Adel Iskandar
Blood ballots
Opinion
December 31, 2012
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
Opinion
November 11, 2012
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
Opinion
September 4, 2012
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
Opinion
August 18, 2012
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
Opinion
August 11, 2012
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
Opinion
August 1, 2012
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
Opinion
July 17, 2012
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
Opinion
July 8, 2012
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
Opinion
June 16, 2012
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
Opinion
May 28, 2012
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?
Opinion
July 25, 2011
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
Opinion
May 16, 2011
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
Opinion
April 1, 2011
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
Opinion
March 12, 2011
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
Opinion
February 12, 2011
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
Opinion
January 29, 2011
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
January 20, 2011
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
January 6, 2011
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
December 23, 2010
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
December 9, 2010
The hegemony of sharks
The NDP government refused to accept international election observers under the guise of intervention and meddling in domestic affairs. Instead…