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It’s Still Round
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June 6, 2023
It’s Still Round
Paris is an attractive city year-around. I was visiting for two nights staying at the George V, a stone’s throw…
A conversation with an old friend
Opinion
May 31, 2023
A conversation with an old friend
His voice came as it had come every time during nearly thirty years of our friendship, and after months of…
Peace and Light
Opinion
May 22, 2023
Peace and Light
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” This famous quote was said, of course,…
The potential of Egypt’s media as a formidable ‘smart’ power
Opinion
February 26, 2023
The potential of Egypt’s media as a formidable ‘smart’ power
All countries across the globe seek to be powerful enough to achieve its interests inside and outside its borders smoothly,…
Preliminary thoughts on our economic crisis
Opinion
April 24, 2022
Preliminary thoughts on our economic crisis
I don’t think anyone denies that Egypt is going through a severe economic crisis. Compounded by the global upheaval of…
Opinion: Escaping the Cairo Eye
Opinion
January 26, 2021
Opinion: Escaping the Cairo Eye
The fact that Cairo is not attractive from above is no secret for those who look at it from the…
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
Opinion
January 18, 2021
Silicon Valley: the ultimate goal, or the beginning of the end? (Part one)
I was watching a promotional clip of Oprah Winfrey’s interview with former US President Barack Obama. He was discussing his…
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
Opinion
December 7, 2020
Islamic Rationalism: A Missed Opportunity?
On one of my visits to Germany, while walking in the streets of Munich, I bumped into a sheikh whom I know…
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
Opinion
December 3, 2020
Their existing secularism and our aspired secularism
George Holyoake’s 1896 publication English Secularism describes secularism as follows: “Secularism is a code of duty pertaining to this life, founded on…
Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time
Opinion
November 13, 2020
Trump: an exceptional president for an ordinary time
During and after each US presidential election, the connotations of winning and losing differ from their general use, as the…