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One child shook the conscience of Europe but how many children must die for the Arabs' conscience to wake up? The image of Alan Kurdi, three years old, sounded...
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The fear for democracy in Egypt is now justified and I would even argue that we need to remind ourselves of the warning signs; this is now an obligation....
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Whatever the numbers are that are being broadcast about voter turnout percentages in the current presidential elections, one must bear in mind that the number of people going to...
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I was aware of the fact that I was forbidden from taking any course of action but never that I was forbidden from traveling. When it comes to being...
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If the effort spent on demonization (of the Muslim Brotherhood) was put towards finding a solution and the development of Egypt, the country would have greatly benefitted from this....
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The following notes come from a very important conversation with General Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi, which were not allowed to appear in Egyptian newspapers that normally publish interviews with presidents...
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The problem of judges in Egypt is not new. In the sixties legal counsellor Momtaz Nassar called for an end to the government's meddling in the judicial system; this...
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Although I heard General Abdul Fattah Al-Sisi call on the people to take to the streets and squares on Friday to give him a mandate to deal with the...
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My biggest fear is that the uprising Egypt witnessed on June 30 2013 will be utilised to attack the revolution of January 25 2011 in a manner that makes...
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I have a number of questions regarding the current events in Egypt. The most notable of which are as follows: On July 23, Al-Ahram newspaper published a headline noting...
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Egypt needs a miracle. The "positive" development in the past 10 days is that we have moved from denying the crisis to acknowledging its existence, but there remains uncertainty...
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If an innocent and good-intentioned citizen who monitors Egypt's news from abroad read Dr. Hazem Al-Beblawi's recent statement, in which he announced his rejection of reconciling with and forgiving...
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Our sadness is doubled. We went to sleep with the massacre of prisoners while being transferred to Abu Zaabal prison, and woke up to the slaughter of soldiers in...
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I do not know when we will sober up and discern the truth of many of the myths spread across Egypt nowadays. However, I see indications that this sobriety...
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At the end of July, Hamas held a press conference in Gaza in which it presented a number of documents issued by the Palestinian Authority security agencies in Ramallah....
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Although the Egyptian scenario is overshadowing the picture in Tunisia, the difference between us and them is that they can see some light at the end of the tunnel,...
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This is a true story: A young man drove an unlicensed motorcycle and decided to ride it into oncoming traffic. When he ran into a police officer, he did...
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Egypt's current problem is that it is moving beyond the bounds of history and it is feared that the Arab world will follow suit. Those who read Egyptian newspapers...
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The first hearing of the case against ousted President Dr Mohammed Morsi has shed light on several mysterious issues and, more importantly, has helped to clear up many questions...
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It was reported in Al-Sabah newspaper that 575 soldiers who worked for Mubarak's security state and were dismissed during the revolution, have been reinstated. I then read of a...
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I have spent quite a long time trying to determine the definition of the term "collaborating" now being used across Egypt. I resorted to Arabic dictionaries and found that...
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The Egyptians did not have the chance to follow the discussions of the constitution committee, which were held behind closed doors, in keeping with the new-old "transparency". However, some...
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It is essential for an investigation to be opened into Israel's plunder of Egypt's huge natural gas resources. The matter is too serious to be met with silence and...
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I was not surprised when I read a story on Twitter about a man divorcing his wife after 12 years of marriage and having two children because he was...
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When the head of military justice tried to defend the article in the new Egyptian constitution that allows civilians to be tried before military courts, he included any person...
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Last Saturday, an Egyptian government fact-finding committee met to discuss the events that took place during the June 30th coup. At the same time, a group of human rights...
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I have two observations on the current campaign against the result of the constitutional referendum led by loud voices among the political class; one on its form and the...
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The latter is no longer immortalised or mentioned in his country, despite his dramatic decision in the mid-1970s to turn his back on Moscow and face toward Washington. In...
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGANPART 1 When Recep Tayyip Erdogan talks everyone listens carefully, especially now that Turkey's Prime Minister has become the most outspoken, most credible and...
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It is important for us to know what others scheme for our revolutions, and we should not be surprised if they attempt to hijack or abort them. But what...
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No one can deny that Gaddafi-free Libya has to be a better place in all respects, but a Libya protected by NATO troops and under UN trusteeship is not...
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Events in Tunisia carry several important messages for us. When the results of the Tunisian election came through, many were surprised that the An-Nahda Party had done so well,...