Opinion
My Danish experience
October 29, 2014
My Danish experience
Once I received an invitation from the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute to visit Denmark, the first thing that came to my…
Distorting the golden pharaoh
October 28, 2014
Distorting the golden pharaoh
The Daily Mail published a report last week about King Tutankhamun that completely distorted the pharaoh, whose treasures and tomb…
It is rather hypocrisy that kills our soldiers
October 28, 2014
It is rather hypocrisy that kills our soldiers
Since 30 June 2013, a tide of adulation has been on the rise; it was not meant for the regime, not…
The ISIS war is doomed to fail
October 27, 2014
The ISIS war is doomed to fail
Even if ISIS is defeated, the war on the greater Middle East is doomed to fail. So wrote Andrew Bacevich…
It’s not our problem
October 26, 2014
It’s not our problem
Can poverty, ignorance, impaired democratic change and spiritual emptiness produce groups that rape children, enslave women and behead those of…
Down with democracy
October 24, 2014
Down with democracy
Sixty years ago, the country was on the brink of civil war and various branches of the army were on…
Sun heat or barbarism
October 23, 2014
Sun heat or barbarism
The marvel of its time, which impressed the world from Egypt in particular and not from any other place, had…
What we need to know about state security
October 22, 2014
What we need to know about state security
The offices of the dissolved State Security Apparatus all look the same.
Copts out of the bottle
October 21, 2014
Copts out of the bottle
The modern Egyptian state since the days of Mohamed Ali has declared on a regular basis that Copts have equal…
Patriotism does not mean tyranny
October 20, 2014
Patriotism does not mean tyranny
There are those who have monopolized religion and considered all others non-believers. They have founded organizations with mundane goals that…