Opinion

Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the second article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…

It’s perhaps a matter of fortune that the most important revolution in Egypt’s recent history would coincide with the period…

As Al-Masry Al-Youm’s only non-Egyptian regular columnist, I have the painful but necessary task to highlight how foreigners residing in…

A Salafi fear industry has developed in the Egyptian media, especially after the group’s sudden emergence in the aftermath of…

The word fasad, corruption, has been chanted like a mantra in Egypt for the past month and a half. Ever…

Only 23 days ago, Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of…

As Egypt moves towards parliamentary elections later this year, secular liberals and Islamists have a common interest in building a…

Bahrain continued its brutal crackdown on Friday. In downtrodden and dusty villages located on the outskirts of Manama, crowds of…

Is Egypt heading towards some form of liberal democracy? More importantly, does democracy always imply liberalism, with free and fair…

The “yes” camp in the Egyptian referendum for constitutional reform got 77 percent. The “no” vote got the rest. And…