Opinion
Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
January 18, 2011
Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
Nothing intensifies feelings and moves people’s hearts like a revolution. It's a comprehensive, sweeping popular act that suddenly erupts to…
Copts’ new birth
January 17, 2011
Copts’ new birth
Last month’s attack on a church in Alexandria may mark a new dawn for Coptic activism in Egypt. After suffering…
Egypt is not Tunisia
January 16, 2011
Egypt is not Tunisia
Those who watched Al-Jazeera’s live coverage of the great protests in Tunisia should know that what happened in Tunisia is…
Honoring Bouazizi
January 16, 2011
Honoring Bouazizi
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country at night with no guards or official processions. As he sought…
Muddying the waters
January 16, 2011
Muddying the waters
As many of us are still in shock, pain and melancholy after the Alexandria church attack, lawyer Montaser al-Zayat has…
The Arizona shooting and right-wing extremism
January 15, 2011
The Arizona shooting and right-wing extremism
The attempted assassination of a representative of the United States Congress has gripped the consciousness of America. On Saturday 8…
Ending sectarianism in Egypt
January 14, 2011
Ending sectarianism in Egypt
Despite the gravity of the recent terrorist acts in Alexandria, most observers have treated the matter superficially and have shied…
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
January 13, 2011
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
“The Copts are the origin of this country…we treat the guests who came and lived here nicely…but we are ready…
The price of separation
January 12, 2011
The price of separation
Today marks day four of a historic referendum in which the people of Southern Sudan cast their votes to determine…
On foreign conspiracies
January 12, 2011
On foreign conspiracies
When I left Cairo a few days after the New Year’s Eve blast, rumors were spreading of a possible conspiracy…