Archivo etiqueta «Egipto»
Por Yezid Sayigh, investigador asociado del Centro Carnegie para Oriente Medio de Beirut Traducción: José María Puig de la Bellacasa (LA VANGUARDIA, 09/02/12):
La muerte totalmente evitable de alrededor de ochenta aficionados al fútbol egipcios en un estadio en Port Said a finales de enero provocó una ola de teorías de la conspiración según las cuales la policía egipcia, el Consejo Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas (CSFA) al mando del país e incluso el presidente estadounidense, Barack Obama, y la CIA han sido acusados de violencia planificada. El jefe del Consejo, el mariscal Mohamed Husein Tantaui, puso su grano … Seguir leyendo
By Michele Dunne, a former White House and State Department official and Shuja Nawaz, the author of Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within. Both are the directors of the Middle East and South Asia centers, respectively, at The Atlantic Council (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 04/02/12):
One year after the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian military is closing down civil society organizations and trying to manipulate the constitution-writing process to serve its narrow interests. Meanwhile, in Pakistan, where the military has also held sway for more than half the country’s existence — … Seguir leyendo
By Lee Smith, a senior editor at the Weekly Standard and a fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (THE WASHINGTON POST, 03/02/12):
Aside from Egypt, perhaps no place in the world was more galvanized by the events in Cairo’s Tahrir Square last year than Washington. American policymakers and foreign policy experts on both sides of the aisle rallied behind the cause of the young men and women who braved violence at the hands of the country’s notoriously vicious state police to march for freedom.
The Obama administration saw its defense of the revolutionaries, and its eventual demand … Seguir leyendo
By Omar Ashour, visiting scholar at the Brookings Doha Center and Director of Middle East Graduate Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter. He is the author of The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements (Project Syndicate, 30/01/12):
“Whatever the majority in the People’s Assembly, they are very welcome, because they won’t have the ability to impose anything that the people don’t want.” Thus declared General Mukhtar al-Mulla, a member of Egypt’s ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
Al-Mulla’s message was that the Islamists’ victory in Egypt’s recent election gives them … Seguir leyendo
By Frida Ghitis, a world affairs columnist, author and consultant (THE MIAMI HERALD, 29/01/12):
Egyptians are sweeping up in Tahrir Square after celebrations marking the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 launch of their revolution. In a few days, on Feb. 11, they will mark another milestone, one year since hundreds of thousands of protestors toppled President Hosni Mubarak, who had held power for almost 30 years.
One year ago, amid the euphoric suggestions that democracy and freedom lay just around the corner, the journalist Christopher Hitchens sounded a note of caution. Hitchens, who died last December, had witnessed … Seguir leyendo
By David Pollock, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (THE WASHINGTON POST, 27/01/12):
Amid new strains in U.S.-Egypt ties, some in Washington are studying the tensions and results of recent voting for indications that democracy can take hold. Those who say the Muslim Brotherhood is showing new signs of moderation should compare its message to outsiders, in English, with its message to Egyptians and other Arabs, in Arabic.
Take the Brotherhood’s official English and Arabic Web sites, IkhwanWeb and IkhwanOnline, from one day this month. In English, the home page featured no … Seguir leyendo
By Daniel Williams, a senior researcher in the emergencies division of Human Rights Watch. He was previously a foreign correspondent for the Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post and Bloomberg News, and has covered the Middle East for the last decade (LOS ANGELES TIMES, 25/01/12):
As Egypt marks the first anniversary of the Jan. 25 civilian revolt that eventually toppled the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, there’s no agreement — on how to celebrate or even whether rejoicing is in order.
The current military rulers — the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, or SCAF — want to … Seguir leyendo
By Michael Wahid Hanna, a lawyer and a fellow at the Century Foundation (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 25/01/12):
The fate of one man can sometimes clarify the deepest flaws of a government and of the society it rules. Today in Egypt, on the anniversary of its uprising against Hosni Mubarak, that man is Maikel Nabil Sanad.
