Amr Ezzat
Boxocracy juice
Opinion
March 15, 2013
Boxocracy juice
I wish to extend my heartfelt congratulations to the “Sons of Cosmos,” the winning team of last Thursday’s soccer tournamentheld…
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
Opinion
November 14, 2012
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
Salafis might accept procedural democracy — that is to say the vote and the ballot box — as a means…
A message to freedom fighters: Choose a pole!
Opinion
October 25, 2012
A message to freedom fighters: Choose a pole!
To my mind, the revolution was only an escalation of the polarization between those who want change and others adamant…
Stop blasphemy trials
Opinion
October 3, 2012
Stop blasphemy trials
Since you cannot call a fire engine to put out a spark, then make the fire bigger and scream out…
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
Opinion
July 21, 2012
Suez’s Sheikh Walid re-writes the constitution
The daily arguments on the street and in public transportation in Suez following the stabbing to death of an engineering…
Ice cream in Gaza
Opinion
May 15, 2012
Ice cream in Gaza
In 2008, stifled by an Israeli blockade exacerbated by a weak Egyptian position, Gazans barged through Egypt’s borders to get…
Revolutionaries and residents at Abbasseya
Opinion
May 3, 2012
Revolutionaries and residents at Abbasseya
A few hours ago, our taxi refused to take us in the direction of the Abbasseya, where the clashes were…
Hard questions and indecisive answers
Opinion
April 23, 2012
Hard questions and indecisive answers
The supposedly "angry" speech made by Muslim Brotherhood stalwart and former Deputy Supreme Guide Khairat al-Shater, who was dubbed the…
Abu Ismail’s Shakespearean crisis
Opinion
April 12, 2012
Abu Ismail’s Shakespearean crisis
[Editor's note: The March 2011 constitutional amendments stipulate that if presidential candidates, or their spouses or parents, hold any foreign…
The Brotherhood fears the ‘uneasy’ minority
Opinion
January 29, 2012
The Brotherhood fears the ‘uneasy’ minority
Someone recently told me that if I had waited a little longer as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, I…
Betting on the democratic spirit
Opinion
August 25, 2011
Betting on the democratic spirit
What do we mean by a “civil state”? Is it the civil state of supra-constitutional principles advocated by the army…
Why I’m against ‘The Poor First’
Opinion
June 29, 2011
Why I’m against ‘The Poor First’
A recent blog post entitled “The Poor First, You Bastards” has received a lot attention in the Egyptian media and…
Are we still Khaled Saeed?
Opinion
June 7, 2011
Are we still Khaled Saeed?
It’s particularly telling that Khaled Saeed’s case has not yet been legally settled, despite the fact that it triggered a…
A state of counter-emergency
Opinion
March 28, 2011
A state of counter-emergency
Only 23 days ago, Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of…
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Egypt
January 15, 2011
I’m proud to be Tunisian, says Tunisian in Egypt
Tunisians living in Cairo experienced a mixture of anger, optimism, enthusiasm and some worry as they watched the protests in…