Opinion
Louay al-Qahwagy writes from prison: The regime will pay the price for their crimes
October 19, 2014
Louay al-Qahwagy writes from prison: The regime will pay the price for their crimes
A regime keeps perpetuating more and more injustice, thinking that by keeping the people preoccupied all the time with its current…
The balance of weakness in the next parliament
October 19, 2014
The balance of weakness in the next parliament
When parliamentary elections produces a clear majority of a specific political orientation, whether through a party or coalition, the house…
The Silk Road and Orient Express
October 17, 2014
The Silk Road and Orient Express
Whenever things get darker, one looks around to find the risks surrounding the region from every direction, starting with ISIL…
Presidential portraits in Egyptian media
October 16, 2014
Presidential portraits in Egyptian media
I remember when I was ten years old or so I used to see pictures of King Farouk on the…
Irrigation Minister: Why we should revisit the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
October 14, 2014
Irrigation Minister: Why we should revisit the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
The announcement of the construction of the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam 20 km from the Ethiopian-Sudanese border in April 2011 raised…
Not just Thebes is sad
October 13, 2014
Not just Thebes is sad
I do not know where and when I read the title of ‘Sad Thebes’. Thebes was the capital of the…
Why sexual harassment will not end in Egypt any time soon
September 26, 2014
Why sexual harassment will not end in Egypt any time soon
A decree issued last June has rendered sexual harassment a crime punishable by up to five years in jail. Under the…
Changing a culture in developing countries: through health education
May 28, 2014
Changing a culture in developing countries: through health education
For decades, a false culture has been deeply embedded into the mindset of the people from developing countries that health…
War of Words
April 10, 2014
War of Words
Gone are the days when Egyptians viewed politics as a business of the elite. Politics in Egypt has become everybody’s…
Doubts on the Western Front
April 7, 2014
Doubts on the Western Front
The Anglo-Saxon reaction to Field Marshal Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi’s decision to run for president was conspicuously un-diverse.