Revolutionary disappointment in Egypt has concealed the ongoing social revolution whose shifting sands are likely to result in a political earthquake.
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Egypt’s rebels without a pause
The failure of Egypt’s new leaders to address the needs and aspirations of young people means the revolution will not stop until there is real change.
The liberation of exile
My father’s secret police file reveals that my newly wed parents were right to flee Egypt. But I’m grateful for the liberation of “exile”.
Egypt: from revolution to evolution
Egypt’s next president is likely to be against the revolution. Revolutionaries must forge a viable opposition and push for social and economic change.
Egypt’s general discontent
As millions of Egyptians cast their first democratic vote in decades, recent upheavals confirm that Egypt’s military is the biggest threat to freedom.
Opposing the Egyptian opposition
The ornamental ‘official opposition’ in Egypt is as dangerous as the authoritarian regime itself.
The danger of an elected dictatorship in Egypt
The army is giving Egyptians a stark choice: choose freedom and endure anarchy, or choose stability and put up with us.
The Arab Spring’s bottom line
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?
An Arab model for democracy
The time is ripe to crystallise a creative vision for Egyptian democracy, one that can perhaps be used as a model by other Arab countries.
Egyptian government fears a Facebook revolution
Talk of banning Facebook is only the surface of a greater crackdown on independent media by an insecure government.