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100K Islamists Rally for Egypt's Morsi

President's supporters stage their biggest protest in months

(Newser) - More than 100,000 Islamists waved Egyptian flags and hoisted portraits of President Mohammed Morsi in rallies nationwide today to support his efforts to rush through a new draft constitution despite widespread opposition by secular activists and some in the judiciary. The demonstrations—the largest turnout of Morsi supporters since...

Egypt Islamists Rush to Approve New Constitution

But opponents unhappy with the document

(Newser) - A draft constitution was approved in Egypt this morning after a marathon 16-hour voting session, but liberal, secular, and Christian members of the assembly have been walking out in protest for weeks, leaving Islamists to approve the draft without their input. The move, which was rushed in order to get...

Is Morsi a Dictator at Heart?
 Is Morsi  
 a Dictator 
 at Heart? 
OPINIONS
Nov 27, 2012 12:26 PM CST

Is Morsi a Dictator at Heart?

Two views on whether he and the Muslim Brotherhood duped the West

(Newser) - Mohamed Morsi's bid to put himself above the courts, at least temporarily , has protesters filling Tahrir Square again and commenters debating whether he's been a dictator-in-waiting all along. Two views on that subject:
  • Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times : Morsi is no moderate and never has been, no matter
...

Anti-Morsi Protests Rage in Tahrir Square

And judges say dispute over power grab has not been resolved

(Newser) - Despite reports yesterday that Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi had agreed to limit the scope of his recent power grab , protesters are rallying in Tahrir Square for a fifth day, and Egyptian judges say no deal with Morsi has yet been reached. Morsi's spokesperson yesterday said the president's new...

Egypt's Morsi Backs Away From New Power Grab

But he vows to maintain one extra power

(Newser) - With protests rocking Egypt and top advisers resigning, President Mohamed Morsi agreed with judicial authorities today to limit the scope of his latest power grab , according to Egyptian media. But he kept one element: the right to stop the courts from dissolving the constitutional council before it drafts a new...

1 Dead, 40 Hurt in Egypt Riot
 1 Dead, 40 Hurt in Egypt Riot 
Nov 25, 2012 4:15 PM CST

1 Dead, 40 Hurt in Egypt Riot

Protesters stormed a Muslim Brotherhood headquarters

(Newser) - Security officials say rioters have stormed a Muslim Brotherhood headquarters building in northern Egypt, and a teenager protester was killed. It was the first death in three days of street battles after a power grab by the country's president. A 15-year-old died and 40 people were injured in the...

Morsi's Power Grab Sparks Protests, Fires

Clashes erupt among tens of thousands of demonstrators

(Newser) - At least 16 people have been hurt as tens of thousands protest Mohamed Morsi's assumption of new powers in Egypt. Responding to the Egyptian leader's self-proclaimed immunity to judicial review, demonstrations broke out in Cairo and across the country, Bloomberg reports; protesters set fire to Muslim Brotherhood political...

Qatar Emir Visits Gaza in Nod to Hamas

Palestinian government concerned over the visit

(Newser) - The emir of Qatar received a hero's welcome in Gaza today, becoming the first head of state to visit the Palestinian territory since Hamas seized control of the coastal strip five years ago. Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani's visit gave Gaza's Hamas rulers an important diplomatic victory....

Egypt Teacher Cut Hair of Girls Without Headscarves

Science teacher fired after dad complains

(Newser) - An Egyptian science teacher has been fired after she cut the hair of two 12-year-old girls in her classroom for not wearing Islamic headscarves. The father of one of the girls filed a complaint with a local prosecutor earlier this month, and a women's group argued that it was...

Morsi: US, Egypt Could Be 'Real Friends'

But it's up to America to repair damaged relations in region

(Newser) - Egypt's first democratically elected leader is headed to New York for his first official visit to the United States, and Mohammed Morsi tells the New York Times that he envisions his nation and Washington could be "real friends," though he tacitly acknowledges real tensions exist at the...

