Bassem Sabry Bassem Sabry is an Egyptian political writer and commentator. On Twitter: @Bassem_Sabry Egypt | Nov 22, 2012 Absolute Power: Morsi Decree Stuns Egyptians President Mohammed Morsi has assumed extensive new powers, testing Egypt’s fragile democracy, Bassem Sabry writes from Cairo. Egypt | Nov 20, 2012 New Egypt Confronts an Old Crisis The New Egypt cannot ignore public opinion and seeks to broker a new role, rather than get drawn deeper into an old crisis, Bassem Sabry writes exclusively for Al-Monitor. Egypt | Nov 6, 2012 Do Morsi and His Government Have Any Plan in Mind? The Egyptian government has announced that it will impose mandatory shop-closing hours across the nation. At at least half the population angrily opposes the law, writes Bassem Sabry, including pretty much the entire political opposition. Egypt | Oct 22, 2012 A Look at Egypt's Draft Constitution Egypt's constituent assembly has quietly produced another constituional draft over the weekend. Bassem Sabry outlines the document's changes, which include apparent limitations on the scope of religious freedoms. Neither Salafists nor liberals are pleased with the draft, but its ambiguity will make it tough to challenge, he writes. Egypt | Oct 7, 2012 Egypt's Morsi at 100 Days: Opposition on Notice While it's indeed conceivable that the Muslim Brotherhood may not succeed in wowing voters and the world with their management of Egypt, and there is ample room for missteps, the odds seem stacked against an outright failure, writes Bassem Sabry for Al-Monitor. Egypt | Sep 4, 2012 Five Challenges Facing Egypt's Liberals Egypt’s liberals and moderates may have helped spark the revolution that brought down President Hosni Mubarak’s regime, but they’ve have lost out in the new post-Mubarak political order. Bassem Sabry, writing for Al-Monitor, offers five key issues the opposition should address. Egypt | Jul 3, 2012 Progressive Egyptians Seek A Unified Movement A group of more than 150 politicians and activists held a press conference at a downtown Cairo hotel to announce the launch of the much-hyped “Egyptian Third Current” last week. Bassem Sabry writes about the meteoric rise of the movement, which includes almost every major secular, liberal and leftist party or movement. Egypt | Jun 25, 2012 Egypt: Moving Forward Despite the cheers in Tahrir square, Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, finds himself surrounded by increasingly hostile state institutions, while many of his countrymen fear for their nation now that an Islamist leader has come to power. Bassem Sabry writes that Morsi and other Egyptians must move quickly to overcome the many challenges facing Egypt. Egypt | May 26, 2012 How a Morsi-Shafiq Runoff Could be Good for Egypt Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi came in first in the elections, with Ahmed Shafiq, a former Mubarak prime minister, following closely behind. Egyptian blogger Bassem Sabry says the only way to save the country is for revolutionaries to cooperate with a Brotherhood that commits itself to moderation. Latest News Ultra-Orthodox protests after Israel army says draft notices to start Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 MSF calls on UN, aid groups to 'come back to Sudan' Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian in West Bank Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024 See more Podcasts How Iran may look under new Reformist President Masoud Pezeshkian Leading Trump VP picks on Middle East policy How Iran’s new president will shift US-Iran relations See more
Egypt | Nov 22, 2012 Absolute Power: Morsi Decree Stuns Egyptians President Mohammed Morsi has assumed extensive new powers, testing Egypt’s fragile democracy, Bassem Sabry writes from Cairo.
Egypt | Nov 20, 2012 New Egypt Confronts an Old Crisis The New Egypt cannot ignore public opinion and seeks to broker a new role, rather than get drawn deeper into an old crisis, Bassem Sabry writes exclusively for Al-Monitor.
Egypt | Nov 6, 2012 Do Morsi and His Government Have Any Plan in Mind? The Egyptian government has announced that it will impose mandatory shop-closing hours across the nation. At at least half the population angrily opposes the law, writes Bassem Sabry, including pretty much the entire political opposition.
Egypt | Oct 22, 2012 A Look at Egypt's Draft Constitution Egypt's constituent assembly has quietly produced another constituional draft over the weekend. Bassem Sabry outlines the document's changes, which include apparent limitations on the scope of religious freedoms. Neither Salafists nor liberals are pleased with the draft, but its ambiguity will make it tough to challenge, he writes.
Egypt | Oct 7, 2012 Egypt's Morsi at 100 Days: Opposition on Notice While it's indeed conceivable that the Muslim Brotherhood may not succeed in wowing voters and the world with their management of Egypt, and there is ample room for missteps, the odds seem stacked against an outright failure, writes Bassem Sabry for Al-Monitor.
Egypt | Sep 4, 2012 Five Challenges Facing Egypt's Liberals Egypt’s liberals and moderates may have helped spark the revolution that brought down President Hosni Mubarak’s regime, but they’ve have lost out in the new post-Mubarak political order. Bassem Sabry, writing for Al-Monitor, offers five key issues the opposition should address.
Egypt | Jul 3, 2012 Progressive Egyptians Seek A Unified Movement A group of more than 150 politicians and activists held a press conference at a downtown Cairo hotel to announce the launch of the much-hyped “Egyptian Third Current” last week. Bassem Sabry writes about the meteoric rise of the movement, which includes almost every major secular, liberal and leftist party or movement.
Egypt | Jun 25, 2012 Egypt: Moving Forward Despite the cheers in Tahrir square, Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, finds himself surrounded by increasingly hostile state institutions, while many of his countrymen fear for their nation now that an Islamist leader has come to power. Bassem Sabry writes that Morsi and other Egyptians must move quickly to overcome the many challenges facing Egypt.
Egypt | May 26, 2012 How a Morsi-Shafiq Runoff Could be Good for Egypt Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi came in first in the elections, with Ahmed Shafiq, a former Mubarak prime minister, following closely behind. Egyptian blogger Bassem Sabry says the only way to save the country is for revolutionaries to cooperate with a Brotherhood that commits itself to moderation.
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