Opinion
No competition
October 15, 2015
No competition
There is a frenzied push for people to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections so that the turnout can be…
The trademark of degradation
October 13, 2015
The trademark of degradation
Obscenity and nothing but obscenity is what that talk show kept broadcasting until five in the morning, with the host…
Avoiding recession
October 12, 2015
Avoiding recession
I warn of yet another failure for the Egyptian renaissance, which has not really picked up much since 1805.
World War III
October 8, 2015
World War III
Of the most enjoyable books I have read in my life was “The Seven Pillars of Wisdom” by Thomas Edward…
The peace with Israel, a poisonous broth
October 7, 2015
The peace with Israel, a poisonous broth
It is the military who know best the advantages and disadvantages of the peace with Israel.
What happens in Mecca every year has nothing to do with God
October 5, 2015
What happens in Mecca every year has nothing to do with God
Many will not like what I am saying today. They will probably call me an infidel because I question the…
Greece on a knife’s edge
September 30, 2015
Greece on a knife’s edge
It has been exactly five years since Greece joined the European Support Mechanism with the close cooperation of the International…
Do not climb on Nefertiti’s shoulders
September 29, 2015
Do not climb on Nefertiti’s shoulders
British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves has claimed that the tomb of the famous Egyptian queen Nefertiti lies behind the walls of…
‘Turandot’’s riddles
September 29, 2015
‘Turandot’’s riddles
My friend Mahmoud Abdallah, the former head of Misr Insurance Holding Company, took me from his home in Princeton, New…