“My name is Ahmed, this is my brother Mahmoud, and this is Hany, and that last kid is Christian”
Egypt all of a sudden, at least on the surface, appears to have a growing problem of sectarianism.
Our columnist returns to Egypt from nine months in London. But it is not he who has changed.
The lack of institutional concern for epidemic levels of sexual harassment and assault in Egypt is part of the larger neglect of the issue of gender equality by the post-revolutionary powers, says Heather McRobie.
Minimising IMF financial support through access to Gulf State finance allows Morsi to craft new political narratives that reject views of Egypt as a US client state and redefines Egypt within a framework of Arab nationalism and centre-right political Islam.
When it comes to Gaza, an approach centered on isolation and deterrence has not led to a real stability, resulting in repeated rounds of violent confrontation between the two parties
The outcome of the Syrian crisis, no matter what that might be, will delimit the new Middle East in a way that will affect the entire world—not just Syria and the region
One might be forced to return to the question posed, this time with a view to the current situation in Egypt. Do the Egyptians really understand democracy?
I find it very difficult to differentiate between Jesus and Esa. Does this make me a traitor to my religion? Can I be a Muslim and engage and participate within western or Christian traditions?
After spending roughly one year in governing positions, the MB and Ennahda seem under pressure from frustrated publics who feel that a zero-change status quo is currently in situ. So who will the people turn to?
The failure to translate the momentum of the heady days of the January 2011 protests in Egypt into an effective revolutionary force is closely related to the organisational forms adopted by oppositional movements. This poses broader questions for social movements worldwide, argues Maha Abdelrahman
