Opinion
Saudi Arabia and Egyptian laborers
June 6, 2011
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
June 3, 2011
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
June 2, 2011
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
June 1, 2011
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’?
May 31, 2011
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
May 30, 2011
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?
May 29, 2011
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
May 27, 2011
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
May 25, 2011
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
May 24, 2011
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…