Policing the beard
In Egypt, beards have gone from indicating piety to symbolising political affiliation. Police neutrality requires officers to remove their facial hair.
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Egypt’s Mursi and the risk of friendly fire
By courting his rivals, Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi could turn former allies into foes and bring to the fore the divisions among Islamists.
Read moreEgyptian presidential election: Who should the revolution vote for?
Egyptian revolutionaries dream of electing a president who emerged from Tahrir square, but should they vote for pragmatism or principle?
Read moreRevolution@1: Sex and the citizen in Egypt and America
Fundamentalists in America and Egypt are obsessed with “virtue “and “vice”. But the rise of Islamists threatens to bind Egyptian women in a moral vice.
Read moreDefining Egyptian democracy: “Not like America and not like Iran”
Provincial Egyptians believe that moderate Islamists can construct an Egyptian model of democracy that respects their traditions and identity.
Read moreSecular Egypt: dream or delusion?
Is Egypt on the road to theocracy or will it manage to build a secular, pluralist democracy?
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