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60 Minutes serves the president some softballs
In the days of the late Mike Wallace, "60 Minutes" was known for hard-hitting, aggressive journalism that asked the questions viewers wanted answered and held the powerful accountable. The Jan. 27 program on which Steve Kroft interviewed President Obama...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Barbara Walters, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Libya
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Grand mufti chosen in Egypt; many activists surprised by pick
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt-- Senior Egyptian clerics elected a new top Islamist jurist Monday in the first such ballot in six decades. Shawky Ibrahim Abdel Karim, a professor of Islamic jurisprudence at Tanta University, was chosen as grand mufti to succeed...Tags: Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Elections, Religion and Belief, Colleges and Universities
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Artists in Egypt work in a tense atmosphere
CAIRO — The Muslim women in Marwa Adel's photographs are shadows, repressed by custom, religion, marriage and regret. While nude, the figures are obscured by sepia scrims, scrawled upon with stifling words — as if their true selves may never...Tags: Artists, Cairo (Egypt), Customs and Tradition, Religion and Belief, Marriage
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Fear and loathing in Egypt
When I walk into Tahrir Square alone these days, carrying my notebook, I try to remain calm, act like I belong and move with the cascading crowds. If you seem scared or intimidated, they smell your fear. Like other female reporters, I have grown...
Tags: Amnesty International, Abusive Behavior, Sexual Assault, Hosni Mubarak, Assault
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Mob attacks on women in Egypt protests go unpunished, report says
Mobs encircled and attacked dozens of women protesting in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in a spate of sexual assaults last month, Amnesty International said in a new report released Wednesday, urging Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to make sure the...
Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Activism, Prosecution, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Iran's leader visits Cairo, easing long estrangement
CAIRO -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived to a red-carpet welcome and a kiss on the cheek by Egypt's new Islamist leader in a historic trip to strengthen relations between the two nations after decades of estrangement and suspicion. Iran...
Tags: Bashar Assad, International Monetary Fund, Travel, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Victim sides with police after video shows naked beating in Egypt
CAIRO -- After a video showing Egyptian police stripping and beating a man went viral, the victim stunned the country when he appeared on state television and accused protesters, not security forces, of assaulting him. The video shows Hamada Saber, 48,...Tags: Human Rights, Politics, Hosni Mubarak, Activism, Riots
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Thousands protest in Egypt after week of deadly riots
This post has been updated. See the note below for details.CAIRO -- Thousands of Egyptians protested Friday after a week of deadly riots that have shaken President Mohamed Morsi’s grip on the nation and spurred fears that fresh unrest may lead to economic collapse. [Updated at 12:45 p.m. Feb. 1: The...Tags: Cairo (Egypt), Entertainment Events, Punishment, Egyptian Protests (2012), Mohamed ElBaradei
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Pictures in the News | January 28, 2013
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Egyptian liberals, Islamists join in denouncing violence
CAIRO -- Egypt's young revolutionaries organized a rare gathering Thursday for deeply divided Islamist and liberal political parties to denounce the violence and unrest that have threatened the nation’s stability and economy. The meeting came...
Tags: Government, Activism, Elections, Religion and Belief, Mohamed ElBaradei
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Egyptian opposition leader calls for talks to end violence
CAIRO -- A key Egyptian opposition leader Wednesday called for talks with President Mohamed Morsi, ultraconservative Islamists and military officials to quell days of rioting that have killed more than 50 people and left the country edging toward anarchy....
Tags: Government, Angela Merkel, Defense, Civil Rights, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Egyptian general warns against continued unrest
CAIRO — Egypt’s top military commander warned President Mohamed Morsi and opposition parties Tuesday to end days of bloodshed and unrest before the nation slides into chaos that may jeopardize the economy and “lead to the collapse of the...
Tags: Government, Cairo (Egypt), Activism, Mohamed ElBaradei, Egypt
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