Reading between the lines of the Middle Eastern media
Despite its bottom ranking in the Press Freedom Index, the Middle Eastern media is freer than it appears at first sight.
Read MoreDespite its bottom ranking in the Press Freedom Index, the Middle Eastern media is freer than it appears at first sight.
Read MoreOne young woman’s daring nude protests are unlikely to emancipate Egyptian women, but will they actually hurt the cause of freedom and equality?
Read MoreDespite its democratic aspirations, Egypt’s draft constitution excludes millions of Egyptians from enjoying full citizenship.
Read MoreThere is no conflict between Islam and the West – only clashes of interests between and within them. But there is a very real mash of civilisations.
Read MoreWith the right president, Egypt could rid itself of nepotism and inequality to become a prosperous and egalitarian society.
Read MoreReturning to Egypt for the first time since the revolution, an expat desktop rebel discovers the inspirational, the troubling and the simply bizarre.
Read MoreDespite the general Arab decline in the press freedom rankings, the region’s media have, in many ways, actually become freer.
Read MoreFundamentalists 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 MoreTalk of banning Facebook is only the surface of a greater crackdown on independent media by an insecure government.
Read MoreFollowing the lead of Islamists, Egyptian Christians are trying to ban an award-winning novel, Azazeel, because it ‘insults’ Christianity.
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