Opinion
‘Islam is the solution’ is no solution
November 5, 2010
‘Islam is the solution’ is no solution
The Muslim Brotherhood has stuck with its well-known slogan "Islam is the solution" for nearly a quarter of a century.…
Chaos on the satellite airwaves
November 4, 2010
Chaos on the satellite airwaves
A number of Egyptian and Arab satellite channels have been playing a destructive role in our society, threatening our national…
Will NDP independents win the elections again?
November 3, 2010
Will NDP independents win the elections again?
Among the intriguing scenes playing out in the lead-up to the 28 November parliamentary elections has been the throngs of…
Black taxi or white taxi?
November 2, 2010
Black taxi or white taxi?
For decades, the Egyptian economy was managed in the same manner that a taxi driver managed his vehicle. The taxi--let’s…
US wars absent from midterm campaigns
November 1, 2010
US wars absent from midterm campaigns
On 15 April, 2004, 2nd Lieutenant Ilario Pantano, a 32-year-old US marine, stopped and detained two Iraqis driving on a…
Elections 2010: What’s new?
October 31, 2010
Elections 2010: What’s new?
Just two months ahead of parliamentary elections in Egypt, a foreign visitor might have reasonably concluded from a perusal of…
‘Smart’ government, idiotic leadership
October 27, 2010
‘Smart’ government, idiotic leadership
Egypt is marked by a profound contradiction which deserves some comment: Healthy rates of economic growth exist alongside a widespread…
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
October 26, 2010
Is Abu Ghraib the new normal?
Back in 2004, a year after the US invasion of Iraq, accounts and photographs of murder, rape and torture at…
An Arab WikiLeaks?
October 25, 2010
An Arab WikiLeaks?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks (an international group that publishes anonymously submitted secret government documents), would probably be an…
Will Mubarak run again in 2011?
October 24, 2010
Will Mubarak run again in 2011?
Ali Eddin Helal, media secretary for the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP), affirmed three days ago that the NDP would…