Egypt's Morsi Gets 'Blunt' Call From Obama

Officials there seem to acknowledge they didn't respond well to violence

(Newser) - President Obama delivered what the New York Times calls a "blunt" message to Egypt's Mohamed Morsi by phone, demanding that the nation better protect Americans there. It illustrates the new government's tight spot: Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood are under fire from the Obama administration for their...

US Embassy Zings Egypt, Via Twitter

Psst, we can read Arabic, too

(Newser) - The US embassy in Cairo caught the ruling Muslim Brotherhood being two-faced as the protests were under way earlier this week, reports the Hill . The Egypt group's Arabic feed praised the protests, while its American feed expressed support for American staffers:
  • Brotherhood's tweet in Arabic: "Egyptians rise
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Egypt Agog as Hijab Debuts on State TV

Muslim Brotherhood seen as flexing muscle over secular state media

(Newser) - A female news anchor on one of Egypt's state-run television stations read the news yesterday while wearing a hijab, a first after a decades-long de facto ban on the Islamic head covering, reports the New York Times . While veiled women are common on many of Egypt's satellite and...

Egypt Fires Missiles in Sinai for 1st Time Since 1973

Airstrikes target militants after attacks Sunday, last night

(Newser) - Egypt launched its first air attacks in the Sinai Peninsula in nearly four decades in the early hours of today, using helicopters to kill suspected militants close to the border, reports the New York Times . State media puts the toll at 20. The airstrikes came after another assault on at...

Newt Gingrich Defends Bachmann&#39;s Islam Attacks
Newt Gingrich Defends Bachmann's Islam Attacks
OPINION
Jul 30, 2012 3:16 PM CDT

Newt Gingrich Defends Bachmann's Islam Attacks

'Politico' op-ed derided by others

(Newser) - In a six-page, 2,500-word Politico op-ed (with an attached three-page, 1,800-word appendix ), Newt Gingrich makes it crystal clear that he is on the side of Michele Bachmann and her four fellow members of Congress who want an inquiry into whether the government is being infiltrated by Islamic...

Huma Abedin Under Police Protection After Threats

Grover Norquist's name gets referenced

(Newser) - The latest fallout from Michele Bachmann's Muslim infiltration conspiracy theory: Now Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin—whose family, Bachmann claims, is vaguely connected to the Muslim Brotherhood —has been threatened by a New Jersey man. Abedin is under police protection following the threat, and the man—a Muslim—...

Boehner Slams Bachmann's Muslim Conspiracy

Calls accusations 'pretty dangerous'

(Newser) - Michele Bachmann and the other House Republicans who want an investigation into the alleged infiltration of US government by Muslim extremists have already been smacked by Anderson Cooper and John McCain —now add two more prominent names to the mix. John Boehner noted today, "I think accusations like...

Egyptians Greet Clinton by Crying 'Monica, Monica'

US not picking sides in Egypt, she says

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton's motorcade was pelted with shoes and tomatoes yesterday and protesters shouted "Monica, Monica," on the second day of her visit to Egypt, reports CNN . Clinton, who spoke at a flag-raising ceremony at the newly reopened US consulate in Alexandria, addressed accusations that the US was...

Islamists Behind in Libya Election

Early results put Jibril's moderate coalition in the lead

(Newser) - It will be at least a few days before final results from Libya's first election in more than 40 years are in, but early results suggest that a coalition of moderate, Western-leaning groups is ahead of its Islamist rivals. If the alliance led by former rebel prime minister Mahmoud...

Arab Spring an ‘Islamic Nightmare': Allen West

Obama must 'denounce' Egypt election results

(Newser) - The Muslim Brotherhood's victory in Egypt's presidential election proves that "the Arab Spring is nothing more than a radical Islamic nightmare," Rep. Allen West posted today on his Facebook page . "A year ago there were those of us who warned the Obama administration of a...

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