Saad el-Din Ibrahim
Getting a job and children prospering in education
Opinion
April 3, 2018
Getting a job and children prospering in education
The Baseera Center is currently considered one of the most important research centers in Egypt, although there are other research…
Boycott, the overwhelming vote in the parliamentary elections
Opinion
November 21, 2015
Boycott, the overwhelming vote in the parliamentary elections
Without coordination, two-thirds of the voters had silently sent a resounding message to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi by refraining from…
My friend the great thinker pines for dictatorship
Opinion
November 8, 2015
My friend the great thinker pines for dictatorship
After the first round of the parliamentary elections I asked my friend, who is usually referred to in the press…
From Tokyo and Tehran to Athens, Washington and the bitter medicine
Opinion
July 27, 2015
From Tokyo and Tehran to Athens, Washington and the bitter medicine
During just one week (July 11-17, 2015), the parliaments of four countries around the world took difficult and controversial fateful…
Beware of the garbage collectors’ war against the state and society
Opinion
June 6, 2015
Beware of the garbage collectors’ war against the state and society
A few weeks ago, former Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber said the sons of garbage collectors cannot work for the prosecution,…
Local representation: Let’s elect our own governors
Opinion
February 1, 2015
Local representation: Let’s elect our own governors
In his article in Al-Masry Al-Youm on 13 January 2015, columnist Suleiman Gouda criticized the method by which governors are…
Shall we charge Sisi with receiving funds from abroad?
Opinion
November 16, 2014
Shall we charge Sisi with receiving funds from abroad?
On Friday, 7 November 2014, I watched in the evening a talk show in which the host and her two…
Egyptians would do anything for Sisi
Opinion
November 9, 2014
Egyptians would do anything for Sisi
I find the Egyptian proverb that means to say that your enemy will pick on you while your friend would…
Has Egypt become a police state?
Opinion
December 20, 2010
Has Egypt become a police state?
All dictatorships throughout history have relied on the ruthless support of security apparatuses. The situation in Egypt from the late…
Does ElBaradei have a Plan B?
Opinion
May 2, 2010
Does ElBaradei have a Plan B?
Mohamed ElBaradei visited the United States last week and spoke at two universities where I teach, Harvard and Tufts, in…