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Annals of the Arab Spring (Ctd.)

Cross-posted on the Corner: Writing in the Spectator last month (behind the paywall) Aidan Hartley took a look at what is happening to Egypt’s archeological heritage: [W]ithin a kilometre of the Sphinx, I found the desert honeycombed with deep, freshly … Continue reading

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Update from the Arab Spring

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via The Daily Star (Lebanon): CAIRO: Egyptian police fired tear gas outside Cairo’s Coptic cathedral on Sunday after clashes following funeral prayers for four Christians killed in sectarian clashes. Black-clad riot police pointed at the main … Continue reading

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More on Morsi

Cross-posted on the Corner: Der Spiegel: To comprehend the Egyptian president and grasp how the Muslim Brotherhood shapes its members, it helps to speak with men who knew Morsi during his time with the Islamist organization — and who also … Continue reading

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Learning the Lessons of Kerensky

Cross-posted on the Corner: Jihad Al-Khazen writes in Al Arabiya: I expected the worst as I watched on television one day the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Badie, who was not elected by anyone, walking in front of … Continue reading

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Re: ‘Free Speech is Free Speech is Free Speech’

Cross-posted on the Corner: Reason’s Jesse Walker adds a quick footnote to Matt Welch’s earlier comments: A quick footnote to Matt’s excellent post about the Cairo embassy’s comments on “religious incitement”: In addition to being wrongheaded, these little announcements are … Continue reading

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‘Free Speech Is Free Speech Is Free Speech’

Cross-posted on the Corner: Back at the time of the Mohammed cartoon troubles, an article published in the embattled Jyllands-Posten included this phrase: “Ytringsfrihed er ytringsfrihed er ytringsfrihed. Der er intet men.” The translation? “Free speech is free speech is … Continue reading

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Humiliated in Cairo

As, on 9/11, an Egyptian mob storm the US Embassy on 9/11 in Cairo “offended” by a film about Islam made in America, America’s diplomats cringe and kowtow, and jettison the principle of free speech in favor of religious privilege: … Continue reading

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The Saudi Way

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via the Washington Times: If the pope called for the destruction of all the mosques in Europe, the uproar would be cataclysmic. Pundits would lambaste the church, the White House would rush out a statement of … Continue reading

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Re: 72% of Egypt’s parliament is Islamist

Inspired by Razib’s earlier post, I put this up on the Corner: Via the New York Times: CAIRO — Egyptian authorities confirmed Saturday that a political coalition dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the 84-year-old group that virtually invented political Islam, … Continue reading

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Reality Bites

Cross-posted on the Corner: Via the Wall Street Journal: CAIRO—Egypt’s secular-minded politicians, facing a greater-than-anticipated drubbing by Islamist parties in the first round of Egypt’s parliamentary elections, began Friday to assess their dwindling prospects for the poll’s final two rounds. … Continue reading

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