Amro Ali is a Middle East analyst and assistant professor in sociology at the American University in Cairo. Follow him on Twitter @_amroali or visit his blog: www.amroali.com
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn the need to shape the Arab exile body in Berlin
A long essay on why the Arab intellectual community in Berlin needs to acquire a name, shape, and a mandate of sorts.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUnhappiness and Mohamed Salah’s Egypt
Salah is a hero of disruption, a political voice without talking politics.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy do authoritarian regimes love elections?
By the very nature of their positions, authoritarian leaders project extreme insecurity, as their legitimacy is not...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow Egypt functions in the Moroccan imagination
A journey through Morocco as an Egyptian. Amro Ali shares his observations and insights from common spaces of discussions.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKakistocracy: a word we need to revive
Either kakistocracy gets used and thoroughly examined or a Trump presidency will force us to do so.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBurkinis accepted: for a poor woman scrubbing France’s floors
The woman on the beach in her human quest to be visible, had the grace, understandably, to be bewildered. A large...