Opinion
Opinion: Stop the tuk-tuk!
February 8, 2021
Opinion: Stop the tuk-tuk!
Almost every single day, tuk-tuks finds their way to news headlines as a party in an accident, and somedays, more…
Reflections on Arab politics: To create good leaders, good citizens need to be nurtured
February 7, 2021
Reflections on Arab politics: To create good leaders, good citizens need to be nurtured
The Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz wrote in his novel ‘Heart of the Night’, that ‘Politics is a spacious…
Boredom opens the door to isolation, depression, and terrorism
January 27, 2021
Boredom opens the door to isolation, depression, and terrorism
When governments talk about how to reduce the risk of terrorism, the most oft-voiced policies are security-based: detecting and cracking…
Opinion: Escaping the Cairo Eye
January 26, 2021
Opinion: Escaping the Cairo Eye
The fact that Cairo is not attractive from above is no secret for those who look at it from the…
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part two)
January 21, 2021
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part two)
There is no doubt that technology has made our lives easier. From communicating with others despite miles of separation, to…
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
January 18, 2021
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
I was watching a promotional clip of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former US President Barack Obama. He was discussing his…
What can be done about society’s ongoing crisis of values?
December 19, 2020
What can be done about society’s ongoing crisis of values?
It is so painful, so inexpressible when I look at what our relationship with “the other” has become; when I…
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
December 7, 2020
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
On one of my visits to Germany, while walking in the streets of Munich, I bumped into a sheikh whom I know…
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
December 3, 2020
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
George Holyoake’s 1896 publication English Secularism describes secularism as follows: “Secularism is a code of duty pertaining to this life, founded on…
Macron… Betrayal of Language and Problems of Terminology
November 20, 2020
Macron… Betrayal of Language and Problems of Terminology
Did Macron catch the vicious “bug” of sectarianism from Lebanese officials when he met them in Beirut? They know how…