Opinion

Next time you slice a juicy red tomato, consider that rural Egypt is being bled to death. Arable land is…

Many argue that Egyptian Islamism has lagged behind its counterparts in Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, Yemen and other relatively “peripheral” Arab…

Freedom of Information and freedom of expression are under fierce and sustained attack in Egypt, North Africa and the Middle…

I used to get bullied at school when I was younger, by an older boy who (through the haze of…

Revolutions are tumultuous. This is the second article in a series which will tackle the tumult by discussing the obstacles…

It’s perhaps a matter of fortune that the most important revolution in Egypt’s recent history would coincide with the period…

As Al-Masry Al-Youm’s only non-Egyptian regular columnist, I have the painful but necessary task to highlight how foreigners residing in…

A Salafi fear industry has developed in the Egyptian media, especially after the group’s sudden emergence in the aftermath of…

The word fasad, corruption, has been chanted like a mantra in Egypt for the past month and a half. Ever…

Only 23 days ago, Egypt’s caretaker Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was with us in Tahrir Square, amidst large crowds of…