Atheists: The Arab world’s rebels without a god
In Egypt and other Arab countries, the atheism taboo has been broken. Atheists are rebelling against the status quo and demanding to be seen and heard.
Read MoreIn Egypt and other Arab countries, the atheism taboo has been broken. Atheists are rebelling against the status quo and demanding to be seen and heard.
Read MoreReactions to apartheid South Africa differed across the Arab world and were coloured both by anti-colonial solidarity and the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Read MoreIt is up to the Arab world to stop the bloodshed in Syria – unlikely as this may sound, and despite Arab League failure so far.
Read MoreWhy is Israel, despite being a minor player, seen by so many Egyptians and others in the region as the master puppeteer behind the crisis in Egypt?
Read MoreThe curious case of Arab men reportedly deported for being “too handsome” demonstrates that the beautiful can also be the victims of discrimination.
Read MoreThis year marks the 20th anniversary of the clash of civilisations theory, but Samuel P Huntington was wrong.
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 MoreBelgium was one of the ‘Friends of Libya’ in Paris. But does the prime minister realise that these Libyan ‘friends’ include a former al-Qaeda fighter?
Read MoreEgyptian Islamists and Arab Socialists share a history of clashing with foreign influences.
Read MoreEgyptians’ lavish burial spaces offer comfort to relatives – while 1.5 million less fortunate Cairenes live among the dead.
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