Opinion
		The year of spontaneous combustion
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 19, 2011
The year of spontaneous combustion
						January 1, 2012 At first, when it began nearly a year ago, many people thought it was just a copycat…					
				
			
		What Tunisia proved and disproved
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 19, 2011
What Tunisia proved and disproved
						The Tunisian uprising raises so many questions that it is difficult to focus on only one or two, but one…					
				
			
		Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 18, 2011
Tunisia’s lessons in revolution
						Nothing intensifies feelings and moves people’s hearts like a revolution. It's a comprehensive, sweeping popular act that suddenly erupts to…					
				
			
		Copts’ new birth
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 17, 2011
Copts’ new birth
						Last month’s attack on a church in Alexandria may mark a new dawn for Coptic activism in Egypt. After suffering…					
				
			
		Egypt is not Tunisia
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 16, 2011
Egypt is not Tunisia
						Those who watched Al-Jazeera’s live coverage of the great protests in Tunisia should know that what happened in Tunisia is…					
				
			
		Honoring Bouazizi
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 16, 2011
Honoring Bouazizi
						Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country at night with no guards or official processions. As he sought…					
				
			
		Muddying the waters
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 16, 2011
Muddying the waters
						As many of us are still in shock, pain and melancholy after the Alexandria church attack, lawyer Montaser al-Zayat has…					
				
			
		The Arizona shooting and right-wing extremism
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 15, 2011
The Arizona shooting and right-wing extremism
						The attempted assassination of a representative of the United States Congress has gripped the consciousness of America. On Saturday 8…					
				
			
		Ending sectarianism in Egypt
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 14, 2011
Ending sectarianism in Egypt
						Despite the gravity of the recent terrorist acts in Alexandria, most observers have treated the matter superficially and have shied…					
				
			
		Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
January 13, 2011
Copts, Brothers, Salafis, and Autocrats
						“The Copts are the origin of this country…we treat the guests who came and lived here nicely…but we are ready…					
				
			