Prisoners of our guilty consciences
The intensifying crackdown on the media and civil society in Egypt leaves Egyptians who are out of the country feeling powerless to help and guilty about the freedoms they enjoy.
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Egyptian atheists: Caught between Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Atheists in Egypt have been enjoying greater public acceptance, but their increased visibility has also resulted in controversy, shrill panic and a growing tide of prosecutions.
Read moreEgypt’s 21st-century plagues
By Khaled Diab While the Egyptian regime battles for its survival, Egypt itself may not survive as a viable state,
Read moreGiulio Regeni is the tip of Egypt’s police brutality iceberg
Many Egyptians find the allegation that the Italian student was killed by Egypt’s notorious security apparatus chillingly plausible. Italy must shed its former enthusiasm for the Sisi regime.
Read moreThe Arab media paradox: Free expression amid repression
Frustratingly for Arab dictators and despots, no matter how much they try to silence, intimidate or co-opt the media, new loud and critical voices emerge.
Read moreSaddam Hussein: Laughing in the face of tyranny
In light of the continuing legacy of Saddam Hussein’s rule and the US invasion of Iraq, is it appropriate to stage a comedy about the former despot?
Read moreThe Muslim Brotherhood: empowered by its weakness
The revolution in Egypt succeeded because it had no Islamist face, and the Muslim Brotherhood has benefited from maintaining a soft presence.
Read moreThe Arabic for freedom
By Khaled Diab By toppling their dictator, Egyptians have made history, but now they need to ensure that this revolution
Read moreWhy Mubarak shouldn’t stay until September
If Mubarak’s security apparatus tightens its grip on power, Egypt will turn into a North Korean-style dictatorship.
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