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As a new Egyptian government takes shape and a constitution is drafted and adopted, we asked several Egyptians in Cairo what role religion should play. Shaimaa Khalil Age 25, Unemployed graduate of Ain Shams University From: Helwan, Cairo "While this is a Muslim country, I want the role of religion ...
... or a private charity, but by the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's oldest and most well-established Islamic movement. The Brotherhood operates 21 such hospitals throughout Egypt, providing modern medical care at subsidized prices. Local resident Mohamed Ramadan is hugely grateful to his neighborhood's benefactor. MOHAMED RAMADAN, Egypt (through translator ...
... to have real dialogue in post-revolutionary Egypt. I feel that the current regime is trying to position themselves as the only good option in Egypt. They are using the media in telling Egyptians that it is either their regime or an Islamist regime. This is simply not true, we ...
Egyptian protesters burn an Israeli flag outside of the embassy in Cairo in August. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images. Anger at interim military leaders and Israel is starting to boil over in Egypt, where many are frustrated about the pace of governmental change following the February ouster of ...
... most -- all of these innocent people who have died. MARGARET WARNER: They voiced resentment that 9/11 had tarred all Muslims as terrorists. ISLAM DARDEERY, Egypt: We have to justify, OK, we are not terrorists, we are Muslims. SARA MAHMOUD, Egypt: We love these and we do not want to ...
... things go wrong." That's the most profound aspect of the 21st century Egyptian Revolution and its aftermath. After thousands of years of being led, Egyptians must now figure how how to lead themselves. Watch for Warner's reports from Egypt on-air and online this week and next. View ...
As former President Hosni Mubarak stands trial, Egypt's revolutionaries are increasingly divided over how to shape their new political structure. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for Egyptians and their "second wave" of revolution with GlobalPost's Charles Sennott, who returned to Tahrir Square last month.
Protester in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Photo by Mohamed Hossam/AFP/Getty Images. Despite the removal of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak and the start of his trial earlier this month, the organizers of the protest movement that led to the government's ouster are seeking more. Charles Sennott, co ...
... you, as we just heard voices from Cairo say, a lot of Egyptians thought this would never happen. How big a moment is this for Egypt, and in what way? TAREK MASOUD, Harvard University: Oh, this is a really huge moment, I think, for Egypt and I think for the ...
A supporter of Hosni Mubarak holds up his picture on the first day of his trial. Photo by Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images The trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak began Wednesday as pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters rallied outside the temporary courtroom -- a sign of the country's ...
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