The annals of history in the making
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 moreWestern 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 moreBy Khaled Diab Islam needs a reformation for Muslim societies to develop and prosper, is one of those rare convictions
Read moreThe 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 moreThe imminent fall of Egypt’s dictator should embolden Egyptians, especially the young, to deal with the mini-Mubaraks holding Egyptian society back
Read moreEgyptians are routinely accused of being in league with foreign forces, from the US to Iran, but this propaganda is wearing thin
Read moreEgyptian police and a decades-old emergency law stand in the dock of public opinion following a young man’s alleged murder.
Read moreIn 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’s campaign for the Egyptian presidency save a country close to political meltdown?
Read moreWith the right leadership, Egypt could rid itself of nepotism and inequality to become a prosperous and egalitarian society.
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