Last updated: 26 January 2012
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January 2012 - State-sponsored conspiracy theories have been bad for foreigners in Egypt. But Egyptians must not succumb to xenophobia and must be open to the world.
Sex and the citizen in Egypt and America
Photo by Gigi Ibrahim
January 2012 - Fundamentalists in America and Egypt are obsessed with "virtue "and "vice". But the rise of Islamists threatens to bind Egyptian women in a moral vice.
The Egyptian revolution as a historical event
January 2012 - In the social media age, revolutions will no longer be followed by the constructing of a national identity based on just one "universal" truth.
التغلب على الخوف، الخطوة الاولى لنساء مصر
قبل الثورة لم يكن سهلا ان نتخيل نساءا تتحدى سلطة الاب او الزوج وتخرج للتظاهر لكننا وجدنا نساءا واجهن الموت والخوف ,وتلك هى الخطوة الاولى لمواجهة اى غبن
Hacking away at Arab and Israeli stereotypes
January 2012 - Cyber attacks on Israel shock those who see Arabs as backward, but there are less hostile ways to hack away at mutual stereotypes.
Revolution@1: The Egyptian army's mutiny against the people
January 2012 - Egypt's junta and its army of collaborators have betrayed the Egyptian revolution, but the people will rise again.
From the Chronikles: In the name of equality
January 2012 - As Belgium toys with the idea of allowing mothers to pass on their surnames, is there a way to make naming practices fairer?
January 2012 - The banning of a Jewish festival this year in Egypt is wrong, both from a secular and religious perspective.
The power of Palestinian ingenuity
January 2012 - Outsiders are more likely to associate Palestine with statehood-pending than patent-pending, but innovation is crucial to building a better future.
Revolution@1: Egypt must learn from 1952
January 2012 - Like in 1952, the army is trying to silence opposition with the Muslim Brotherhood's help. But can the Tahrir mentality stop history from repeating?
Hebron settlers: Living with Palestinian "dhimmis"
January 2012 - Palestinians must accept Israeli rule but granting them equality would create the "tools for Israel's destruction", says Hebron settler spokesman.
Hebron settlers: Palestinian people do not exist, are "PR bluff"
January 2012 - Hebron settlers criticise Arabs who deny Israeli identity, yet reject the existence of a Palestinian people and say historic Palestine was mostly empty.
Hebron settlers: “I don’t like Tel Aviv, does that mean we should tear Tel Aviv down”
January 2012 - Hebron settlement is as important as Tel Aviv, Israel is obliged to protect it and what Arabs lost in war should not be returned, says spokesman.
January 2012 - Even though the downfall of Egypt's modern "pharaoh" has scared tourists away, Luxor, the seat of Egypt's ancient rulers is still well worth visiting.
Hebron settlers: The art of peace
January 2012 - The settlers in Hebron are widely regarded as the enemies of peace. That's why I, as an Egyptian, decided it was essential to get to know them.
Part II - From secular America to religious Hebron
Part III - "We are not extremists"
Part IV - “I don’t like Tel Aviv, does that mean we should tear Tel Aviv down”
Part V - Palestinian people do not exist, are "PR bluff"
Part VI - Living with Palestinian "dhimmis"
Pilgrims sing Jesus' praise. ©Khaled Diab
December 2011 - The Holy Land is where Christmas began. But with the relative decline of Christianity there, does the yuletide still retain its spirit?
Defining Egyptian democracy: "Not like America and not like Iran"
Photo: Josephine McCarthy
December 2011 - Provincial Egyptians believe that moderate Islamists can construct an Egyptian model of democracy that respects their traditions and identity.
Secular Egypt: dream or delusion?
December 2011 - Is Egypt on the road to theocracy or will it manage to build a secular, pluralist democracy?
Israel's Ahmadinejad and Iran's Netanyahu
December 2011 - Ahmadinejad and Netanyahu are so alike it is hard to tell them apart. The best way to neutralise them is through a nuclear weapons-free Middle East
December 2011 - Anders Breivik’s “paranoid schizophrenia” may have pulled the trigger but he chose his victims through the crosshairs of far-right politics.
December 2011 - Following the successful Palestinian ‘freedom rides’, it’s time for Israeli ‘freedom riders’ to cross the barriers between the two peoples.
Spain turns right but where's the far right?
December 2011 - On the anniversary of Franco's death, Spain elected a centre-right government but that doesn't mean its far-right ghosts have been exorcised entirely.
November 2011 - As millions of Egyptians cast their first democratic vote in decades, recent upheavals confirm that Egypt’s military is the biggest threat to freedom.
Egypt's middle-class cyberheroes
November 2011 - Social networking and blogging voices the dreams and aspirations of the young and middle-class in Egypt, leaving other groups as marginalised as ever.
Egypt: a country raped by its guardians
November 2011 - Dear generals, you are like a therapist abusing rape victims, so don't be surprised when Egyptians revolt against your cruelty.
Video: Palestinian 'Freedom Riders' on the Peace Omnibus
November 2011 - On 15 November 2011, six Palestinian 'Freedom Riders' boarded a settler bus to Jerusalem. This video shows what happened to them.
November 2011 - Palestinian ‘freedom riders’ defiantly boarded a bus to Jerusalem. So is the next stop for the Palestinian struggle a mass civil rights movement?
October 2011 - Jailing Egyptians for insulting religion and the military goes against the revolution's spirit, and violates people's secular and sacred rights.
Islamist-driven democracy is not a snowball in hell
October 2011 - Islamists are not all Osama bin Laden and secularists are not all Atatürk . They can work together to achieve democracy.
October 2011 - Muammar Gaddafi once lived above the law, but his killers must not be permitted the same impunity to get away with murder. Justice must be done, even for fallen despots.
October 2011 - Gaddafi and his corrupt 'jamahiriya' may be gone, but Libyans should not give up on the dream of a direct democracy for the masses.
Avoiding the ultimate price tag in Israel
October 2011 - With the rise in Jewish fanaticism, Israelis are faced with a paradox: peace with the Palestinians could stoke conflict within their own ranks but avoiding full-blown civil war requires an end to the occupation.
Opposing the Egyptian opposition
October 2011 - The ornamental 'official opposition' in Egypt is as dangerous as the authoritarian regime itself.
Photo: © Khaled Diab
October 2011 - Although alcohol is 'haraam', Muslim societies have rarely managed to stay on the wagon, and vital parts of their culture have developed under the influence.
October 2011 - Left-wing Israelis do not buy Netanyahu's scare tactics and look forward to living side by side with an independent Palestine.
Walking on the moon in Ramallah
September 2011 - As an Israeli and a Jew, Ramallah once seemed to be as distant as outer space. So joining the crowds celebrating the Palestinian UN bid was like a small step for a man but a giant leap for my mind.
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