of The Arab People' (CBS, Nov 7, 2012): "Islamists in the Middle East are speaking out following President Barack Obama's re-election Tuesday night. The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood feels that the only foreign policy change Obama can bring is by "accepting the will of the Arab people." ... Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants to make Shariah Law the main source of the country's new constitution." 

Egypt's Brotherhood heads urges jihad for Jerusalem (ahramonline, Oct 11, 2012):
"Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide says the jihad for the recovery of Jerusalem is a duty for all Muslims stressing that liberating the Holy City will not be accomplished via negotiations.The supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, from which Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi emanated, called on Thursday for a jihad (holy war) to liberate Jerusalem from Israeli rule."

Egypt's new President Morsi debuts at U.N. (Sep 26, 2012):
"Addressing the violence that raged across the Muslim world in response to a video produced in the U.S. that denigrated Islam's Prophet Muhammad, Morsi said freedom of expression must come with "responsibility." He appeared to have been responding to President Barack Obama's General Assembly speech earlier ... sternly defended the U.S. Constitution's guarantees of free speech."

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