There has been such a deluge of coverage of Egypt upheavals over the past few days that anything more on the issue risks provoking yawns and groans from my distinguished readers.  In our tedium though, it’s hard to ignore the history being made and enacted right before our eyes. We are living in interesting times, as the Chinese would put it. Which doesn’t happen every day. 

The groundbreaking developments of the past week, a climax of the ju...

The iconic Tahrir Square burst into cheers on June 24 to celebrate the epoch-making victory of the first Islamic head of State of Egypt. It was an event to be itched in the memory of Egyptians, nay the Islamic world, for two reasons: the president-elect had won through democratic process and secondly, the winner had been thrown up by Ikhwan al-Muslimoon’s political wing Freedom and Justice Party (FJP).

PRAYERS OF GRATITUDE

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The moment was euphoric. All those present at the Tahrir Square for complete freedom and justice chanted ‘Allah-u-Akbar’. They bowed down to prayers, thanking Almighty for this great gift.  They had been waiting for this moment for a very long time. It is the first time in the history of Egypt that a freely elected civilian has come to power in the country.

Now, the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) should be generous enough and hand over all power to the elected...

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has termed the success of Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan al-Muslimoon) candidate Mohamed Morsi in the presidential election in Egypt as the expression of Ultimate Power of Allah the Exalted in changing the situation (for the better) and as an important political event in the present times. It has also extended very warm congratulations to the new elected president as well as Ikhwan.

In a statement on June 25, JIH Amir Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umari said the success of...

Egyptian media outlets, news websites and newspapers have published a quick analysis of the new president Dr. Mohamed Morsi’s first speech, which he gave from state TV Maspero building on June 24.

Journalist and media figure Ahmed Maslamani, director of the Cairo Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, said that the speech of President-elect Mohamed Morsi was more than wonderful, a major initiative for national reconciliation.

He further said, “The speech addre...

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marched in protest rallies in Tahrir Square to protect the legitimacy of the peaceful Egyptian revolution, Dr. Mohamed Morsi and prominent political, revolutionary and national figures formed a National Accord Front, at a press conference on June 22, sharing keen interest for the future of Egypt and establishing a civil democratic modern state.

Dr. Mohamed Morsi said on June 23, “We held two meetings yesterday. The second finished at dawn to...

Dr. Safwat Al-Bayadi, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said that the success of Dr. Morsi is the first experience of democracy in Egypt’s history, pointing out that the ballot-box has to be respected, “We must stand together behind the majority. That is democracy.”

In a phone call to the ‘Al-Shaab Yorid’ (the people want) TV programme on the satellite channel ‘Tahrir’ on June 25, Al-Bayadi added: “Our duty is to rally around the ...