Opinion
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
April 2, 2012
Saudi Arabia: Revolutionaries without a revolution
The contemporary Saudi-led counterrevolution, fierce as it has been throughout the Arab world, is perhaps most relentless inside the Kingdom’s…
Time for a civilian handover
April 1, 2012
Time for a civilian handover
Last week, the managing editor of Al-Masry Al-Youm's internet portal and I received an unexpected invitation from the director of…
The death penalty
March 30, 2012
The death penalty
Working for an organization whose job is to stand up for justice and freedom, and to expose abuses and injustices,…
Stalin’s moustache and the military’s wheel of production
March 29, 2012
Stalin’s moustache and the military’s wheel of production
Sixty years ago, when military elites, namely the Free Officers, ruled Egypt, they learned several amazing tricks from the former…
This is not 1954
March 28, 2012
This is not 1954
Over the past few days, the demons of history have weighed down on public discussions about the country’s state of…
Egypt’s revolution between spontaneity and organization
March 26, 2012
Egypt’s revolution between spontaneity and organization
Some may argue that former President Hosni Mubarak was ousted as result of the rather spontaneous mass protests that were…
Selecting the next pope: Who really decides?
March 25, 2012
Selecting the next pope: Who really decides?
Hundreds of thousands of Copts gathered last week to lament the charismatic and popular pope who served as the chief…
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
March 23, 2012
Samira’s honor, the army’s shame
On 11 March, a military court acquitted a former military doctor accused of conducting the infamous “virginity tests” on a…
Mother, wife, artist and a revolutionary
March 21, 2012
Mother, wife, artist and a revolutionary
Whenever I remember 2 pm on 25 January 2011, I feel that I have changed forever. At that time I…