Posts Tagged ‘ human rights ’

High time for a fly-in to Syria

Though risky, a civilian fly-in to Syria will send out a clear message that the world cannot stand idly by while ordinary people are slaughtered.

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Confessions of a would-be Egyptian revolutionary

Confessions of a would-be Egyptian revolutionary

Returning to Egypt for the first time since the revolution, an expat desktop rebel discovers the inspirational, the troubling and the simply bizarre.

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Egypt needs fundamental, not fundamentalist rights

Egypt needs fundamental, not fundamentalist rights

Egypt's new constitution should focus on democracy, equality and human rights, not religious identity or military budgets.

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Revolution@1: Egypt must learn from 1952

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?

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Hebron settlers: The art of peace

Hebron settlers: The art of peace

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.

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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.

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Egypt: a country raped by its guardians

Dear generals, you are like a therapist abusing rape victims, so don't be surprised when Egyptians revolt against your cruelty.

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Next stop: freedom?

Next stop: freedom?

an ‘freedom riders’ defiantly boarded a bus to Jerusalem. So is the next stop for the Palestinian struggle a mass civil rights movement?

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The sacred right to ‘insult’

Jailing Egyptians for insulting religion and the military goes against the revolution's spirit, and violates people's secular and sacred rights.

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Islamist-driven democracy is not a snowball in hell

Islamists are not all Osama bin Laden and secularists are not all Atatürk . They can work together to achieve democracy.

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