Opinion
McCarthyism, Egyptian style
November 23, 2014
McCarthyism, Egyptian style
Albert Einstein, Charlie Chaplin, Arthur Miller and many other in a long list of big names in science, art and…
Of unfairness in our literary life
November 20, 2014
Of unfairness in our literary life
Hardly a day goes by without me seeing or hearing a new example of unfairness in our cultural life. Newspapers and…
A tale’s last chapter
November 18, 2014
A tale’s last chapter
This has been Egypt’s tale in the past sixty years, particularly the last forty. It is called ‘Paving Egypt’. It…
The Happiness Trade
November 18, 2014
The Happiness Trade
Try to write the Arabic word for “happiness” on Google search and you will be met with 24 million results,…
Forgive us Essam Heggy
November 16, 2014
Forgive us Essam Heggy
The Rosetta spacecraft landed successfully and for the first time on the surface of a comet in an historic moment…
Shall we charge Sisi with receiving funds from abroad?
November 16, 2014
Shall we charge Sisi with receiving funds from abroad?
On Friday, 7 November 2014, I watched in the evening a talk show in which the host and her two…
What does Google reveal about SMEs in Egypt?
November 16, 2014
What does Google reveal about SMEs in Egypt?
As Morocco gears up for the fifth annual global entrepreneurship summit from 19 to 21 November 2014, all types of…
Curse 25 January, it’s easier
November 13, 2014
Curse 25 January, it’s easier
Some have a problem with the 25 January revolution or uprising or conspiracy, you name it. This I understand, because…
Once upon a time on a train
November 12, 2014
Once upon a time on a train
Lord Halifax, who was the viceroy of India in the late 1920s, was one day on a train from London…
What does the minister of transitional justice do exactly?
November 12, 2014
What does the minister of transitional justice do exactly?
In foreign countries, a ruler is accountable and could be jailed if a train derailed in some distant suburb and…