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While the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party appears to view the cause of Egypt's chronic problems as improper institutional frameworks, the party's platform – surprisingly – makes little mention of ethical reform
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Controversial religious ruling granting people the right to resist anti-President Morsi protests with force, raises questions about who can deliver such rulings and what rules govern their content
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Egypt needs transitional justice - not just the replacement of key individuals, but deeper structural reform and accountability for past wrongs
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Direct control of Al-Azhar will soon become a priority for the Muslim Brotherhood, but it may bring them more trouble than they bargain on
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The fall of corrupt regimes in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt has led to the quest for the assets that former strongmen and their allies invested and hid abroad.
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The Morsi/Qandil government is a revolution against the ascension of technocrats - which characterised the last decade of the Mubarak regime - and represents a return to the practice of relying on bureaucrats
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After a fight leads to clashes and a hundred Christian families fleeing for their lives, Said Shehata points out some short- and long-terms steps necessary to end the frequent violence
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Bashar Al-Assad must go, but planning on how to manage the transition is necessary before increasing the pressure for his exit
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Cairo University Professor takes President-Elect Mohamed Morsi to task for disrupting exams, and the lives of hundreds of students, by his address to parliament at the university auditorium
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A six-point statement of principles in a alternative plan that focuses on Assad’s demise, judicial accountability and the establishment of safe havens
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A first comment on the decisions of Egypt's highest court on 14 June 2012
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During the first round of Egypt's presidential elections, the Coptic vote was split; when it comes to the second round there are a number of factors pushing Copts towards Shafiq
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