Opinion
Libyan graves
August 29, 2012
Libyan graves
Last week, millions of Muslims worldwide celebrated one of Islam’s two annual celebrations, Eid al-Fitr, which follows their completion of…
Torture camps in Sinai must be liberated
August 28, 2012
Torture camps in Sinai must be liberated
In August, for the first time since the end of the Yom Kippur War in 1973, Egypt launched aerial attacks…
Revolution: The search for a new future
August 27, 2012
Revolution: The search for a new future
Revolution began life as a simple word, describing the completion of a circuit. In those pre-Copernican times, lexicographers used the…
The curious case of a censored history book
August 26, 2012
The curious case of a censored history book
A government censorship agency banned a book. Two days later, it revoked the ban. Should we be thankful that the…
The cultural project of the revolution
August 25, 2012
The cultural project of the revolution
Anxiety is running high among Egypt’s liberals and secularists. President Mohamed Morsy and the Islamist constituency that elected him pose…
Back to the table, Egypt and the IMF
August 23, 2012
Back to the table, Egypt and the IMF
Negotiations between the Egyptian government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have resumed. On Wednesday, the IMF’s managing director, Christine…
The shape of Egypt’s second republic
August 21, 2012
The shape of Egypt’s second republic
Most Egyptians will come to remember 13 August 2012 as more than just another long hot day of the holy…
The new face of Egypt
August 18, 2012
The new face of Egypt
On Monday morning, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi woke up and didn’t recognize himself in the mirror. Once the last man…