Opinion
Assiut, Qursaya, Mohamed Mahmoud: Making the connections
November 19, 2012
Assiut, Qursaya, Mohamed Mahmoud: Making the connections
Mourning has seemed the order of the day in Egypt this week. Just as Egyptians prepared to remember and mourn…
The draft constitution: Where we stand on social rights
November 19, 2012
The draft constitution: Where we stand on social rights
The identity-focused controversy on the role of Sharia as a source of legislation has confounded expectations, occupying the main stage…
Potatoes and humans
November 18, 2012
Potatoes and humans
Bashing the Egyptian state for its utter failure in Sinai is no longer news. But some microcosmic incidents still illustrate…
Bankruptcy as a democratic asset
November 17, 2012
Bankruptcy as a democratic asset
Many observers fear that the country may be transiting from one authoritarian regime to another under the rule of the…
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
November 15, 2012
Writing Egypt’s constitution: In pursuit of social justice theory
Of the three demands that Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in the wake of the 25 January revolution — bread,…
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
November 14, 2012
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
Salafis might accept procedural democracy — that is to say the vote and the ballot box — as a means…
Modifying my belief
November 13, 2012
Modifying my belief
I decided to deactivate my practice of Islam as a religion because the “cognitive dissonance” between some of its details…
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
November 12, 2012
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
The calorie is a crucial measurement in our self-imposed scrutiny of the body. As a recently released Israeli government document…
Lemons and raisins
November 11, 2012
Lemons and raisins
Yassin and Ali, both of generation Tahrir, were embroiled in a heated argument ahead of the presidential election between presidential…
The Cabinet’s lost bet on foreign capital
November 8, 2012
The Cabinet’s lost bet on foreign capital
The Cabinet’s plans for economic recovery seem to revolve solely around one theme: the attraction of foreign capital inflows. The…