The paradox of military-backed civilian rule
Supporting a military dictatorship to impose secular ideals is paradoxical and will only perpetuate and entrench the deep state in Egypt.
Read MoreSupporting a military dictatorship to impose secular ideals is paradoxical and will only perpetuate and entrench the deep state in Egypt.
Read MoreArab men who do not fit the traditional ideal of manhood are often regarded as inferior, and this stereotype holds back the emancipation of women.
Read MoreProvincial Egyptians believe that moderate Islamists can construct an Egyptian model of democracy that respects their traditions and identity.
Read MoreIs Egypt on the road to theocracy or will it manage to build a secular, pluralist democracy?
Read MoreJailing Egyptians for insulting religion and the military goes against the revolution’s spirit, and violates people’s secular and sacred rights.
Read MoreIslamists are not all Osama bin Laden and secularists are not all Atatürk . They can work together to achieve democracy.
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Read MoreEgyptian atheists and religious sceptics are a minority that exists in reality but not in official statistics.
Read MoreEgypt’s secularists and Islamists agree on one thing: Mubarak must go. But when he does, how long will they stand united?
Read MoreEgypt’s national football team is increasingly flaunting its Muslim religiosity. Where does that leave Christian, let alone secular Egyptians?
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