By Khaled Diab Spanning some three millennia of recorded history, Ancient Egyptians built a state to last. What was behind this success and what can we learn from it? Quite a few surprising lessons, in fact. Image: Gaurav D Lathiya,…
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Islam for Donald Trump and the politically incorrect
Mr Trump, if you really want to know “what the hell is going on” with Islam, I invite you and all the other bigots out there to join me on a mind-expanding journey through Islam(s), passing through the main thoroughfares and back alleys of history, society, culture, politics, theology and, above all, people.
The mirage of the meek Muslim woman
Incurable misogynist Donald Trump has Muslim women all wrong. They are not silent and submissive.
Nawal El Saadawi: “I am against stability. We need revolution.”
Renowned author and feminist Nawal El Saadawi believes that her fellow Egyptians “must pay the price for freedom”.
Tahrir Square: For the sake of the forsaken
For ordinary Egyptians, Tahrir is now a terrifying black hole, but for its marginalised occupiers, it is a liberator from political and social tyranny.
Egypt’s women of mass destruction
Does a gaff about rural women’s breasts belie the belief among Egypt’s new Islamist leadership that women are the source of all society’s ills?
The naked truth about Egypt’s body politic
One young woman’s daring nude protests are unlikely to emancipate Egyptian women, but will they actually hurt the cause of freedom and equality?
International Women’s Day: Male feminist pigs?
Some regard possession of a vagina as crucial for membership in the feminist movement. But can’t a man be a feminist too?
Sarah Palin v Queer Theory
Which is more empowering or threatening for the gay community: the idea that sexuality is a lifestyle choice (unnatural) or an innate trait (natural)?
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