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January 27, 2014

America's symbolic slap on the wrist is welcome, but not enough to bring about real change in Egypt

Since Egypt’s president, Mohammed Morsi, was ousted in a military coup on 3 July, the US has been in an awkward position. An automatic Congressional instrument halts military aid...

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January 27, 2014

October War celebrations turn to mourning

The October 6th celebration of Egypt’s surprise attack against Israeli forces across the Suez Canal in 1973 is certainly a source of joy and pride for every Egyptian without...

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January 27, 2014

Why did the Egyptian media side with the coup?

It was not only natural for the Egyptian media to side with the coup leadership, but also inevitable. The media has played a key role in Egyptian politics for...

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January 27, 2014

As Egypt's army fights its own civilians, Israel is on the verge of annexing Sinai

It is important for analysts to be absolutely accurate in their deliberations and data if they are to retain any credibility. Likewise, it is important for the analysis itself...

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January 27, 2014

Comments on the discussion about Al-Sisi

I do not know to what extent it is permissible for me to comment on or discuss the comments that Al-Masri Al-Youm newspaper have attributed to Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi....

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January 27, 2014

Cairo under occupation

This is a true story: A young man drove an unlicensed motorcycle and decided to ride it into oncoming traffic. When he ran into a police officer, he did...

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January 27, 2014

Did the Islamists fail?

A statement has recently spread throughout the Arab media claiming that the Islamists have failed in governing. Some say it as if it were a well-known fact or an...

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January 27, 2014

Exodus from Egypt

Even the Merit Publishing House founder and director, Mohamed Hashem, decided to leave Egypt. He posted what could only be described as a departure speech on his Facebook page...

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January 27, 2014

Is Egypt Heading to "Ikhwanization," "Wafdanization," or "Militarization"?

The conflict in and over Egypt cannot be reduced to being a mere struggle over political power, albeit the latter is an intricate part of it. Indeed, in a...

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January 27, 2014

The revolution cannot be negotiated: No to recognition...No to reconciliation...No to negotiations

In the New Labour Party, we were silent about the endless initiatives and negotiations, discussed during the National Coalition to Support Legitimacy meetings, because we were sure they would...

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