Opinion
Saudi women in election queues
December 14, 2015
Saudi women in election queues
Among the hundreds of news stories that are told every day around the clock I did not find a “first”…
The Abdel Ghaffar Republic
December 7, 2015
The Abdel Ghaffar Republic
When the El-Nadim Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence says that 13 people died in places of detention in…
Will Parliament really take off?
December 6, 2015
Will Parliament really take off?
Strangely enough, some members of the new Parliament who managed to sneak into it through hybrid blocs and coalitions brag…
CNN opinion: Syria airstrikes – Has the West learned nothing after its 9/11 response?
December 2, 2015
CNN opinion: Syria airstrikes – Has the West learned nothing after its 9/11 response?
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is determined to deal with the threat from international terrorists. Or so he keeps saying.
Bassem Youssef: from the Emmys to Carthage
December 2, 2015
Bassem Youssef: from the Emmys to Carthage
The Emmy Awards for the television industry is like the Oscars for the film industry in the United States. What…
Nonpolitical money
December 1, 2015
Nonpolitical money
The term political money is used in Egypt to describe what candidates pay to buy votes for them to win…
Saudi Arabia and ISIS: one stem, different branches
November 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia and ISIS: one stem, different branches
Suddenly, journalists and strategists of the West woke up and discovered that Saudi Arabia is no different than ISIS, except…
Yehia al-Fakharani: the giant of the theater
November 26, 2015
Yehia al-Fakharani: the giant of the theater
The minute my friend Yehia al-Fakharani appeared on the stage of the National Theater in the wonderful play “A Night…
They would go to Sudan if there were an opportunity there
November 24, 2015
They would go to Sudan if there were an opportunity there
Q: Which awards did you win while representing Egypt? A: In 2014, I was awarded "Best Inventor in the World" by…