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: HomeTahrir Square: rent-a-thug cultureThe Brotherhood should not delude themselves. The fact they have to bus in members from other governorates is the...
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Published in: HomeThe Arab world’s “Call me Doctor!” complexYou hear statements like, “I have a PhD in veterinary science, but I do know a bit about the changing Middle East...
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Published in: HomeTurning 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...
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Published in: HomeEgypt 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...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEating 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.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Alexandria mafia’s new adversary: civil societyPost-revolutionary Egypt was visited by the semi-break down of law and order, and an Egyptian public that became...