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Conservatives who helped the Muslim Brotherhood gain power expect Islamic law to play a far greater role in governing Egypt
TAMIM ELYAN

Deep read: Egypt’s sharia conundrum

In trying to placate both conservative Islamists and Egypt’s secularists, the Muslim Brotherhood has favoured compromise. But how long can that last?

  • Tom Perry
  • Tamim Elyan
7 min read
Egypt’s Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

Egypt’s Brotherhood leads on eve of run-off vote

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has called on its rivals to accept the will of the people after a first-round vote set it on course to take the most seats.

  • Tamim Elyan
  • Tom Pfeiffer
4 min read
Activists call for Egyptians to rally against army rule
MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

Protesters rally as Egypt awaits poll results

Egypt will hear the results of elections on Friday as protesters gather at a rally to remember 42 people killed in clashes with police.

  • Marwa Awad
  • Tamim Elyan
5 min read
Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

Egyptian protesters struggle to throw off army rule

Egypt’s Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been accused of brutality sometimes worse than that of Hosni Mubarak after more deaths of protesters.

  • Dina Zayed
  • Tamim Elyan
5 min read