Opinion
Washington’s NGO firestorm
February 26, 2012
Washington’s NGO firestorm
Egypt's case against NGO workers, including at least 16 Americans, has sparked an unprecedented uproar in Washington, triggering what many…
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
February 23, 2012
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…
Egypt’s constitution: Conflicting visions
February 22, 2012
Egypt’s constitution: Conflicting visions
Fears that a new Egyptian constitution will produce a dysfunctional and undemocratic outcome are rapidly coming to a head. The…
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
February 21, 2012
Why World Bank and NGOs fail
A few days ago, I was invited to a meeting for the World Bank’s office in Cairo to discuss a…
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
February 20, 2012
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
On Friday, readers of The New York Times woke to sobering news of the death of one of the newspaper’s most…
A new Syrian leadership?
February 19, 2012
A new Syrian leadership?
The uprising in Syria is becoming increasingly violent. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has stated that the regime’s…
Why demand the right to information?
February 18, 2012
Why demand the right to information?
The people of Emkhandlwini village, Kwazulu-Natal Province, South Africa, were upset, and justifiably so. There was a drought and they…
Three things to consider before mourning sheikh Emad Effat’s death
February 16, 2012
Three things to consider before mourning sheikh Emad Effat’s death
A sadness, but not like deathWhen Emad Effat was martyred on Friday, 16 December, just before the call for sunset…
Was 11 February a failure?
February 14, 2012
Was 11 February a failure?
Anyone who read Egypt’s state-run newspapers on Sunday morning would have come away with the unambiguous message that Egyptians responded…
The Brotherhood’s businessmen
February 13, 2012
The Brotherhood’s businessmen
American news website Salon.com published an article last week under the title “The GOP Brotherhood of Egypt” in which its…