Opinion
Tunisia’s assassination echoes in Egypt
February 22, 2013
Tunisia’s assassination echoes in Egypt
As Tunisia reels from the implications of the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, once again, events in the…
Who rules Egypt now?
February 21, 2013
Who rules Egypt now?
At the beginning it was Ultras Ahlawy. On 27 January, a judge ordered the execution of 21 civilians in the…
Egypt’s state of siege
February 20, 2013
Egypt’s state of siege
Egypt’s foreign reserves have fallen to a startlingly low US$13.6 billion — the lowest level for reserves since 1997, and…
Violence vs. violence
February 19, 2013
Violence vs. violence
Any sensible person would not possibly buy into talk about conspiracies orchestrated against Egypt by elements inside and outside the…
Islamists two years after the revolution
February 18, 2013
Islamists two years after the revolution
Numbers can say a lot about the status achieved by Islamists on the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution.
Adapting to the new street
February 16, 2013
Adapting to the new street
So many of the kids on the streets know exactly what you want to hear from them. They eye you…
Al-Qaeda: From Iraq to Syria?
February 15, 2013
Al-Qaeda: From Iraq to Syria?
After losing a significant amount of its power in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq, it looks like Al-Qaeda is…
If Rawls had written the Constitution
February 13, 2013
If Rawls had written the Constitution
American political philosopher John Rawls had a nice idea about how material and non-material rights should be allocated across individuals…
Tahrir is shouting for help
February 11, 2013
Tahrir is shouting for help
I believe the presence of armed gangs and the incidents of rape at the peripheries of Tahrir Square represent a…
The irrelevance of the political class
February 10, 2013
The irrelevance of the political class
The recent protest wave that started with the second anniversary of the 25 January revolution displays the early death signs…