[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on Egypt and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Egypt Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to egypt@jadaliyya.com by Sunday night of every week.]
“Egypt president brings forward parliamentary elections”
The Presidency announces final dates for the four-round election after initial dates were changed to accommodate Coptic holidays.
“ElBaradei calls for elections boycott, Brotherhood says elections will be fair”
Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei compares upcoming elections to those in 2010.
“EIPR says police carry live ammunition”
An Egyptian rights NGO publishes regulations governing the arming of police officers after interior ministry denies use of live ammunition.
“Disobedience enters day 4 in Port Said,reaching Ismailia”
Despite measures taken by the president to relaunch Port Said’s free trade zone and allocate more financial resources to the canal cities, civil disobedience continues.
“On blasting Morsi into space”
Sara Abou Bakr comments on the April 6’s initiative to send President Mohamed Morsi to space.
“Civil disobedience launches in Egyptian Nile Delta cities of Mansoura and Mahalla”
Mansoura and Mahalla join Port Said in announcing civil disobedience, as protesters block the main road of the two cities.
“Uneasy calm in Mahalla Egypt after a night of renewed clashes”
Protesters demand justice for the killing of activist Mohamed Al-Gendy.
“Prosecution says activist`s body will not be reexamined”
The Prosecution rejects calls by protesters for a second autopsy of murdered activist Mohamed Al-Gendy’ s body, after the first one suggested he died in a car accident.
“Shura Council approves SCC amendments to elections law”
The Shura Council votes to approve the electoral law and sends it to the president for consideration.
“Draft electoral laws contradict Egypt`s national charter: Constitutional Court”
The Constitutional Court pronounces itself on the unconstitutionality of the drat electoral law, pointing out that the constitution says that elections should be held within sixty days of its adoption, making any electoral law potentially unconstitutional.
“Live and let die: The military and the Brotherhood”
Mona El-Kouedi argues that the army has from political power to regain its prestige at the expense of the Muslim Brotherhood.
“Egypt’s military signals impatience with Islamist president and his Muslim Brotherhood group”
Tensions between the Muslim Brotherhood and the army rise as Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi makes comments suggesting army’s involvement in political power.
“Egypt hits `new low` on NGO restrictions”
Amnesty criticizes letter Egypt’s Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs to an Egyptian rights NGO warning it against contacts with “international entities.”
“Sexual Violence in Egypt: Can Men Protect Us?”
Mona Kareem calls on men not just to physically protect women, but also to join them in fighting patriarchal traditions limiting presence of women in public spaces.
“To my fellow Egyptian feminists”
Dina Wahba is criticizing the feminist movement in Egypt and its lack of organization and coherent discourse.
“Learning to Stare at the Sun”
A translation of Alaa Al-Aswany’s article criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood for censorship and harassment of the Egyptian media.
“President Morsi approves new Grand Mufti”
Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim elected as the new Grand Mufti, after Ali Gomaa retires.
“Morsi`s presidential advisory team loses another Salafist member”
Al-Nour Party members quit as advisors to the president after one of them is accused by the presidency for taking advantage of his position for personal benefit.
In Arabic:
13”منظمة حقوقية تطلق "مبادرة النقاط العشر لوقف جرائم النظام"”
Thirteen rights organizations in Egypt launch an initiative to “stop the crimes of the regime.”
“آخر كلام: التنكيل والتعذيب تحت حكم الإخوان”
A full episode of Yousri Fouda’s “Akhir Kalam” dedicated to the rise of torture cases in Egypt; it includes testimonies from victims.
“مشايخ سيناء يدعون لاحتجاجات لمدة 10 أيام اعتراضا على تهميشهم”
Sinai sheikhs prepare for a ten-day protest against the marginalization of the peninsula and the interests of its residents.
“تحديد موعد الانتخابات البرلمانية يقسم جبهة الانقاذ”
Members of the National Salvation Front disagree on whether to contest the elections or to boycott them.
“حشمت يطالب بمناقشة استمرار الخطف والتعذيب على طريقة أمن الدولة المنحل”
Gamal Heshmat from the Muslim Brotherhood calls on the Shura Council to discuss recent torture cases.
“العريان:البعض يريد تولي السلطة دون تفويض ديمقراطي”
Essam Al-Arian responds to calls for boycotting the elections by saying that whoever is trying to avoid the vote wants to take power with a democratic mandate.
“«الوطن» تنشر وثيقة منسوبة للحكومة القطرية: «الشاطر» وقّع اتفاقاً مع قطر لالستحواذ على «مبنى ومثلث ماسبيرو»”
Al-Watan publishes documents involving Muslim Brotherhood’s Khairat Al-Shater in the sale of the Maspero building of National Television.
“كيف أصبح الإخوان الحليف الأول لقطر والخصم الأكبر للسعودية والإمارات؟”
While Saudi Arabia and the UAE consider the Muslim Brotherhood an enemy, Qatar has made the Islamist organization a close ally.
“بناء الشرعية”
Ibrahim Al-Houdaibi argues that the current crisis in Egypt is caused by the loss of legitimacy of the political system.
Recent Jadaliyya articles on Egypt:
Corruption without Remnants
Wael Gamal criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood for failing to fight corruption of the previous regime.
The Silence of the Law: Khaled Fahmy on Shari`a and the Origins of the Egyptian Legal System (Video)
AUC professor of History, Khaled Fahmy, talks about the application of Sharia and how Egypt’s legal system evolved starting in the 19th century.
اعتقال، تعذيب، اختفاء، الظلم مستمر
A collection of accounts of recent incidents of violence and torture.
"تودّد" أو "الثورة التي لا تؤنّث لا يعوّل عليها"
Abdullah AlBayyari explores concepts of femininity and masculinity in traditional texts and analyzes their appearance in the revolution and attitudes towards its women.
New Texts Out Now: Jeannie Sowers, Environmental Politics in Egypt: Activists, Experts, and the State
An interview with Jeannie Sowers about her new book on environmental politics in Egypt.
Statement on FJP Endorsement of Repressive NGO Law
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies’ official statement criticizing the draft law for nongovernmental organizations.
تنظيم المخلّ بالنظام؟ الباعة المتجولون والدولة التنمويّة
Maha Abdelrahman talks about the dynamics between the state and the street vendors after the revolution.
The Show Trial of Port Said
Seifeldin Fawzy takes a closer look at the Port Said massacre trial and its failure to abide by basic tenants of impartiality and justice.