The Arab uprisings are not just about democracy and dignity. But with domestic and global economic crises, how likely are they to deliver on bread and butter issues?
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From political revolution to social evolution
To truly succeed, Egypt’s revolution needs to trigger a profound evolution in every strata of society.
The death throes of Arab dictatorships
Will the unfolding popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt lead to the region’s dictators falling one after the other like dominos?
Egypt Hires PR firm to revamp its image
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a doctored picture is a scandal that can be worth a thousand articles to cover.
Criminal injustice in Egypt
Egyptian police and a decades-old emergency law stand in the dock of public opinion following a young man’s alleged murder.
Death of a president
If exaggerated rumours of President Mubarak’s death become fact, where will the end of his one-man show leave Egypt?
Egypt’s online struggle for democracy
In Egypt, political advocacy is being sparked online, on sites like Facebook, but there is significantly less room for movement in Egypt’s real world.
Splitting Egypt’s political atom
Can Mohamed ElBaradei’s campaign for the Egyptian presidency save a country close to political meltdown?
My plan for a democratic Egypt
With the right leadership, Egypt could rid itself of nepotism and inequality to become a prosperous and egalitarian society.