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Boycotting elections? The wrong question
Opinion

Boycotting elections? The wrong question

The current state of political mobilization and intensifying protests and strikes in Egypt has created a fanciful impression that change…
Monarchical nostalgia: A grand illusion
Opinion

Monarchical nostalgia: A grand illusion

Many Egyptians long for the days of the monarchy and mourn the loss of refined sensibilities associated with a cultured…
Al-Qaeda’s No. 2: ElBaradei unable to bring change to Egypt
Egypt

Al-Qaeda’s No. 2: ElBaradei unable to bring change to Egypt

Al-Qaeda’s second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri attacked religious scholars in Egypt and Al-Azhar scholars, criticizing them for remaining silent about visits by…
Why Egyptians don’t revolt: A flawed question
Opinion

Why Egyptians don’t revolt: A flawed question

Many writers wonder why Egyptians have not yet revolted to change their political regime. Several answers to this question have…
The fakka crisis
Business

The fakka crisis

Complaints about the lack of change is currency. The pained look on a shopkeeper's face when handed a ten pound…
Why ElBaradei irks the regime and the opposition
Opinion

Why ElBaradei irks the regime and the opposition

Mohamed ElBaradei returned to Egypt at a critical point in the country's political history. With President Mubarak in power for…
Egyptian hopes for ElBaradei as figurehead for change
Egypt

Egyptian hopes for ElBaradei as figurehead for change

Despite being widely touted as a potential presidential candidate, Mohamed ElBaradei is determined not to enter the competition unless significant…
Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’
Egypt

Q&A with Kefaya leader George Ishak: NAC must ‘hit the streets’

For the last several years, George Ishak has remained at the vanguard of Egypt's home-grown push for political reform. A…
Egypt’s regime has more supporters than we think
Opinion

Egypt’s regime has more supporters than we think

It's inaccurate to assume that most Egyptians--with the exception of a corrupt minority who have successfully accumulated wealth and power--want…
Activists, don’t bark up the wrong tree!
Opinion

Activists, don’t bark up the wrong tree!

I was happy to read the news that independent MPs Alaa Abdel Monem and Mustafa el-Gendi have joined the Wafd…
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