Since Morsi has been in office for only a few days ago, I have tried to feel upbeat… Then came the Suez incident.
The family that rescued us was a conservative Sunni family, but I felt closer to them than the young driver who belongs to the same sect as I do. Why?
In fact, Arab Muslim identity has never been key to Tunisian politics or foregrounded by any government.
Questions are being asked, is Egypt going to become like 1979 Iran, 1991 Algeria, Old model Turkey, 1999 Pakistan, or even 1954 Egypt?
University dean faces up to three years in prison for allegedly assaulting a veiled student.
A fierce political battle is currently being waged between the government and the opposition over the labour unions.
Jordan is perhaps less violently exposed to the regional changes taking place around it than say Lebanon. But make no mistake; regional events are already shaping Jordan’s internal affairs in a profound way.
Dubai’s failure to maintain its culture is not something most Qataris wish to repeat; the key is balancing modernisation with westernisation, taking the good and filtering out the bad.
Can silver-tongued President Morsi take a stand against the Egyptian army's brutal infringement of rights or will he eat his promises and become acquiescent ?
Sudan has a history of non-violent pro-democracy civil insurrection which far pre-dates the Arab Spring. But can such an uprising succeed today?
The incident of the downing of the Turkish fighter jet has demonstrated once again the unity of the Syrian people against whatever may threaten the country's security and sovereignty.
