Nasser
Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now
Egypt
July 22, 2010
Egypt’s changing middle class: Between Nasser and now
Last Ramadan, in defiance of all the dietary restrictions placed on an elderly diabetic, and after a heavy iftar, my…
Revolution Day: Celebrating 58 years of authoritarian rule
Opinion
July 22, 2010
Revolution Day: Celebrating 58 years of authoritarian rule
For several decades, Egypt has lived under an authoritarian political regime whose roots date back to the 1952 revolution, when…
Court rejects govt attempt to censor Nasser movie
Egypt
March 2, 2010
Court rejects govt attempt to censor Nasser movie
Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court turned down yesterday an appeal submitted by the government and the Ministry of Defense against the…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
Archaeology
December 1, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two peoples
After 1967, Algeria and Egypt's commitments to Third World independence varied. President Nasser had since his takeover espoused a dedication…
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
Archaeology
November 24, 2009
Algeria and Egypt: A tale of two histories
Dublin--Earlier this month, when referring to the Egypt-Algeria fiasco, television commentator Amr Adeeb asked the rhetorical question: “Why do they…