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January 23, 2013

United States
Is "Insulting the President" or Converting to Christianity a Crime?

Is "Insulting the President" a crime? How about converting to Christianity? Both are crimes in Egypt today. A new report by the Arab Network for Human Rights Information, entitled "The Crime of Ins…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

January 5, 2012

Egypt
Mubarak’s Fate

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher while being transported to the courtroom at the police academy in Cairo on January 5, 2012 (Courtesy Reuters). Among the many problems Egy…

Mubarak’s Fate
Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

June 25, 2012

Egypt
Egypt’s Military Adopts Turkish Model to Retain Power Over Morsi

This article was originally published here on Al-Monitor on Sunday, June 24, 2012. I hope you find it interesting and look forward to your comments.  In the series of extraordinary events since earl…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates

December 30, 2013

Human Rights
Bahrain: Insulting the King Means Jail

During his brief period as Egypt’s president, Mohamed Morsi sought to suppress criticism by prosecuting citizens for the "crime" of "insulting the president." In fact he prosecuted more cases than al…

Blog Post by Elliott Abrams Pressure Points

July 5, 2013

Politics and Government
Egypt’s Civilians Should Control Military

This article was originally published here at Politico.com on Thursday, July 4, 2013. For the millions of Egyptians celebrating President Mohamed Morsi’s ouster, the military’s move promises a brigh…

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Blog Post by Steven A. Cook From the Potomac to the Euphrates