Opinion

What can be done with one fifth of a homeland, a quarter of a nation and half an authority? Can…

Book censorship in Egypt is alive and well and may signal trouble for the country’s fledgling democracy. It serves as…

The media circus prompted by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Egypt demonstrates how Mubarak’s legacy still lingers,…

The visit of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Cairo this week was probably the peak of a now…

The Qadhafi regime has crumbled, reminding us once again that no regime can rely on batons and bullets to cement…

Two thousand Egyptian troops are currently fighting to take back the northern Sinai desert. Bedouin networks have ruled with impunity…

The scenes of violence and street fighting between the police and the Ahli Football Club fan group Ultras Ahlawy outside…

Where does Israel live in the Egyptian public imagination? Some unfortunate instances are usefully recalled: Jewish settlement in Palestine; a…

There are many things I remember about September 11, 2001. Like almost all New Yorkers on that day, I remember…

I was recently interviewed by an American television channel on the 10th anniversary of the 11 September attacks on the…