InfoTrac Reader Egypt Egypt continues to be a dominant force in the politics of the Middle East and North Africa. Recently it has sought to moderate the policies of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon toward the Palestinians, and it works for an Israeli-Palestinian settlement that is acceptable to the Palestinians. Hosni Mubarak continues to lead Egypt, which he has done since the 1981 assassination of predecessor Anwar Sadat. Under the guidance of Mubarak's National Democratic Party, Egypt continues to be essentially a one-party state, although opposition parties are tolerated to some extent. Recently the NDP has allowed some liberalization of policies, in part at the behest of Gamal Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak's son and potential successor as president. In the middle of 2004 Egypt hoped that the upswing in the global economy would increase its economic growth, something it sorely needs given its high levels of unemployment and a large and increasingly alienated lower class. In the Middle East, Egypt continues to deal with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the American occupation of Iraq. The lie that won't die: collusion, 1967. (textbook bias regarding the Six-Day War) Elie Podeh. Middle East Quarterly Wntr 2004 v11 i1 p51(12) (6435 words) Who Owns The Past? Betsy Carpenter, Gillian Sandford. U.S. News & World Report Dec 15, 2003 v135 i21 p58 (1667 words) Egypt makes the most of its gas opportunities: with oil destined to play a reduced role in Egypt's economy, increased investment is being channelled into its burgeoning gas industry. (Egypt) Neil Ford. The Middle East Dec 2003 i340 p38(2) (1342 words) Death Scare On The Nile: Succession question: Will Mubarak's son be the next leader? Christopher Dickey. Newsweek Dec 1, 2003 p32 (478 words) Surgery on hardened arteries; Egyptian politics. (Egypt's changing politics) The Economist (US) Oct 4, 2003 v369 i8344 p45US (799 words) Pharaohs-in-waiting: who will succeed Egypt's Hosni Mubarak as the ruler of the world's most populous and important Arab country? Mary Anne Weaver. The Atlantic Monthly Oct 2003 v292 i3 p79(8) (6570 words) Two countries. (Two countries)(Egypt and Morocco) The Economist (US) Sept 13, 2003 v368 i8341 p8US (1576 words) Egypt. (Country Profile). (Brief Article) Steve Sherman. New Internationalist May 2003 p36(1) (1080 words) A Post-war Arab world--three views: democracy--be careful what you wish for. (Three Views). Washington Report on Middle East Affairs May 2003 v22 i4 p14(4) (4205 words) Islam in Egyptian politics: from activism to alienation. (Egypt, Islam and Democracy: Critical Essays, with a New Postscript; Passion for Islam: Shaping the Modern Middle East: The Egyptian Experience; Mobilizing Islam: Religion, Activism and Political Change in Egypt)(Book Review)_(book review) Jon B. Alterman. The Middle East Journal Spring 2003 v57 i2 p319(5) (2364 words) An Egyptian Voice for Mideast Democracy; Saad Eddin Ibrahim on what it will take to bring reform to the region, and why he's a "minority of one" in supporting the war on Iraq. (WAR IN IRAQ)(Interview) Business Week Online March 28, 2003 pNA (1091 words) "I'm a Force for Change": Egyptian activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim goes on trial again, risking his own freedom for the cause of democracy. (Interview) Amany Radwan. Time International Feb 10, 2003 v161 i6 p81 (900 words) WHAT PROGRESS? In Egypt, vast U.S. aid hasn't helped democracy. (US aid continues, yet the best hope may lie with younger influences within Egypt, such as Gamal Mubarak) Business Week Dec 23, 2002 i3813 p44 (890 words) Do Islamic orientations influence attitudes toward democracy in the Arab world? Evidence from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Algeria. (World Values Survey) Mark Tessler. International Journal of Comparative Sociology Dec 2002 p229(22) (7757 words) Signs increasingly point to Gamal Mubarak as Egypt's next president. (Cairo Communique). Andrew Hammond. