Karima Kamal
Double sin
Opinion
January 6, 2015
Double sin
I wrote an article last week commenting on the intervention of the church in political affairs and the statements of…
It is time to stop
Opinion
December 28, 2014
It is time to stop
If you were not shocked by Pope Tawadros' recent statements to the Spanish newspaper El Mundo — especially if compared…
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt
November 10, 2014
Church nears change of papal election, personal status by-laws
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church could finally change internal familial by-laws, which currently forbid Egyptian Coptic Christians from divorcing or remarrying,…
Marketing Facism
Opinion
November 2, 2014
Marketing Facism
I once heard a story on someone's Facebook account of a upper-class woman running into a TV presenter who had…
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Opinion
October 10, 2011
A massacre at the hands of the authorities
Can the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) now claim it decided not to open fire on Egyptians during…
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Opinion
January 21, 2011
Jumping from the frying pan into the fire
Egypt is not Tunisia. In Egypt, a middle-aged man tried to light himself on fire in front of the parliament…
Muddying the waters
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Muddying the waters
As many of us are still in shock, pain and melancholy after the Alexandria church attack, lawyer Montaser al-Zayat has…
Egypt’s policy of denial
Opinion
January 8, 2011
Egypt’s policy of denial
In a statement issued by the Two Saints Church, following the New Year’s Eve blast which killed 23 people and…
The NDP’s manipulation of Egyptian Copts
Opinion
November 19, 2010
The NDP’s manipulation of Egyptian Copts
In a recent op-ed, Michael Mounir, head of the US Copts Association, wrote:
Lessons from the Al-Dostour crisis
Opinion
November 12, 2010
Lessons from the Al-Dostour crisis
Looking back at the Al-Dostour newspaper crisis, which began in October, one wonders what lessons we can draw for Egyptian…