On Tuesday afternoon, tens of thousands of demonstrators took the streets of Cairo to protest against the constitutional declaration issued by the president Mohammed Morsi last…
Author: Maria Munoz
Maria Munoz
Maria S. Muñoz holds an M.A in Middle East Studies from the American University in Cairo and a B.A in Oriental Studies from the University of Sevilla. She works for women’s rightsand writes about society and politics.
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The Danish Egyptian Dialogue Institute (DEDI) along with Egyptian and International organizations has published an interesting report which main goal is to analyze the political arena…
First reports suggested that the main reason for the attack to the American consulate in Benghazi was the offenses against the prophet Muhammad contained in the…
The American ambassador to Libya, John Christopher Stevens and three other workers of the American delegation in Benghazi have died during the assault at the hands…