Opinion
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
November 14, 2012
Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend
Salafis might accept procedural democracy — that is to say the vote and the ballot box — as a means…
Modifying my belief
November 13, 2012
Modifying my belief
I decided to deactivate my practice of Islam as a religion because the “cognitive dissonance” between some of its details…
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
November 12, 2012
Counting calories and making lemonade in Gaza
The calorie is a crucial measurement in our self-imposed scrutiny of the body. As a recently released Israeli government document…
Lemons and raisins
November 11, 2012
Lemons and raisins
Yassin and Ali, both of generation Tahrir, were embroiled in a heated argument ahead of the presidential election between presidential…
The Cabinet’s lost bet on foreign capital
November 8, 2012
The Cabinet’s lost bet on foreign capital
The Cabinet’s plans for economic recovery seem to revolve solely around one theme: the attraction of foreign capital inflows. The…
The ethics of electioneering
November 7, 2012
The ethics of electioneering
Although the principal issue in this year’s US presidential election was America’s still-flagging economy, there is little question that the…
My problem is your problem
November 6, 2012
My problem is your problem
I closely followed the discussion on Al-Masry Al-Youm’s website between columnists Ahmed Samir and Amr Ezzat on Islamic Sharia rulings…
The scared Islamists and their frightened majority (Part 2)
November 4, 2012
The scared Islamists and their frightened majority (Part 2)
The Roots of the Islamist Fear
The scared Islamists and their frightened majority (Part 1)
November 3, 2012
The scared Islamists and their frightened majority (Part 1)
The predicament of the mighty, scared Islamists
The Salafi movement: Competing visions (Part 2)
November 2, 2012
The Salafi movement: Competing visions (Part 2)
As the parliamentary elections draw closer, questions about the future of the Salafi-oriented Nour Party linger. Some say the party's…