Opinion
The khawaga’s lament
March 30, 2011
The khawaga’s lament
As Al-Masry Al-Youm’s only non-Egyptian regular columnist, I have the painful but necessary task to highlight how foreigners residing in…
What do Salafis really want?
March 29, 2011
What do Salafis really want?
A Salafi fear industry has developed in the Egyptian media, especially after the group’s sudden emergence in the aftermath of…
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
March 29, 2011
Minimum wage a cure for ‘corruption’
The word fasad, corruption, has been chanted like a mantra in Egypt for the past month and a half. Ever…
A state of counter-emergency
March 28, 2011
A state of counter-emergency
Only 23 days ago, Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of…
Multiplying Tahrir Square
March 27, 2011
Multiplying Tahrir Square
As Egypt moves towards parliamentary elections later this year, secular liberals and Islamists have a common interest in building a…
Bahrain’s dangerous path
March 27, 2011
Bahrain’s dangerous path
Bahrain continued its brutal crackdown on Friday. In downtrodden and dusty villages located on the outskirts of Manama, crowds of…
Democracy vs liberalism
March 25, 2011
Democracy vs liberalism
Is Egypt heading towards some form of liberal democracy? More importantly, does democracy always imply liberalism, with free and fair…
Beyond the referendum
March 24, 2011
Beyond the referendum
The “yes” camp in the Egyptian referendum for constitutional reform got 77 percent. The “no” vote got the rest. And…
Reform security, secure reform
March 23, 2011
Reform security, secure reform
A few years ago, I visited the Stasi Museum in Berlin. I had learned about the East German security apparatus…
Lest the revolution turn into a wasted opportunity
March 23, 2011
Lest the revolution turn into a wasted opportunity
Following the successful 1919 revolution and after the British occupying forces succumbed to the will of the Egyptian people, King…