Opinion
The wrong question: Is Erdogan an Islamist or a secularist?
September 20, 2011
The wrong question: Is Erdogan an Islamist or a secularist?
The media circus prompted by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Egypt demonstrates how Mubarak’s legacy still lingers,…
Which Turkish model?
September 19, 2011
Which Turkish model?
The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo this week was probably the peak of a now…
The EU and Libya after Qadhafi
September 17, 2011
The EU and Libya after Qadhafi
The Qadhafi regime has crumbled, reminding us once again that no regime can rely on batons and bullets to cement…
Shift in Sinai security strategy must include crackdown on torture camps
September 14, 2011
Shift in Sinai security strategy must include crackdown on torture camps
Two thousand Egyptian troops are currently fighting to take back the northern Sinai desert. Bedouin networks have ruled with impunity…
Riots and politics: A mutual salvation?
September 13, 2011
Riots and politics: A mutual salvation?
The scenes of violence and street fighting between the police and the Ahli Football Club fan group Ultras Ahlawy outside…
The politics of symbolic forms
September 12, 2011
The politics of symbolic forms
Where does Israel live in the Egyptian public imagination? Some unfortunate instances are usefully recalled: Jewish settlement in Palestine; a…
There is no quick cure for terrorism
September 11, 2011
There is no quick cure for terrorism
There are many things I remember about September 11, 2001. Like almost all New Yorkers on that day, I remember…
Why jihadists will keep on attacking America
September 8, 2011
Why jihadists will keep on attacking America
I was recently interviewed by an American television channel on the 10th anniversary of the 11 September attacks on the…
In Sinai, Egypt should be tough but fair
September 6, 2011
In Sinai, Egypt should be tough but fair
On 29 July, a group of around hundred armed men rode into the town of Arish in northern Sinai on…
A little fear, a lot of worry
September 4, 2011
A little fear, a lot of worry
Where is Egypt headed? I’ve heard this question being asked by everyone, everywhere, as if there were no other questions…