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"Shoot them in the heart … Blessed are those who kill them, and those who are killed by them . . . We must cleanse our Egypt from these...

How and why did the Egyptian revolution evolve from a struggle of the youth and the people to an elitist concern? What must we do to restore the role...

Exactly a year has passed since Operation Pillar of Cloud, or defence as it has since been rebranded as, ended. The operation's stated goal was to deter the rockets...

Even the supporters of the military coup in Egypt could not handle the story of the Egyptian security forces holding a memorial for the martyrs of the Mohamed Mahmoud...

All regimes that insist on denying the facts and refuse to read the true reality will, inevitably, pave the way for their own downfall. The regime that ignores what...

There is absolutely no doubt that the coup in Egypt has benefited Israel strategically and in terms of security. Yet, one must not overlook the more serious contribution that...

Our friend the poet and physician, Dr Ahmed Taymour, has written a poem characterised by the highest level of political romance, entitled "I want a president". The poem demands...

Political and legal experts have claimed that the Committee of 50 appointed by the coup-appointed government in Egypt has added articles to the constitution that effectively to militarise the...

Since ancient times, members of the judiciary have served as the wise, careful, farsighted and impartial arbitrators in litigious disputes. The early Muslim leaders started a trend which no...

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...

The coup authorities are moving quickly to ensure the constitution is approved no matter what. If necessary, they will mobilise officers and soldiers in the military and the police...

Over the next two weeks tributes to the life and struggle of Nelson Mandela will continue to cascade on every media platform. All will no doubt be united on...

Legend has it that when the young Colonel Gaddafi first met Gamal Abdel Nasser he was told, "I see my youth in you." The compliment went to the young...

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...

The negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians that are being held under American patronage are ironic, and their purpose seems to be buying time and spreading the delusion that...

The prelude to the constitution drafted by the 50-member committee states that Egypt is the head of Africa. Yet, the African Union suspended Egypt's membership because of the coup...

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...

I have warned over the years that US-Iran rapprochement will end all the current political considerations based on conflict between Washington and Tehran, and I called for Arab-Iranian talks...

Today on International Human Rights Day, 13 local and international human rights organisations have called on the Egyptian authorities to acknowledge and investigate thoroughly the killing of up to...

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...

Strange circumstances led to the appointment of the former president of the Tunisian League and the Arab Commission for Human Rights as the head of the state in post-Arab...

In a recently leaked sound clip of an interview with General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, Egypt's Minister of Defence and current de facto leader, interviewer Yasir Rizk, the Editor-in-Chief of...

A new banner advertising a 'constitution for all Egyptians' depicts an unlikely looking collection of people. Standing in a line, from right to left, is a soldier, a man...

There is no doubt that in all of its modern history Egypt has never been exposed to the chaos, turmoil, polarisation and division which now threaten its social and...

The people of Egypt will be called upon to vote on a new constitution over the next few days. The strange thing about this is that during its final...

By designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a "terrorist organisation" the interim Egyptian government has hammered the final nail in the coffin of any political settlement that could have mended...

The results of a number of security solutions to national and international issues will not last long despite their current effectiveness. While some regimes have managed to suppress their...

What role can the Muslim Brotherhood, with its current ideological standpoint, play in the post-Arab Spring era in Egypt and following the ouster of its political leader Mohamed Morsi...

Aside from the debate over its relative success or failure, the political dialogue in Tunisia marked the end of one turbulent era and the beginning of another, perhaps more...

For some Egyptian politicians to oppose the Muslim Brotherhood and its leaders is expected; for most of the media to be recruited in an attack against the movement is...

When the countdown to the creation of South Sudan began after the 2010 elections, some western sources described the upcoming state of the south as "predetermined to fail". They...

About two weeks ago, Radio 4's BBC World Service broadcast a programme over four episodes on the Arab world in the contemporary era; the second episode was about the...