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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe tentacles of autocratic regimes: the case of EgyptThe process of repression is outsourced to the citizenry who indirectly secure absolute power for the regime. It is...
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Published in: HomeLet’s not ‘politicise’: let’s skill"We are very aware, when it comes to the whole Greek experience, that one of the problems the political left faces...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: do you really want to counter terrorism?Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCritical voices in critical times: revolution without revolutionaries, an interview with Asef BayatAsef Bayat talks about revolutions and revolutionary ideas, the place of ordinary people in social transformation,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSisi, the guardian of sexual moralsThe repression of the LGBT community in Egypt stems from the colonial legacy of imperialism and is driven by the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asiaمصر: جريمة مسجد الروضة قد تتكررأسباب الهجمات الإرهابية في مصر موجودة منذ سنوات دون علاج أو تطوير أو تغيير بما يهدد بتكرارها.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s predictable tragedy: more instability, attacks to comeConflict and political radicalization are the lifeblood of a regime unable to wean itself off the exploitation of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘We need to talk’ about Sisi’s twisted take on human rightsNo one is keeping the Egyptian government from “fighting terrorism.” But Sisi’s rhetoric on the “right to combat”...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s faltering counter-insurgency strategyThere is a lack of preparedness in countering the insurgency and the wave of repression has not lead to an improved...
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Published in: HomeWhy I write“Though my writing career has gone further than I ever imagined, it has come at a high personal price, namely life in exile.”
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHuman Rights Council condemns reprisals amidst unprecedented rate of cases in MENA regionOne can only wonder how the HRC can maintain its credibility while its member states are actively working against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain, torture and alienationDue to Egypt’s dire political and economic situation, pain and alienation are bound to be a feature of the lives of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaStrikes, protests and Egyptian nights of curfewA conversation about journalism and research in times of uprising and repression on the fourth anniversary of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: an obsession with the stateThe view that social struggle should be repressed is hindering the opposition. Unless the view of the state and its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace to the sea: Qatar and the balance of power in the Middle EastIf the Qatari crisis is not managed rationally, then it is likely to compound the present risks in the regional...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQuestions of legitimacyThe people of Egypt need to accept that they have to forge their own path to democracy, which at this point in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGaza in transit: what after the GCC crisis?No conflict in the Middle East spares the Palestinians, and the recent crisis in the GCC is no exception.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhere we come from“The real problem is a lack of appreciation of history by the general public and their willingness to accept myth as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLaying the foundations for a totalitarian stateThe Egyptian regime is moving decisively to close what remains of public space, dominating all aspects of political...
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