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Egypt and Iran: it’s complicated

For years, Egypt has been frustrated at being sidelined in the regional order. If Iran was surprised at Morsi’s bold statements at the summit, then so were the US and Israel.

By Amro Ali

/ 2 Sep 2012

Eating the democratic crumbs from the Arab ruler’s table

The Morsi-Mubarak contrast will eventually wear thin as people demand their human security. All 83 million of them.

By Amro Ali

/ 19 Aug 2012

Eating the democratic crumbs from the Arab ruler’s table

The Morsi-Mubarak contrast will eventually wear thin as people demand their human security. All 83 million of them.

By Amro Ali

/ 19 Aug 2012

The Alexandria mafia’s new adversary: civil society

Post-revolutionary Egypt was visited by the semi-break down of law and order, and an Egyptian public that became distracted with the country’s tumultuous political transition.

By Amro Ali

/ 5 Aug 2012

The Alexandria mafia’s new adversary: civil society

Post-revolutionary Egypt was visited by the semi-break down of law and order, and an Egyptian public that became distracted with the country’s tumultuous political transition.

By Amro Ali

/ 5 Aug 2012

Egypt’s stake in the Syrian revolution

Numerous segments of the Egyptian public have thrown their weight behind “their” Syrian revolution and cheered for their team.

By Amro Ali

/ 22 Jul 2012

Egypt’s stake in the Syrian revolution

Numerous segments of the Egyptian public have thrown their weight behind “their” Syrian revolution and cheered for their team.

By Amro Ali

/ 22 Jul 2012

Egypt’s history repeating itself fallacy

Questions are being asked, is Egypt going to become like 1979 Iran, 1991 Algeria, Old model Turkey, 1999 Pakistan, or even 1954 Egypt?

By Amro Ali

/ 8 Jul 2012

Egypt’s history repeating itself fallacy

Questions are being asked, is Egypt going to become like 1979 Iran, 1991 Algeria, Old model Turkey, 1999 Pakistan, or even 1954 Egypt?

By Amro Ali

/ 8 Jul 2012

Egypt’s morning after: against Dictatorship 2.0

With Egypt’s first elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, SCAF is no longer going to be grooming a fourth military dynasty and will enter various degrees of power struggles only to discover that raw power can only take you so far.

By Amro Ali

/ 26 Jun 2012

Egypt’s morning after: against Dictatorship 2.0

With Egypt’s first elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, SCAF is no longer going to be grooming a fourth military dynasty and will enter various degrees of power struggles only to discover that raw power can only take you so far.

By Amro Ali

/ 26 Jun 2012

Revolution never sleeps

Alexandria became known initially for the revolution’s poster-child, and then for its ‘No’ Vote in the constitutional referendum. Now finally Sabbahi’s success has given rise to the expression ‘Revolutionary Alexandria’ in popular discourse.

By Amro Ali

/ 13 Jun 2012