Nostalgia… when the past is a better country
The majority of Europeans do not want to let bygones be bygones and pine for a past which they believe was better than their present. This is problematic for Europe’s future.
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You are different
“You are different” is a simple sentence with confusing connotations. What does that even mean? What sort of different?
Read moreThe square root of the Egyptian revolution
By Khaled Diab The Egyptian revolution is fatally wounded but it is far too soon to sound the death knells.
Read moreEgypt’s false state of security
Handing Egypt’s security services a licence to repress the Muslim Brotherhood will return us to the police state the revolution worked to overthrow.
Read moreMinority voices in Upper Egypt
A publisher in Luxor who happens to be Christian shows how Egypt’s majority and minorities, despite growing tension, share similar dreams and fears.
Read moreHungary for a better future?
Faced with soaring unemployment and the lack of prospects, many educated young Hungarians are being drawn to the radical right. But will it give them the better future they seek?
Read moreNo revolution for Egyptian women
Despite the political earthquake that has rid Egypt of its patriarch-in-chief, attitudes to gender remain largely the same. Now women must stand up for their rights.
Read moreEgypt’s counter-revolutionary bogeyman
Fear of retaliation from the old regime shouldn’t be used to limit Egyptians’ hard-won freedoms and attack peaceful protesters.
Read moreFrom political revolution to social evolution
To truly succeed, Egypt’s revolution needs to trigger a profound evolution in every strata of society.
Read moreEgypt’s other Mubaraks
The imminent fall of Egypt’s dictator should embolden Egyptians, especially the young, to deal with the mini-Mubaraks holding Egyptian society back
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