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... has been like really pressure happening in the street and on people. And that peak happened on Saturday, when this incident happened to our fellow Egyptian girl. And ever since, everyone was very angry. And though the media here in Cairo was covering on it, the people felt like there ...
In three separate waves of voting across the country, Egyptians are choosing a new Parliament, which in turn will draft the country's constitution. Ray Suarez discusses the second round of voting with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott in Cairo. ... JUDY WOODRUFF: Next, Egypt continues its experiment with voting and democracy ...
... in the precincts," says Charles Sennott, executive editor of GlobalPost. "Who puts people on the street can win that election." Sennott has been reporting in Egypt for the NewsHour and Frontline and is making a return visit next week to gauge Egyptians' reactions to their historic transition to democracy. He ...
Charles Sennott of GlobalPost, who has reported in-depth in Egypt, describes the latest round of voting and growing disenchantment over the pace of the country's transition to democracy.
Egypt's rising food prices are helping fuel the revolution that led to this week's parliamentary elections. In collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace, Sandy Tolan reports as part of a new series called "Food for 9 Billion."
... ballots arrived very close to the start time. In a couple of instances, there were political party supporters out campaigning in a way that the Egyptian law doesn't allow. But, again, for this being a first democratic election in the country, I think that Egypt is off to a ...
Ballot counting begins in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections. Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images. Despite some rumors of political parties trying to entice votes through payments and other means, a second day of voting in Egypt came without the violence many had feared. We talked ...
On Friday the Obama administration issued a statement urging Egypt's ruling military council to speed up the transition to civilian rule, as angry protesters reiterated their impatience for change. Margaret Warner discusses the latest developments with the International Crisis Group's Robert Malley and journalist Gameela Ismail.
... s Tahrir Square. Photo by Odd Andersen/AFP/Getty Images. After five days of heated -- and sometimes deadly-- confrontations with police this week, protesters and Egyptian authorities have called a truce in the capital Cairo just days before parliamentary elections are set to begin. Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied ...
... JEFFREY BROWN: And joining me now is Mervat Hatem, an Egyptian-born political science professor at Howard University who studies the politics and history of the Middle East. Welcome to you. MERVAT HATEM, Howard University: Thank you. JEFFREY BROWN: Let's try to fill in the picture a bit ...
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