The curious case of the Islamophobe who became a Muslim
Rather than being like a vegetarian who suddenly becomes a carnivore, a former Islamophobic politician’s conversion to Islam is more akin to a committed soda beverage drinker switching from Coca Cola to Pepsi.
Read MoreDissenting into the abyss dug by Saudi Arabia
Western inaction against Saudi Arabia is emboldening the region’s regimes to clamp down harder on dissent. But by silencing peaceful and constructive change, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern regimes are paving the way to violent and destructive rage.
Read MoreThe truth about Islamic reformations
Islam needs a reformation for Muslim societies to develop and prosper, is one of those rare convictions shared by both Islamophiles and Islamophobes. Tunisia has done just that: radically reformed its brand of Islam and established a vibrant democracy to boot, yet prosperity eludes it. Why?
Read MoreMogamma: Egypt’s other Great Pyramid
The Mogamma, that high temple of Egyptian bureaucracy, will be shut down. Welcome as it is, this will not solve the underlying problem of “el-routine”.
Read MoreEgypt’s other Mubaraks threaten the success of the revolution
The imminent fall of Egypt’s dictator should embolden Egyptians, especially the young, to deal with the mini-Mubaraks holding Egyptian society back
Read More‘Collaborator!’ – a charge that has plagued Egypt
Egyptians are routinely accused of being in league with foreign forces, from the US to Iran, but this propaganda is wearing thin
Read MoreThe police and criminal injustice in Egypt
Egyptian police and a decades-old emergency law stand in the dock of public opinion following a young man’s alleged murder.
Read MoreEgypt’s online struggle for democracy
In Egypt, political advocacy is being sparked online, on sites like Facebook, but there is significantly less room for movement in Egypt’s real world.
Read MoreCan Mohamed ElBaradei split Egypt’s political atom?
Can Mohamed ElBaradei’s campaign for the Egyptian presidency save a country close to political meltdown?
Read MoreMy plan for a democratic Egypt
With the right leadership, Egypt could rid itself of nepotism and inequality to become a prosperous and egalitarian society.
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