Opinion

Chapter One: The meeting Some time during March 2008, I was one of several artists who gathered in the meeting…

I am spending this Ramadan outside of Egypt, in cooler climes. I suppose I should be grateful to have avoided…

Two recent events have presented challenges for the Egyptian regime's plan to transfer power to Gamal Mubarak: Mohamed ElBaradei's campaign…

The widely viewed TV drama Al-Gamaa, which follows the life of Muslim Brotherhood founder Hassan el-Banna, has sparked fierce controversy…

Over the last decade, buzzwords such as "renewable", "sustainable" and "carbon footprint" seem to crop up in every other sentence--a…

Blogging started in the West as a way to record personal experiences, akin to an electronic diary. Bloggers were motivated…

The Egyptian government has some explaining to do after links have been made between its electricity cuts this summer and…

How strange Egyptian politics are becoming. The launch of a “popular campaign” in the last few weeks to encourage Gamal…

Congratulations to the Muslim Brotherhood on the success of the Ramadan television series Al-Gamaa (The Brotherhood). Written by the talented…

Since the bellies of those working in our government are full, they no longer care about the hungry in this…