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Time for an Independent Conversation

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[The following editorial was published by the editors of Egypt Independent, an affiliated publication of Al-Masry Al-Youm, in response to the latter's censorship of and interference in the content-related decision-making of Egypt Independent.] On 24 November, we issued the first edition of our new project, Egypt Independent, a weekly, twenty-four-page newspaper that attempts to unpack Egypt’s complex and dynamic political and cultural landscape. It was not long before we ...

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Their Revolution and Ours

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[Originally published as an editorial in Al-Masry Al-Youm, July 23, 2011.] Today marks 59 years since the July Revolution, an event that has defined the last half century of Egyptian history. Coming on the heels of another revolution, one popular in nature, this anniversary invites more reflection than celebration. On 23 July 1952, the Free Officers movement, led by a young colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, overthrew the monarchy and established a presidential ...

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