A blog dedicated to the two topics usually best avoided: Religion and Politics.With a special focus on Israel/Palestine, Judaism, and Middle Eastern politics.
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Women queue at a polling station to vote in the second and final round of a referendum on Egypt’s new constitution, in Giza, south of Cairo on Dec. 22, 2012.
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Women queue at a polling station to vote in the second and final round of a referendum on Egypt’s new constitution, in Giza, south of Cairo on Dec. 22, 2012.
[Credit : Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]
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A Coptic Christian woman is comforted by a Coptic nun as she cries out in emotion following morning mass inside the Saints Church in Alexandria, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011.
Coptic nuns in Egypt who care for many of the move vulnerable groups in society. Whilst studying them including clinics and mobile clinics, nurseries, elementary schools, schools for vocational training, as well as many other centres and projects for people that cannot afford to use government or private facilities. This spirit of charity amongst these nuns is called Khedma, which Fr Matta Al-Meskin describes as “the communication of the eternal life to the ones we serve whom God has put in our responsibility.”
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Nubian dancers performing in Abu Simbel city wearing their traditional costumes.
راقصون نوبيون وراقصات يرقصون في مدينة أبو سمبل يرتدون الزي النوبي التقليدي
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BREAKING: Egyptian president annuls decree expanding powers
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled the controversial constitutional decree he issued in November expanding his powers.
The decision came after a Saturday meeting between Morsi and other political leaders. The decree and a referendum on the draft constitution sparked mass protests throughout Egypt in the past two weeks. The referendum on the draft constitution will continue as planned on December 15. Read more from AFP.Photo: Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi speaks to supporters in front of the presidential palace in Cairo November 23, 2012. (Handout / Reuters)YES FINALLY THIS IS GOOD. I honestly felt a sense of relief when I saw this. I wonder what the fallout will be, but at least he came to his senses and annulled it.
ABOUT FUCKING TIME
although at this point probably too late idk
Egypt judges refuse to oversee Morsi referendum
Judges in Egypt have refused to oversee a vote on the country’s new draft constitution, to be held in two weeks.
The Judges’ Club’s decision follows a confrontation between Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court and Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi.
The court said it was suspending its work after its members were prevented from ruling on the legitimacy of the body that drew up the constitution.
Opposition groups called for protests against the referendum on Tuesday.
They said Mr Morsi had broken a promise not to call a referendum without gaining a wide national consensus.
“The National Salvation Front condemns the irresponsible act by the president of the republic in calling a referendum on an illegitimate constitution that is rejected by a large section of his people,” an alliance of opposition groups said in a statement.
The opposition believes that the draft constitution undermines basic freedoms.
The latest developments heighten the tensions between President Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood supporters on one side, and his mainly secular political opponents and the judiciary on the other.
Pictured: The opposition says Mr Mursi has failed to seek a wide consensus on the constitution
An anti-Morsi protester holds empty tear gas canisters that were shot by the riot police during a protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo.
Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany
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There is no room for dialogue when a dictator imposes the most oppressive, abhorrent measures and then says ‘let us split the difference’,” ElBaradei said in an interview with Reuters and the Associated Press after talks with other opposition figures.
“I am waiting to see, I hope soon, a very strong statement of condemnation by the U.S., by Europe and by everybody who really cares about human dignity,” he said.
Meanwhile, Morsi held a special session with some of his advisors, despite the fact that some of them have already resigned, such as Coptic aide Samir Morcos, who advised the president on the advancement of democracy.
As time passes and I see more of a response from the Egyptian officials, I really don’t understand how he could call for such a decree. He wants to establish a democracy and he claims these powers are temporary until all is sorted including the Constitution, due to the Supreme Court’s opposition to what he proposes but really? Where are the checks & balances? This is not how you start off a democratic process, especially in post-Revolution Egypt. And okay, let’s “give him a chance”, but when you have officials from different parties repulsed by your actions and attempt to “temporarily” seize power, do you really think they’re going to want to work with him?
