Hasan Ismaik, Author at Egypt Independent

Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end?

I was watching a promotional clip of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former US President Barack Obama. He was discussing his...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 1 day ago

What can be done about society's ongoing crisis of values?

It is so painful, so inexpressible when I look at what our relationship with “the other” has become; when I...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 1 month ago

The West and the Syrian-Iranian alliance: A card that should be played

Today, Syria is experiencing a serious impasse, where the country is living in a state of “no war, no peace”. There...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 1 month ago

Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?

On one of my visits to Germany, while walking in the streets of Munich, I bumped into a sheikh whom I know...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 1 month ago

Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism

George Holyoake’s 1896 publication English Secularism describes secularism as follows: “Secularism is a code of duty pertaining to this life, founded on...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 2 months ago

Macron... Betrayal of Language and Problems of Terminology

Did Macron catch the vicious “bug” of sectarianism from Lebanese officials when he met them in Beirut? They know how...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 2 months ago

Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time

During and after each US presidential election, the connotations of winning and losing differ from their general use, as the...

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 2 months ago

Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization

Historians agree unanimously on the importance Christianity’s role in the Arab renaissance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries....

Hasan Ismaik Hasanis 2 months ago

The Donkey & Elephant Race: Reflections on a Significant Event

Every four years, the world, armed with statistics on the one hand and predictions and expectations on the other, gaze...