Jack Shenker's The Egyptians: A Radical Story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why Egypt's revolution happened – and why it continues.
On the fifth anniversary of Egypt’s uprising: a range of opinions in articles and tweets, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.
A message to the revolutionaries of Egypt: you can no longer recognise your pre-2011 self.
It is still too soon to judge the outcomes of such a profound and wide-ranging global upheaval. عربي
نحن بصدد إرهاصات انتهاء مرحلة تاريخية داخلياً وإقليمياً وعالمياً، وبهذا المعنى، يصبح سابقاً لأوانه الحكم على مآلات الثورة المصرية، أو ما سُمّي بالربيع العربي ككل. English
Questioning revolutionaries’ conventional narrative of the January 25 revolution is the only way for Egypt to move forward.
The selective revival of Nasserism by Egypt's current regime may help expand its support base amongst the masses, but only temporarily, as living standards continue to deteriorate.
Is civil administration and planning in Egypt being run professionally according to research and analysis, or is it as ‘random’ as the housing it claims to improve?
Unlike during the Mubarak era, the current regime lacks a reliable civilian ally to populate the legislative branch of the state.