Opinion
Obama’s communication problem
August 17, 2010
Obama’s communication problem
Over a year ago, when US President Barack Obama addressed the Muslim world from Cairo, the response from the region…
The poet lives
August 16, 2010
The poet lives
Two years have passed since the Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish (1941-2008) died at a hospital in Texas from complications he…
Who sabotaged our wheat supply?
August 11, 2010
Who sabotaged our wheat supply?
Who is responsible for the current wheat shortage in Egypt? This very simple question has become a riddle since 2005,…
A blessing in disguise
August 11, 2010
A blessing in disguise
When the Cairo Court of Appeal passed its unprecedented judgment on 14 June, 1995 separating Islamic scholar Nasr Hamed Abu…
Scenarios for presidential succession
August 11, 2010
Scenarios for presidential succession
The health of President Hosni Mubarak is not a private matter. It’s a public concern whose smallest details should be…
Behind the affability
August 10, 2010
Behind the affability
Gamal Mubarak met with Egyptian university students last week, fielding questions and comments about a range of sensitive issues: corruption,…
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
August 10, 2010
Reading Tony Judt in Cairo
A few days ago, the world mourned the passing of Tony Judt, a British historian of repute and engaged public…
Boycotting elections? The wrong question
August 9, 2010
Boycotting elections? The wrong question
The current state of political mobilization and intensifying protests and strikes in Egypt has created a fanciful impression that change…
The road to denial
August 8, 2010
The road to denial
The Egyptian press recently reported that President Mubarak will soon inaugurate the new Saft el-Laban corridor, connecting Cairo University to…
A tortuous problem
August 5, 2010
A tortuous problem
The potential seems almost endless. More than two hundred thousand people have registered their support on the Facebook page “We…