Comments on: Is Mubarak really a force of stability?

By: Mubarak

Mubarak — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:22:05 +0000

my grandpa used to say “Mubarak” in the happy occasions, a feast, wedding, new job.. house.. car.. etc, it was a kind of filicitation in his time,, & now here i am, his grandson, i use the word when i sea corruption, poverty, oppression, prejudice, police terror, low health care, poor education, loss of justice… and all the diseases of the now-Egypt… the difference between the two meanings of the same term in my grandpa’s time and mine is an image for 30 years of the one-man-rule & the tragic state of the Egyptians after 30 years of disfiguring the true meaning of the word “human” by the oppressive mubarak & his gang

By: Zvi Leve

Zvi Leve — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:35:25 +0000

Except that “Democracy” is not necessarily the solution to all our problems. Without functioning institutions there is little chance that better representation will lead to better governance.

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By: Osama Diab

Osama Diab — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:35:00 +0000

Change IS in the air.

Check this out: http://pomed.org/

They are coming to Egypt in November!

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By: KhaledDiab

KhaledDiab — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:34:26 +0000

Your point made me chuckle. You’re right up to a point, but this is partly because in Egypt we are experts at bemoaning how bad everything is today and how much better it was “zaman”. And, of course, royalists hated Nasser, Nasserists hated Sadat and Mubarak, and Sadatists hate Nasser and aren’t too keen on Mubarak.

Egypt has been through a lot of change over the past century. The trouble is that every improvement comes with other things that have deteriorated – progress in Egypt is circular.

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By: Rami Hendawi

Rami Hendawi — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:33:40 +0000

I’m afraid there will be no change! I’ve been watching movies and reading stories about how bad it was during Nasser and how bad it was during Sadat and how bad it is at the moment….I can’t tell which stories belong to which regime

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By: KhaledDiab

KhaledDiab — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:33:04 +0000

Zvi, some days I’m fearful and other days I’m relatively optimistic. I think we’re at a stage where things can go in many directions. Change is in the air – let’s hope it’s for the better.

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By: Zvi Leve

Zvi Leve — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:32:23 +0000

I am very fearful for the future of Egypt, and much of the region in general. From what I understand, the Middle-Class has basically abandoned the country, so all that is left is the “ruling class” and the people who don’t have any other options. No wonder that Islamist Social Welfare parties have such support – they are the only ones remotely delivering the services that so many people need!

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