Islamists vs liberals
Morsy adviser claims liberals want Mubarak-style democracy
Egypt
December 6, 2012
Morsy adviser claims liberals want Mubarak-style democracy
Basem al-Zarqa, a prominent Salafi preacher and one of President Mohamed Morsy’s circle of advisers, was asking me to pray…
Egyptian undemocratic liberals
Opinion
December 1, 2012
Egyptian undemocratic liberals
To be a liberal is to be democratic. That’s a no-brainer.In Egypt, as in American foreign policy, however, the situation…
Lemons and raisins
Opinion
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…
Sabbahi demands changes for constitutional articles on freedoms
Egypt
October 5, 2012
Sabbahi demands changes for constitutional articles on freedoms
Hamdeen Sabbahi, founder of the new Popular Current Party and former presidential candidate, said on Wednesday evening that he…
MP Amr Hamzawy withdraws from constitution-writing assembly
Egypt
March 26, 2012
MP Amr Hamzawy withdraws from constitution-writing assembly
Independent MP Amr Hamzawy announced his withdrawal from the constitution-writing assembly Monday, saying it lacks fair political representation. Hamzawy said…