Adel Iskandar

Blood ballots
Opinion

Blood ballots

Ten days before the March 2011 constitutional referendum, hundreds of soldiers went on a rampage in Tahrir Square, tearing up…
Lemons and raisins
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Lemons and raisins

Yassin and Ali, both of generation Tahrir, were embroiled in a heated argument ahead of the presidential election between presidential…
Watching the demise of journalistic form
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Watching the demise of journalistic form

I am no wordsmith, but I have a fascination with language. I am no grumpy grammarian, but I admire clean…
The new face of Egypt
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The new face of Egypt

On Monday morning, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi woke up and didn’t recognize himself in the mirror. Once the last man…
Egypt’s shooting of an elephant
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Egypt’s shooting of an elephant

In a span of 10 days, militants killed 16 Egyptian guards near the Israeli border, Amr al-Bunni died trying to…
Patron Saints
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Patron Saints

Egypt’s revolution was leaderless, but not everyone got the memo. Today legions gravitate towards one notable or another, one visionary…
Egypt’s deafening three-letter yell
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Egypt’s deafening three-letter yell

When comedian Ahmed Mekky uttered the Latinized acronym for the slang term “aha” in his film “H Dabbour,” he broke…
Morsy’s debts
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Morsy’s debts

For 16 months, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has tried to convince us we are indebted to it…
The conscientious objectors
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The conscientious objectors

In August 1966, at the height of the Vietnam War when the United States was embroiled in a deep and…
Egypt’s three-horned bull
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Egypt’s three-horned bull

Being a non-smoker in Cairo is a tiring experience, never mind the inhalation of suffocating fumes from vehicle exhausts and…
Who’s your daddy?
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Who’s your daddy?

“I am torn between two fathers. Both are from the same generation, both have roots in Upper Egypt, and both…
Revolution Interrupted? The baltageya
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Revolution Interrupted? The baltageya

Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the third article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…
Revolution Interrupted? Liberating the media
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Revolution Interrupted? Liberating the media

Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the second article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…
Revolution interrupted? On constitutional reform
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Revolution interrupted? On constitutional reform

Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the first article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…
Egypt dared to defy
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Egypt dared to defy

February 11, 2011 is a monumental day in history. The resilience and resolve of the Egyptian people have shown the…
The gravity of pharaohs
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The gravity of pharaohs

The dizzyingly rapid demise of Mubarak's exceptionally stable regime is a surprise to even the most seasoned analysts and avid…
Ablaze the body politic
Opinion

Ablaze the body politic

“The powers that be want us to be passive observers. And they haven't given us any other options outside the…
Coptic exodus from Disneyland
Opinion

Coptic exodus from Disneyland

For decades, Egypt’s Copts have found a safe, comfortable and joyous haven in the one place where dreams come true,…
The end of illegitimacy
Opinion

The end of illegitimacy

The newborn boy, Adam, had barely let out his first cry after leaving his mother’s womb when the firestorm began.…
The hegemony of sharks
Opinion

The hegemony of sharks

The NDP government refused to accept international election observers under the guise of intervention and meddling in domestic affairs. Instead…
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