Mr. Nabil spent much of the last year in a tiny, fetid cell in El Marg Prison in Cairo, where he went on a hunger strike. He was removed, under guard, to a hospital on New Year’s Day to recuperate. Last week he … Seguir leyendo
By Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, and author of When Markets Collide (Project Syndicate, 23/01/12):
A year ago, Egyptians of all ages and religions took to the streets and, in just 18 days of relatively peaceful protests, removed a regime that had ruled over them with an iron fist for 30 years. Empowered by an impressive yet leaderless movement – largely of young people – the country’s citizens overcame decades of fear to reclaim a voice in their future.
While much has been achieved since those euphoric times, Egypt’s revolution today is, unfortunately, incomplete and imperfect … Seguir leyendo
By Moez Masoud, an Egyptian television presenter, Islamic scholar and activist and Matthew Ingalls, assistant professor of Islamic studies at the University of Puget Sound (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 05/01/12):
As we approach the first anniversary of Egypt’s revolution, renewed protests are polarizing Egyptian public opinion in a manner not seen since the initial occupation of Tahrir Square.
Those who support the interim rulers, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, argue that the young protesters who have returned to the square are, at best, impatient and greedy. Or, worse, the activists are cast as traitors and anarchists … Seguir leyendo
Por Omar Ashour, director del Programa de Estudios de Posgrado sobre Oriente Próximo en el Instituto de Estudios Árabes e Islámicos de la Universidad de Exeter (RU), y autor de The De-Radicalization of Jihadists: Transforming Armed Islamist Movements. En la actualidad es investigador visitante del Centro Brookings de Doha. Traducido del inglés por David Meléndez Tormen (Project Syndicate, 03/01/12):
“Queremos democracia, pero limitada por las leyes de Dios. Gobernar sin las leyes de Dios es infidelidad”, declaró hace poco Yasser Burhami, segunda figura principal de la Sociedad del Llamado Salafista (SLS) y su líder más carismático. El inesperado aumento del … Seguir leyendo
By Ilan Grapel, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen and law student at Emory University. He was held in Egypt from June to late October on charges of spying (THE WASHINGTON POST, 02/01/12):
Five months in an Egyptian jail gives a person a lot of time to think. When you are not pacing or trying to catch an hour of afternoon sun through the barred window, there are thoughts of home, family, the freedoms Westerners take for granted, what exactly got you into the mess and even why you came to the country that locked you up. Two months after my … Seguir leyendo
By Jon B. Alterman, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (THE NEW YORK TIMES, 31/12/11):
The Egyptian revolution did not happen last winter. It is happening now. And it is not taking place in Tahrir Square, but in towns and villages throughout the country.
Although protests and violent military responses in central Cairo have seized world attention, they involve only a small fraction of Egyptians. Much more important are the millions who voted this month in a rolling election process that will continue into January, setting the stage for a negotiation … Seguir leyendo
By David J. Kramer, president of Freedom House (THE WASHINGTON POST, 30/12/11):
A months-long campaign against civil-society groups by Egypt’s military leadership came to a head Thursday when Egyptian security forces raided the Cairo offices of Freedom House and several other international and local nongovernmental organizations. These attacks were a major setback to the hopes that emerged this year with the revolution in Tahrir Square. If corrective measures are not taken, the attacks will severely damage Egypt’s long-term stability and prospects for a more democratic future.
The protests in January and February that led to the resignation of Hosni … Seguir leyendo
Por Antonio Elorza, catedrático de Ciencia Política (EL PAÍS, 27/12/11):
Menospreciados por su respaldo electoral minoritario en Túnez, los salafíes han saltado a primer plano de la actualidad con la primera fase de las elecciones egipcias, como lo hicieran después del 11-S. Su identificación como ala extrema del espectro islamista es relativamente sencilla, y no solo por las barbas de chivo de sus candidatos con chilaba blanca o por el niqab de sus mujeres, marcando por este procedimiento las distancias con los Hermanos Musulmanes, del mismo modo que aquí lo hace la izquierda abertzale respecto del PNV.
La definición … Seguir leyendo