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Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers

Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers

Egyptian newspapers reported last week that Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Manpower Adel Fakieh told a gathering of businessmen at the…
Talking democracy

Talking democracy

Several years ago, I attended a posh dinner party where conversation turned to Gamal Mubarak’s chances of becoming president. Most…
Betting on the Brotherhood’s youth

Betting on the Brotherhood’s youth

In 2005, a reporter from Al-Wafd newspaper asked me what I thought about the future of the Muslim Brotherhood. As…
A new beginning for Egyptian tourism

A new beginning for Egyptian tourism

In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism…
Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?

Egypt’s ‘orderly transition’?

Although press coverage of events in Egypt may have dropped off the front pages, discussion of the post-Mubarak period continues…
No Mr. General

No Mr. General

Last Friday, General Mamdouh Shahin, the assistant defense minister for legal affairs and member of the Supreme Council of the…
A Brotherhood government?

A Brotherhood government?

The only way to avoid oppression is to attain power. This what the Muslim Brotherhood has learned from history. The…
Why we should protest on Friday

Why we should protest on Friday

There’s been a lot of talk since the revolution. In one of the most important discussions I’ve seen so far,…
Obama and post-revolution Egypt

Obama and post-revolution Egypt

Obama’s speech to the Arab world last week was marked by an interesting paradox. On the one hand, the tone…
Putting the Mubaraks on trial

Putting the Mubaraks on trial

Mubarak’s trial is not simply over financial crimes. It's also about political crimes that were committed over 30 years. It…
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