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During Mubarak’s rule, Egypt was divided into two camps. The first benefited from the regime and was complicit in its crimes. The other opposed the regime's policies and everything it stood for.
This revolution has revealed the face of...
The clear reluctance on the part of Arab regimes and Western powers to support the Tunisian revolution is amazing. This is especially the case since the revolution, from the beginning, has been popular and democratic; it has not employed any...
Those who watched Al-Jazeera’s live coverage of the great protests in Tunisia should know that what happened in Tunisia is unlikely to happen in Egypt.
Tunisians who took to the streets chanted for freedom, equality, dignity, and nationalism....
Despite the gravity of the recent terrorist acts in Alexandria, most observers have treated the matter superficially and have shied away from a deeper analysis of the simmering problem of sectarian tensions.
These recent events are indicative of an...
In the wake of the Alexandria church bombing on New Year’s Eve, many Egyptians were more interested in following the death toll and singing to the tune of national unity than in alleviating the pain of the victims’ families.
It's...
Many people seem to doubt that the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) includes any true reformists among its ranks. I, however, believe it does, and that this group could help change the current political situation.
The NDP is a diverse party...
Egypt’s recently concluded legislative elections did not only end with a landslide victory for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), having secured 93 percent of the seats in parliament, but also with a resounding defeat for the...
Egyptians are accustomed to election fraud, having witnessed very few fair elections in their modern history. The events that took place during the 28 November parliamentary elections are nothing new. Many of the manipulation tactics used during the...
The Egyptian government has a bewildering double standard when it comes to handling issues of sovereignty. At times, the government robustly defends its sovereignty against outside interference and at other times it completely turns a blind eye. It...
The Muslim Brotherhood has stuck with its well-known slogan "Islam is the solution" for nearly a quarter of a century. Meanwhile, the Egyptian state has until now failed to enforce a ban on religious slogans that undermine the foundations...