Opinion
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…
The Salafi movement: Competing visions (Part 1)
November 1, 2012
The Salafi movement: Competing visions (Part 1)
The Salafi Nour Party was hit by a spate of crises with organizational divisions leading to conflicts over the party’s…
Kuwait’s protests and the Arab Spring: Old roots, new shoots
November 1, 2012
Kuwait’s protests and the Arab Spring: Old roots, new shoots
When security forces cracked down on a mass protest march in Kuwait on 21 October, Egyptians tweeting under the hashtag…
A new pope, a new approach?
October 28, 2012
A new pope, a new approach?
Roughly 2,400 electors on 29 October will cast ballots to narrow the field for the papal seat of the Coptic…
Egypt’s killing conundrum
October 27, 2012
Egypt’s killing conundrum
President Mohamed Morsy decided on 6 July to form a fact-finding committee to determine legal liability for the killing of…
A message to freedom fighters: Choose a pole!
October 25, 2012
A message to freedom fighters: Choose a pole!
To my mind, the revolution was only an escalation of the polarization between those who want change and others adamant…
The Brotherhood’s miserable saga
October 23, 2012
The Brotherhood’s miserable saga
The Muslim Brotherhood did not do anything odd when their Supreme Guidance Bureau decided to mobilize members and send them…