Opinion
How the people’s climate summit in Bolivia can help
April 22, 2010
How the people’s climate summit in Bolivia can help
Toward the end of the UN climate change summit that took place last December in Copenhagen, Bolivian President Evo Morales…
How Egypt can defend its Nile water rights
April 21, 2010
How Egypt can defend its Nile water rights
I disagree with those who claim the regime is conceding Egypt's water rights. Nobody should make such a horrendous accusation.…
Message on International Mother Earth Day 2010
April 21, 2010
Message on International Mother Earth Day 2010
Mother Earth–-our only home-–is under pressure. We are making progressively unreasonable demands on her, and she is showing the strain.…
The truth about ElBaradei’s statements
April 20, 2010
The truth about ElBaradei’s statements
ElBaradei isn't perfect, but he's still the best figure in Egyptian politics. He's not the savior, but he's the fittest…
The government even lost the Nile
April 19, 2010
The government even lost the Nile
If I had some extra money, I would hire someone to go look for the government that has lost its…
Egypt must stand up for its Nile water
April 19, 2010
Egypt must stand up for its Nile water
Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, described Egypt as "the gift of the Nile" when he visited it in the fifth…
Ibn Taymiyyah and progress in the Islamic world
April 18, 2010
Ibn Taymiyyah and progress in the Islamic world
"The conference, held in Mardin in Southwestern Turkey, found that there no longer exists any context in which to apply…
When will the opposition overcome its chronic weaknesses?
April 14, 2010
When will the opposition overcome its chronic weaknesses?
We all want to see genuine presidential elections in 2011 when, for the first time in the country's history, Egyptians…
Taking exception
April 14, 2010
Taking exception
Nabil Sharaf Eddin’s column, “The Phobia of Normalization,” in the Arabic edition of Al-Masry Al-Youm on 12 April about the…
‘Don’t air your dirty laundry in public’
April 13, 2010
‘Don’t air your dirty laundry in public’
Ola el-Sadani wrote a column on Wednesday 7 April on Al-Ahram's cinema page in which she applauded Ahmed Atef's position…