neoliberalism
Q&A with Habib Ayeb: Ties between Tunisia and Egypt
World
June 24, 2012
Q&A with Habib Ayeb: Ties between Tunisia and Egypt
Tunisian geographer Habib Ayeb grew up in the time of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Arab nationalism and socialist rhetoric. Born in…
In new region, EBRD told to proceed with caution
Business
June 13, 2012
In new region, EBRD told to proceed with caution
Under Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year reign, “the private sector” and “privatizations” became politically laden terms associated with a circle of businessmen…
The Brotherhood’s businessmen
Opinion
February 13, 2012
The Brotherhood’s businessmen
American news website Salon.com published an article last week under the title “The GOP Brotherhood of Egypt” in which its…
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
Egypt
October 28, 2011
From bringing down Ben Ali to fixing up Wall Street
The Occupy Wall Street protesters are now in their second month of camping out in New York City’s financial district…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Opinion
May 31, 2011
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?
Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
No citizenship without social justice
Opinion
April 15, 2011
No citizenship without social justice
Since the adoption of neoliberal policies in the 1980s, many countries have suffered from inequality even though they have enjoyed…
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
Business
July 15, 2010
Egypt’s recurring food price crisis
In the summer of 2008, the so-called “food price crisis” took Egypt by storm. Drastically rising food prices made headlines…