Opinion
Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it
January 27, 2013
Sexual assault in Tahrir: What it means, and how to stop it
Trigger warning: This post contains accounts of sexual violence.A woman was sexually assaulted with a bladed weapon on Friday night,…
Back to the squares, without the Brothers!
January 26, 2013
Back to the squares, without the Brothers!
Commenting on a Brotherhood statement saying “We will not be in Tahrir on the revolution anniversary,” a friend wrote on…
The responsibility of memory; a conversation with EI reporters
January 25, 2013
The responsibility of memory; a conversation with EI reporters
I spent days grappling with the difficulty of identifying ways of remembering 25 January — and we’re only down to…
Qursaya: A story of betrayal and struggle
January 24, 2013
Qursaya: A story of betrayal and struggle
It is important to consider the story of Qursaya as the second anniversary of the revolution approaches. It’s a story…
The scramble for Egypt’s oil
January 23, 2013
The scramble for Egypt’s oil
In the Qattamiya Heights Club House, amid the manicured green lawns and the golf course, multinational executives and government officials…
The revolution continues
January 21, 2013
The revolution continues
There is a particular image from 25 January 2011 that has left an indelible mark on my consciousness — one…
Dashed hopes in Morsy’s foreign policy
January 20, 2013
Dashed hopes in Morsy’s foreign policy
As the popularity of the Muslim Brotherhood and the president who hails from it declines among Egyptians, there is a…
Arab Spring two years on, time for a regional progressive alliance
January 19, 2013
Arab Spring two years on, time for a regional progressive alliance
This article was submitted by representatives of social democratic parties and groups from the Arab World and Europe participating in…
A post-Constitution course of action
January 18, 2013
A post-Constitution course of action
The results of the constitutional referendum, and other concomitant developments in the political landscape, have shown both the government and…
Who let the street kids down?
January 17, 2013
Who let the street kids down?
A lot of people have been asking me what the hardest moment has been in my work with street children.…