Amro Ali - openDemocracy (Page 2)

I can’t believe it’s not Qatar!: addressing the Brotherhood’s other patron

If the Arab uprisings have taught us anything, it is that the Arab public represents a formidable challenge to power elites. Grievances should not limit Egypt’s revolutionary camp at the expense of a proactive outreach to Arab societies, united in their anti-authoritarianism.

By Amro Ali

/ 4 Feb 2013

Two years on: a revolution is a process, not an event

2013 has many surprises in store for Egypt.

By Amro Ali

/ 21 Jan 2013

Two years on: a revolution is a process, not an event

2013 has many surprises in store for Egypt.

By Amro Ali

/ 21 Jan 2013

Top ten ways to craft and promote your Arab Awakening column

Amro Ali, one of Arab Awakening's columnists from Egypt, presents his personal approach to crafting and promoting his work as a guide for present and future openDemocracy columnists.

By Amro Ali

/ 30 Dec 2012

Top ten ways to craft and promote your Arab Awakening column

Amro Ali, one of Arab Awakening's columnists from Egypt, presents his personal approach to crafting and promoting his work as a guide for present and future openDemocracy columnists.

By Amro Ali

/ 30 Dec 2012

Brothers in the hood: Egypt’s soft powers and the Arab world

The question riding on the chaos being played out – from the burning offices of the Freedom and Justice Party to the squares of Egyptian cities to the palace gates of power – is how will all this shape future trends throughout the Arab world?

By Amro Ali

/ 10 Dec 2012

The President and the fatal trilateral logic of US, Egyptian and Israeli relations

Morsi has shown that his policy on the Palestinians is no more imaginative than Mubarak-era policies and, partly as a result of US approval, he has undertaken a democratic rollback that has ignited Egypt’s streets.

By Amro Ali

/ 26 Nov 2012

The Revolution will not be eroticised

Even before Islamists made their mark, the state oversaw how people thought, felt and behaved. This guiding philosophy of the Mubarak regime has been inherited by the Islamists – it is an insult to millions of Egyptians who detest the state for treating them as children.

By Amro Ali

/ 12 Nov 2012

Silent Commander-in-Chief: From Khaled Saeed to Malala Yousafzai

In the midst of revolution, martyrs and icons can become potent symbols that strike deep at the heart of Arab regimes.

By Amro Ali

/ 29 Oct 2012

Tahrir Square: rent-a-thug culture

The Brotherhood should not delude themselves. The fact they have to bus in members from other governorates is the first clue that their strength is not in the urban heartlands.

By Amro Ali

/ 15 Oct 2012

The Arab world’s “Call me Doctor!” complex

You hear statements like, “I have a PhD in veterinary science, but I do know a bit about the changing Middle East socio-political landscape”.

By Amro Ali

/ 1 Oct 2012

Turning the tide on Egypt’s sinking book reading culture

Contrary to what media outlets reported and activists tweeted, the raid was nothing to do with Brotherhood censorship. But we must be vigilant, nevertheless.

By Amro Ali

/ 16 Sep 2012