Aaron Jakes

The severed branches of local government
Opinion

The severed branches of local government

Sometime in the middle of last March, while I was still living in Cairo, I was working at my desk…
The myth of Egypt’s liberal constitution
Opinion

The myth of Egypt’s liberal constitution

In the years leading up to January 2011, Egypt’s past often appeared as an admonishment to the present. While their…
Why remember Dinshawai?
Opinion

Why remember Dinshawai?

Today marks the 105th anniversary of the Dinshawai Incident, the dramatic event that any Egyptian school child will dutifully identify…
The specter of Egypt’s colonial interior
Opinion

The specter of Egypt’s colonial interior

In the spring of 1896, the British Consul-General and de facto colonial overlord of Egypt, Lord Cromer, submitted his annual…
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