Opinion

We need to abolish the People’s Assembly seats quota

We need to abolish the People’s Assembly seats quota

Hussein Megawer, President of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation, insists on reiterating empty talk about how keen the state is…
Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development

Serving the public interest in Cairo’s urban development

Cairo faces many pressing urban challenges that are common to major cities in the developing world. As with many cities…
An alternative Mubarak May Day speech

An alternative Mubarak May Day speech

While I was preparing to appear on a program for al-Horra satellite channel to analyze President Hosni Mubarak's May Day…
Murder in Lebanon: United in backwardness

Murder in Lebanon: United in backwardness

A group of irate residents from the Lebanese village of Kafr Maya murdered and lynched Mohamed Mosallam, an Egyptian man…
Down the town: A tale of the heart

Down the town: A tale of the heart

I was recently sipping a cup of tea in Café Riche, Downtown Cairo’s 100-year-old café. I sat next to one…
Serious threat to Egypt’s water quota needs to be addressed

Serious threat to Egypt’s water quota needs to be addressed

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif announced that Egypt's quota of Nile water will remain intact as specified by international agreements governing…
For youth, labor law is simply ink on paper

For youth, labor law is simply ink on paper

Has the arsenal of laws and hundreds of articles designed to protect workers’ rights succeeded?  This is the question of…
Sizing up Mubarak’s May Day speech

Sizing up Mubarak’s May Day speech

For a number of reasons, the Egyptian people eagerly awaited President Mubarak's May Day speech on Thursday more than any…
The ‘Naughty Little Boy’ and me

The ‘Naughty Little Boy’ and me

Mahmoud el-Sadani, who died yesterday at the age of 83, was by no means an ordinary writer. He represented a…
Know thy enemy: The ‘Hizbullah cell’ case

Know thy enemy: The ‘Hizbullah cell’ case

Now that the court has issued its verdict in the case known as the 'Hizbullah cell in Egypt,' let's look…
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