Opinion
A to-do list for SCAF
August 19, 2011
A to-do list for SCAF
Once again, political forces in Egypt disagree about how to move forward after the revolution. The current rift may be…
Revolutionary justice
August 16, 2011
Revolutionary justice
"President Mubarak, Egyptian judges appreciate you deeply. It was you who restored the Egyptian Supreme Judicial Council at the outset…
Politics or economy first?
August 12, 2011
Politics or economy first?
I recently met a former Czech official who compared the revolutions of Eastern European in 1989 to Egypt’s 2011 revolution.…
Where are the Mubarakists?
August 8, 2011
Where are the Mubarakists?
The opening of Hosni Mubarak’s trial last week was undoubtedly a historic day for Egyptians. With the trial now underway,…
After the spectacle
August 7, 2011
After the spectacle
The entry of our stretcher-borne ex-dictator into that courtroom cage marked a watershed between two qualitatively different Egyptian worlds: A…
A show of weakness
August 1, 2011
A show of weakness
Last Friday’s rally in Tahrir was perplexing. Not because it showed the Islamists’ strong political presence, that much we already…
An Islamist threat?
August 1, 2011
An Islamist threat?
Rather than being the day of national unity it was billed to be, last Friday belonged to the Salafis. Still,…
Building resilient communication networks
August 1, 2011
Building resilient communication networks
On 27 January, the Egyptian government shocked the world by cutting off Internet and mobile service to repress political activism.…