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Dec 2002 v21 i9 p33(2) (1566 words) Dirty War - How America's friends really fight terrorism. Peter Maass. The New Republic Nov 11, 2002 p18 (3902 words) Helping democracy in Egypt. (Special Report). Henry Precht. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Nov 2002 v21 i8 p52(1) (814 words) Young man's game. (Special Report: Egypt). (Egyptian politics, economic slump) David Butter. MEED Middle East Economic Digest Oct 4, 2002 v46 i40 p27(7) (6290 words) EGYPT - Sept. 15 - Mubarak Re-Elected Head Of National Party. (President Hosni Mubarak)(Brief Article) APS Diplomat Recorder Sept 21, 2002 v57 i12 p0 (89 words) Post-Islamist rumblings in Egypt: the emergence of the Wasat party. Joshua A. Stacher. The Middle East Journal Summer 2002 v56 i3 p415(18) (8568 words) A DEMOCRACY WITH FANGS AND CLAWS AND ITS EFFECTS ON EGYPTIAN POLITICAL CULTURE. (Statistical Data Included) Joshua A. Stacher. Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) Summer 2001 v23 i3 p83 (7521 words) CRACKDOWN IN CAIRO? (Egypt may be suppressing academics who seem threatening to regime)(Brief Article) Business Week June 4, 2001 i3735 p61 (117 words) Egypt's 2000 parliamentary elections. Mona Makram-Ebeid. Middle East Policy June 2001 v8 i2 p32(13) (6604 words) Burdens of office. (Egyptian politics) David Butter. MEED Middle East Economic Digest April 20, 2001 v45 i16 p23 (1354 words) All snarled up; Egyptian politics; Egypt's political snarl-up. (International)(Egyptians return the National Democratic Party to power, with less than half the electorate voting)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) Jan 27, 2001 p3 (551 words) Though Nominal Winner, Egypt's Ruling NDP Party Embarrassed in Parliamentary Elections. (National Democratic Party) Andrew Hammond. Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Jan 2001 v20 i1 p31 (1236 words) WILL NDP WIN HERALD A SHIFT IN DEMOCRACY? (National Democratic Party (Egypt) wins majority of seats in parliament)(Brief Article) Andrew Hammond. The Middle East Jan 2001 p14 (1069 words) Mubarak's Dynasty: Despite some reforms, Egyptian election results warn the President of increasing voter discontent. (Hosni Mubarak elected to fourth term)(Brief Article) Time International Nov 27, 2000 v156 i21 p62 (776 words) EGYPTIAN ELECTIONS. (new election process, subterfuge still evident) Andrew Hammond. The Middle East Nov 2000 p10 (1272 words) Mubarak faces test of legitimacy. (Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian elections)(Brief Article) MEED Middle East Economic Digest Oct 13, 2000 v44 i41 p25 (2680 words) Election fever is mounting. (Egyptian parliamentary elections)(Brief Article) MEED Middle East Economic Digest Sept 1, 2000 v44 i35 p3 (266 words) Egypt - The law v the state. (Brief Article) The Economist (US) July 22, 2000 v356 i8180 p44 (884 words) The End of the Islamist Insurgency in Egypt?: Costs and Prospects(1). Fawaz A. Gerges. The Middle East Journal Autumn 2000 v54 i4 p592 (10722 words) Egypt: Stable, but for How Long? Jon B. Alterman. The Washington Quarterly Autumn 2000 v23 i4 p107 (4594 words) Egypt's young and restless: through Islam and the Internet, a new generation seeks its fair share. Mary Knight. Natural History May 2004 v113 i4 p34(6) (2858 words) The New Egyptian Family Law. (Research Notes). Abmed Abdel Magied. Ahfad Journal Dec 2002 v19 i2 p68(3) (1117 words) Do Islamic orientations influence attitudes toward democracy in the Arab world? Evidence from Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Algeria. (World Values Survey) Mark Tessler. International Journal of Comparative Sociology Dec 2002 p229(22) (7757 words) Sexuality, masculinity, and infertility in Egypt: potent troubles in the marital and medical encounters. (Abstract) Marcia C. Inhorn. The Journal of Men's Studies Spring 2002 v10 i3 p343(17) (8427 words) Islam and Egyptian Higher Education: Student Attitudes. BRADLEY J. COOK. Comparative Education Review August 2001 v45 i3 p379 (11736 words) Exploration and Discovery with the Bedouin of Egypt. Joseph J. Hobbs. The Geographical Review Jan-April 2001 p285(10) (4700 words)