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Egypt’s other revolution

By Khaled Diab A decade after Egyptians rose up against Hosni Mubarak, the counterrevolution appears victorious in the political domain.

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Billionaires and the welfare of nations

By Khaled Diab The super rich are leaving only the scraps for everyone else to fight over, which is fuelling

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Steve Bannon is being amplified, not silenced

By providing Steve Bannon with an uncritical solo platform, the Oxford Union has failed in its mission as a forum of free and fair debate, succumbing instead to tabloid sensationalism.

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Voting for Palestinian empowerment in Jerusalem

Despite the dogmatic reactions from the politically orthodox, Aziz Abu Sarah’s aborted mayoral bid is the latest manifestation of the Palestinian struggle’s shift towards a civil-rights movement.

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The ghettoisation of Danish politics

By Khaled Diab The Danish government plans to force minorities out of what it classes as “ghettos”, but its Denmark’s

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The truth about Islamic reformations

By Khaled Diab Islam needs a reformation for Muslim societies to develop and prosper, is one of those rare convictions

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Muslim women in short skirts and the Tunisia paradox

Bombing Afghanistan will not bring back women in short skirts, rather it will only empower men in short skirts (beards and long trousers). The path to gender equality lies in internal reform, as Tunisia demonstrates.

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Feminism’s Egyptian roots

Women’s liberation is generally believed to have started in the West but the roots of female emancipation go back millennia, to ancient Egypt.

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The mirage of the meek Muslim woman

Incurable misogynist Donald Trump has Muslim women all wrong. They are not silent and submissive.

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ليست سورية هي المسألة، المسألة هي العالم

في لقاء موسع، يتحدث الكاتب والناشط البارز ياسين الحاج صالح هنا عن سوريا الماضي، الحاضر المأساوي والمستقبل المجهول

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Khaled Diab’s tweet nothings

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Khaled Diab
@DiabolicalIdea

Beyond the preserving effects of Egypt's dry climate, the sheer concentration of archaeological sites and artifacts is largely down to the mindboggling longevity of Ancient Egyptian civilisation. I explored the reasons for this longevity here: chronikler.com/middle-east/eg…

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16:01 · January 27, 2023
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It sometimes seems that you can't go far in Egypt without stumbling on major new archaeological finds. Although a Roman-era city would be considered ancient in most places, this 1,800-year-old town is closer to our times than to the age of the pyramids. newarab.com/news/egypt-arc…

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08:01 · January 27, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

'Mass consumerism' is not the correct term because it mistakes cause with effect. Instead, we should refer to it as 'mass productionism' because people overconsume mainly because the economy overproduces, and if people consumed radically less our current system would collapse.

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08:46 · January 26, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

Today an even more brutal tyrant lords it over a ruined country brought to its knees by a corrupt and incompetent regime. The dreams evoked by the revolution may be in a state of shocked paralysis and suspended animation but they will never die. #Jan25 #25january

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17:17 · January 25, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

In an exercise of supreme hope and ultimate despair, Egyptians rose up against a corrupt dictator and toppled the tyrant but not the military junta behind him. A dozen years and a tsunami of state violence and repression later, these hopes lie in tatters. #Jan25 #25january

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17:16 · January 25, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

You mean like the Belgian prime minister who famously thought the Marseillaise was the Belgian national anthem? Plenty of native-born citizens are ignorant of their country's history and reject the values taught in these courses. Why are they exempt from "integration"? twitter.com/gandrade80/sta…

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20:20 · January 24, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

The Flemish Christian Democrats CD&V want to slap a 'nationality test' on top of the 'integration' one that already exists. One was bad but having two is vindictive. Born citizens don't need to prove a thing, so why should immigrants? This is not about integration but exclusion.

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07:56 · January 24, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

Farha means Joy in Arabic, yet the main character in the Netflix film of the same name experiences little of it. By presenting the Nakba from the perspective of an ordinary girl caught up in extraordinary circumstances, the film succeeds in humanising this collective trauma.

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22:17 · January 23, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

The 17-th century Dutch experimenter who first viewed sperm under a microscope not only did not understand his discovery but was so grossed out that he wished his findings would be destroyed. Moral: This is what happens when a person comes too soon @Salon salon.com/2023/01/02/the…

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20:12 · January 22, 2023
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@DiabolicalIdea

A great writer relates the fraility of the human condition and the fragility of the human mind in powerful and touching prose. Strength to you, Hanif Kureishi, as you embark on your physical rehabilitation. May your mind remain as sharp as ever. twitter.com/Hanifkureishi/…

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07:51 · January 22, 2023
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