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Debating Sharia and democracy with a Salafi friend

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 Salafi movement: Competing visions (Part 2)

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…
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