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I met Bassem Mohsen for a few moments in July 2013. He was upbeat and hopeful that the army had taken hold of power from the Muslim Brotherhood.

I remember being surprised by his quick optimism. He believed that these generals were different than those who had ruled during the period of th..

[The following statement was originally issued in Arabic by the Egyptian Revolutonary Socialists on 14 August 2013. It was subsequently published in English on

After the violent dispersal of the Rabea al-Adaweya and Nahda sit-ins this morning, hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters are finding new protest zones throughout Cairo, most notably in front of Mostafa Mahmoud Square in Mohandiseen and Midan Suares in Maadi.

According to a Mada M..

[Jadaliyya Editors note: According to circulating news reports, the Muslim Brotherhood has put the death toll resulting from security forces` attacks against sit-ins at 121.]

Security forces began dispersing two month-long sit-ins that have been calling for the reinstatement of Pr..

State television said on Friday that police do not plan to storm the Muslim Brotherhood`s sit-ins, but only to surround them, Reuters News Agency reported.

The statement comes after the Cabinet ordered the Ministry of Interior to deal with the sit-ins and take necessary measures "to c..

Brotherhood plan to continue their Cairo sit-ins despite cabinet`s instructions to police to disperse them.

The Muslim Brotherhood described a decision by the Egyptian cabinet to order security forces to disperse a pro-Morsi sit-in as “terrorism.”

“Morsi loyalists will continue their..

A human rights delegation would visit the Rabea al-Adaweya sit-in on Thursday as part of a fact-finding mission conducted in coordination with the Muslim Brotherhood, reported the privately owned Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper.

The delegation includes representatives from the Egyptian Initiati..

The Cabinet has ordered that two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo be dispersed and has authorized the police to use whatever force necessary to do this.

In a televised statement the Cabinet said that the continuation of the sit-ins represents a threat to national security that is “no longer acce..

[It is reported widely that the death toll has risen to more than 125]

On Monday afternoon, supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi set up barricades around Tayaran Street, which lies between the Rabea al-Adaweya Mosque sit-in and the Republican Guards headquarters, which only earlier that morning had been the scene of horrific violence. 

Clashes escalated between supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi around the presidential palace in Heliopolis on Wednesday after the sit-in there was attacked.  

Tens of protesters staging a sit-in were confronted in the afternoon by a rally of hundreds of pro-Morsi demon..

Photos by Bassam Haddad. Text by Ziad Abu-Rish and Bassam Haddad.

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After midnight, in the early hours of Wednesday..

A few thousand people from across Egypt responded to the Muslim Brotherhood’s call for a sit-in and protest in Tahrir Square today, though numbers were low compared to the major protests the epicenter of the revolution has witnessed in its history, and comprised mainly of Islamists, despite call..

During the Monday march in solidarity with the Abbassiya detainees, a young comrade I know from Cairo University, a medical student who was among the field hospit..

Hundreds of protesters backed by 40 politicians demonstrate in front of the Journalists` Syndicate against the escalating violence by the military regime.

Over 200 protesters continue to chant against the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) on the steps of the Journalists’ ..

Prominent political personalities and newly elected members of parliament plan sit-in to demand immediate halt of violence against protesters - and speedy transition to civilian rule.

A host of prominent Egyptian political forces and figures announced plans on Monday to stage an..

Still calling for govt of `national salvation,` parties and movements transfer ongoing sit-in to Egypt`s nearby Cabinet building.

A group of political parties and movements declared in a statement on Wednesday that their ongoing sit-in in Cairo’s Tahrir Square would be relocated t..

It is not easy to talk to an activist from Homs about his city; as you are talking, you find yourself alternating between laughter and tears without even realizing it.

What could one possibly ask about a city that has lost more than 1,200 martyrs since the start of the revolution? Despite ..

Though unclear as to the exact date of their formation, a group of young Jordanian men and women  came together some time ago calling for a sit-in at Amman`s Dakhilliyyeh Circle (also known as Gamal Abdul-Nasser Circle) to be ..