May 23, 2013
In March 2013, President Obama announced that he would investigate evidence of chemical weapons being used by the Syrian military against the rebels. He stated that if evidence of chemical weapons was found that it would be a “game changer” with regard to U.S. involvement in the war. At this point the United States has not made any formal involvement in the war, but there is a growing body of evidence that...
June 25, 2012
Mohammed Morsi was elected as the new president of Egypt on Sunday. Morsi represents the Muslim Brotherhood Party, which had been held back, often by force, for the past thirty years by former president Hosni Mubarack. Mubarack's military government, while broadly categorized as Muslim, was not an Islamist party, and allowed freedom of religion in Egypt and maintained alliances with...
June 04, 2012
Hosni Mubarak, the former dictator of Egypt who was removed from power in February 2011, was given a life sentence in prison at his court trial yesterday. This verdict has enraged thousands of protesters in Egypt, who are demanding that he deserves the death penalty. Last year during the Egyptian Revolution, numerous protesters were shot and killed by Mubarak's forces. Today's protesters were hoping that he would be given the death penalty for his actions, and are angry, believing that a life sentence is unjust and results from too...
May 25, 2012
Egypt just finished its presidential election yesterday, and the votes have not yet been counted. However, based on exit polls it appears that Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, is likely to win. This election comes about fifteen months after the Egyptian Revolution removed former president Hosni Mubarak. In the time since Mubarak's removal, Egypt held a parliamentary election to establish a new constitution, which led to this week's presidential election. The election featured...
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