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Comment: 2013 – ever changing dynamism in the Middle East, part one

Peter Lesniak is an independent foreign affairs analyst, concentrating on the Middle East and North Africa. Having previously worked in parliament with the  All-Party Parliamentary Group on Conflict Issues he currently works in the LibDem International Office. Peter is also a Director of Communications at Bite the Ballot Ltd. Some say that it’s been a rather unusual start of [...]

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Analysis: The nature of power in Egypt

As Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi moves to grant himself broad powers over the judiciary, Quilliam’s Maajid Nawaz poses serious questions of his motives.

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“We don’t need another dictator” – Egypt set for protests as triumphant Morsi tightens grip

Egypt is braced for mass rallies after President Mohamed Mursi, fresh from brokering the Gaza ceasefire, passed a decree giving himself sweeping new powers.

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Call the Copts: The Muslim Brotherhood and Egypt’s Christians

Mohammed Morsi’s victory in Egypt’s presidential election raises new fears over the future of religious freedom amongst the country’s Coptic Christian minority.

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Should we be concerned about Egypt’s new president?

This month, Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, Mohammed Morsi, was appointed, but what are the consequences of an Islamist president?

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The World Outside Westminster – Romney set for New Hampshire landslide

Left Foot Forward’s Tom rounds up the week’s news from the US Presidential race and stories you may have missed from around the world.

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2012 – the year the world must wake up to Christian persecution

Ed Jacobs, a member of the Christian Socialist Movement, writes of the need for the West to do more to tackle the evil of Christian persecution.

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Egypt – a new dawn or a sunset on religious freedom?

The persecution of Coptic Christians raises serious questions about whether the “Arab Spring” is a new dawn or a sunset on religious freedom and tolerance.

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Egyptian military’s violent crackdown threatens dream of democracy

The latest news from Egypt, where bloggers are being arrested and protesters are being shot with American-made teargas, in a haunting repeat of the Spring.

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Egypt at the crossroads as Presidential candidate warns of “anarchy”

Nick Clegg will meet Egypt’s transitional leaders today, as economic and social turmoil engulfs the country, reports Left Foot Forward’s Shamik Das.

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