The implementation of the EU-Turkey deal helps restore order to liberal markets and the political economy. The results of the deal are entirely to the detriment of the migrants affected. Who gains?
After living abroad for five years, I found myself asking my mother, who still lives in Alexandria, how she still has this strong patriotic bond to Egypt after all she has seen. عربي
While the US and the Soviet Union were in a proxy war, Americans were also fighting an internal ideological war, believing themselves defenders of liberal American thought in the face of communist evils. عربي
A democratic force no doubt existed in Egyptian politics but it was marginal and contingent upon circumstances which, in turn, resulted in its transience. عربي
The question before Masoud Barzani is what to do in order to turn state-building rhetoric into a future Kurdish state.
This is a country where a considerable number of citizens are crammed into UN protection camps out of fear of their own government.
Jordanian volunteers in Syria come from diverse ideological backgrounds that do not necessarily align with the groups they join.
A new attorney general seems to have adopted a tougher line on investigating allegations of political corruption.
The colonial experience of the Arab world did not only stunt its social development, it also inhibited the development of class-consciousness.
The Internet of Things applies unique identifiers to objects, including people to be followed, and provides large amounts of data on all aspects of an individual’s movements and activities.
If lasting political change is to occur in Syria, the experience of its neighbours must be heeded.
If Mozn Hassan and other activists are not able to continue their work for human rights the road towards gender equality and long-term stability in Egypt is not within reach.
