mohamed elbaradei - The Chronikler

The tip of the snobbery iceberg in Egypt

The replacement of one snobbish justice minister in Egypt with another who believes judges are lords and masters shows how deep elitism runs.

The Arabs, apartheid South Africa and Israel

Reactions to apartheid South Africa differed across the Arab world and were coloured both by anti-colonial solidarity and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Egypt’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.

From the Chronikles: My plan for a democratic Egypt

With the right president, Egypt could rid itself of nepotism and inequality to become a prosperous and egalitarian society.

Egypt’s general discontent with its military

As millions of Egyptians cast their first democratic vote in decades, recent upheavals confirm that Egypt’s military is the biggest threat to freedom.

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.

Hostility to the West may shape Egyptian politics

Egyptian Islamists and Arab Socialists share a history of clashing with foreign influences.

Should Egypt’s next president be old guard or vanguard?

Amr Moussa is very popular with Egyptians, but should Egyptians play it safe with the best of the old guard or choose someone from the vanguard.

Freedom from fear in the Middle East

The Egyptian revolution could usher in freedom to the Middle East, but Arabs and Israelis must break free of the chains of prejudice, history and fear.