Opinion
Egypt’s IMF loan: More than just borrowing
September 23, 2012
Egypt’s IMF loan: More than just borrowing
As the dust settles following the “Arab Spring,” which unseated some of the Middle East’s longest surviving dictators, elected governments…
The urgency of peaceful protest in today’s Egypt
September 22, 2012
The urgency of peaceful protest in today’s Egypt
The hysteria that now afflicts the American media with reference to the anti-US protests in the Arab and Muslim worlds…
When mobs run the show in Tunis
September 21, 2012
When mobs run the show in Tunis
On the afternoon of Friday 14 September, an atmosphere of urban warfare reigned at the US Embassy in Tunis, located…
Muslims need to find a better way to protest
September 20, 2012
Muslims need to find a better way to protest
In 1987, the American artist Andres Serrano won an award from the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art for his photograph entitled…
The system of government in Egypt’s draft constitution
September 18, 2012
The system of government in Egypt’s draft constitution
The formation of the Constituent Assembly tasked with drafting the constitution of post-revolution Egypt has been described using largely the…
On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre
September 16, 2012
On the 30th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila Massacre
Both 16 September and 25 May deserve to be etched in our memories as irksome reminders of our complacency as…
September 11th, Islamophobia, and the ‘Persecution Industry’
September 11, 2012
September 11th, Islamophobia, and the ‘Persecution Industry’
In one of the last pieces he published at Salon before moving to The Guardian, the American columnist Glenn Greenwald…