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by Robert Fisk Source: independent.co.uk Protesters, who are against Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, hold a poster featuring the head of Egypt’s armed forces General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, in Tahrir Square in Cairo For the first time in the history of the world, a coup is not a coup. The army …

Chief justice of constitutional court appointed interim president An image grab taken from Egyptian state TV shows coup leader Abdel Fatah el-sisi delivering a statement as opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei (L), the heads of the Coptic Church and Al-Azhar and other officials sit next to him on Wednesday during the …

By Dr Gideon Polya 03 July, 2013 Countercurrents.org We all saw an awful display of hypocrisy and lying when US President Barack Obama visited Africa this week, giving lip-service to African “freedom” with US-backed military and demonstrators about to overthrow democracy in Egypt, US-backed French forces occupying Mali, US Alliance …

by Mohamad Elmasry Source: jadaliyya.com   Source: http://www.jadaliyya.com/pages/index/12466/unpacking-anti-muslim-brotherhood-discourse Noam Chomsky’s Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda argues that effectively crafted and controlled media messages can turn otherwise rational people into “hysterical” warmongers. Chomsky’s analysis focuses on how western governments and elite-led media in democratic societies have successfully employed propaganda …

Egypt’s Political Crisis: What You Need to Know About Morsi, the Brotherhood and “Tamarod” Posted by: Youssef Chouhoud muslimmmatters. Much has changed in the nearly two and a half years since Egyptians took to the streets to topple the thirty-year regime of Hosni Mubarak. Much has also remained the same …

  Number of UK paedophiles ‘live-streaming’ abuse films soars, warns CEOP Child protection experts record two-fold increase in indecent images and videos shared online Paul Peachey Related articles ·         Child protection agency hails child protection record ·         112 arrested for child porn ·         Paedophile ring: five found guilty ·         Six are …

It is not just South African pilgrims battling to deal with the impact of the haj quota reduction this year. Arab pilgrims are now struggling to deal with the 50% cut in the domestic haj quota and a 60% hike in their umrah prices. At the same time, India, like …

By Prof. James Petras 26 June, 2013 James Petras Website Introduction In an electoral system, run by and for a corporate oligarchy, deception and demagoguery are essential elements – entertaining the people while working for the wealthy. Every US President has engaged, in one fashion or another, in ‘play acting’ …

28 Jun 2013 Consumers can expect a petrol price hike of close to 90c per litre, according to a quick survey done by Fin24. This is in anticipation of an announcement in this regard by the Central Energy Fund on Friday. Any price increase will take effect at midnight next …

When President Barack Obama spoke in Cairo in his attempt to reach out to the Muslim world in 2009, he raised hopes of many of us. He created an anticipation of a turn to a new leaf in the book of US-Arab/Muslim relations. It was understood to be a break …