January 25 revolution
Obama tells Morsy to ‘protect’ democracy
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Obama tells Morsy to ‘protect’ democracy
US President Barack Obama warned Tuesday that his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Morsy has a "responsibility to protect" the democratic principles…
Sharqiya court acquits security officials of revolution deaths
Egypt
January 31, 2013
Sharqiya court acquits security officials of revolution deaths
Zagazig Criminal Court acquitted eight security officials on Thursday accused of killing protesters in Sharqiya Governorate during the 2011 uprising.…
Attempts to confuse our collective memory
Opinion
July 4, 2012
Attempts to confuse our collective memory
For the past 18 months, Egyptians have been struggling to follow up with the constantly shifting developments in the political…
Mother, wife, artist and a revolutionary
Opinion
March 21, 2012
Mother, wife, artist and a revolutionary
Whenever I remember 2 pm on 25 January 2011, I feel that I have changed forever. At that time I…
Eritrea: The artistry of constitution making
Opinion
March 4, 2012
Eritrea: The artistry of constitution making
In 1991, after two decades of armed struggle against military rule, a tiny country wedged between Sudan and Ethiopia won…
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
Opinion
February 29, 2012
Indonesia says, “Don’t give the military a long leash”
JAKARTA — “We warned them about trusting the military.”The topic of the conversation was Egypt, but the speaker was no…
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
Opinion
February 23, 2012
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
Opinion
February 21, 2012
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
A few days ago, I was invited to a meeting for the World Bank’s office in Cairo to discuss a…
Three things to consider before mourning sheikh Emad Effat’s death
Opinion
February 16, 2012
Three things to consider before mourning sheikh Emad Effat’s death
A sadness, but not like deathWhen Emad Effat was martyred on Friday, 16 December, just before the call for sunset…
A call for a green constitution
Opinion
February 12, 2012
A call for a green constitution
As we near the stage of drafting our constitution, it is becoming imperative to strengthen the need for steering public…