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  • January 27, 2014

    Egyptians must not let their country descend into chaos

    On Sunday, Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi will complete his first year in office. Instead of being an occasion to celebrate – he is the first elected president – many...

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  • January 27, 2014

    No military coup in Egypt

    After being away – I won’t say staying away – from Egypt for over 18 years, I went to Cairo, the capital that hosted me, along with millions of...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Egypt’s war of words with Ethiopia continues

    The Nile holds special significance in Egypt – as the Greek historian Herodotus wrote, “Egypt is the gift of the Nile”. The river provides sustenance to the country as...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Returning to Tunisia in the era of ‘Al-Nahda’

    The last time I visited Tunisia’s capital over a quarter of a century ago, we behaved like the criminals in detective movies. In order to visit Sheikh Rashed al-Ghannouchi,...

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  • January 27, 2014

    ElBaradei is welcoming the counter-revolution

    “The revolution wasn’t an event, it’s a process.“ For some this is Egypt’s post-revolutionary mantra, to be whispered in the middle of the night with clenched fists and gritted...

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  • January 27, 2014

    One year on, has Morsi mastered the tools of authority?

    Two proverbs are worthy of our consideration: “A king can only prevail with his soldiers,” is one, and “the heart of authority is the ability to determine and implement...

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  • January 27, 2014

    There were two sides to these demonstrations

    Was the opposition demonstration in Cairo huge on Sunday? Yes, it was; but so was the crowd supporting the president, although scanning the media you would be hard-pressed to...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Of ballot boxes and the crowd

    The public and political rise of the Islamists in the Arab world did not begin with the Arab Spring. In fact, the shift in their favour started in the...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Morsi has flaws, but toppling an elected government through a military coup does not help the democratic cause

    Things are not looking good for Mohamed Morsi. Egypt’s president – the first to be democratically elected in six decades – is floundering after days of mass protests have...

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  • January 27, 2014

    Bringing down the security walls in Cairo

    Interesting times to be in government. In Egypt at least. There have been resignations and walk-outs. There might be a military coup. First the army, now Egyptian government officials...

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