Saad el-Din Ibrahim

Getting a job and children prospering in education
Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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