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What does Egypt’s political map look like today?

  /  May 14, 2013  /  Opinion  /  1 Comment

Several months before the elections for Egypt’s House of Representatives, scheduled to take place this coming October, many Egyptians are asking: what is the plan of those political parties participating in these elections? Some ask read the rest…

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What does the future hold for Egypt?

  /  May 7, 2013  /  Opinion  /  4 Comments

Sunday night, during a late night call to the “Al-Hafez” television channel, I took part in a discussion with a prominent Egyptian political analyst regarding the country’s rampant political polarisation. For those who don’t know, read the rest…

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What tactics are set to be employed by Egypt’s various political movements?

  /  May 1, 2013  /  Opinion  /  1 Comment

It should be clear, as pointed out in several of my previous articles, that Egypt’s political circuit consists of three primary forces. The first of these is the country’s Islamist movement, made up primarily of read the rest…

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In other words: Who is the alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood?

  /  April 23, 2013  /  Opinion  /  2 Comments

Before answering this question, ask yourself: Has the Muslim Brotherhood succeeded in running the country? I ask this as someone who considers himself relatively involved in the country’s political circuit, who does not seek to read the rest…

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Is there no other alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood?

  /  April 17, 2013  /  Opinion  /  4 Comments

It has been repeated many times in recent months that there exists no alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood in terms of selecting a group capable and organised enough to rule Egypt. Other organisations, it has read the rest…

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Has the Muslim Brotherhood adopted Sectarianism?

  /  April 9, 2013  /  Opinion  /  1 Comment

I have attempted over the last several articles, to shed light on the fault lines of the various political and socio-economic divisions that exist within Egyptian society, in addition to the ideologies of those who read the rest…

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What do we do about those caught between the corrupt and the hopeless?

  /  April 2, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

After viewing the results of Egypt’s last parliamentary elections, we can safely say that they were not only contested by political parties, but also those who advocated for competing attitudes and views about the state read the rest…

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Where does the Army stand in the struggle between those with money and those with power?

  /  March 26, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

As we are aware, Egypt’s political scene is divided along many fault-lines and fraught with a number of conflicting internal struggles, particularly those which have to do with the identity of our nation-state. These struggles read the rest…

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Has the army truly withdrawn from Egyptian politics?

  /  March 19, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

I recently claimed in a previous article, to all those who were interested in the progress of political dialogue within Egypt, that the country’s military would “not seek to return and inject itself back into read the rest…

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Will the army administer our country once again?

  /  March 12, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

It’s no secret that some in Egypt who seek to bring the army back into power have once again descended onto the nation’s streets, not for the purpose of restoring peace and security as some read the rest…

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On the youth and the revolution

  /  March 5, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

For many, the early days of the revolution served as a political coming-out for a number of underground organisations, some weak, others strong, and individuals, all out to prove their revolutionary worth and zeal. Hailing read the rest…

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Is Boycotting the Solution?

  /  February 26, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

There currently exists within Egypt’s democratic forces a raging debate as to whether or not to take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Those who advocate for boycotting the elections do so for a number read the rest…

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Are we in a “…….” or just smelling the roses?

  /  February 20, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

This question is often repeated during times of crisis. When a nation finds itself consumed by war or strife, inevitably some will decide to remove themselves from the equation and occupy their time with trivial read the rest…

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When will Middle Easterners stop seeking to export their image?

  /  February 12, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

Despite the fact that the countries of the Middle East are not currently consumed by war, and that there exists at best a cold peace, or a rather muffled sense of competition between them, it read the rest…

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Six pieces, looking for an author

  /  February 5, 2013  /  Opinion  /  2 Comments

Far from violence, clashes and clouds of tear gas, from press releases and accusations, we are called to escape the chaos of our country and pick up the scattered pieces that once formed a picture read the rest…

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Why should the young man move?

  /  January 29, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

In the early days of the revolution, and since then over the last two years, my gaze has often been focused on the young Egyptian who has repeatedly climbed the lamp-posts of Tahrir Square in read the rest…

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“What can we do for you?” or “what can we do together?”

  /  January 22, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

Several days ago the first Social Democratic Forum of Social Democratic Parties in the Arab world was held in Cairo, organised with the support of a number of European parties and groups. To me the read the rest…

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Has the United States succeeded in taking over the world?

  /  January 15, 2013  /  Opinion  /  2 Comments

Much of the chaos and confusion that grips today’s world may in fact have been planned and orchestrated by the US

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Have Islamic bonds paved the way for the establishment of a religious state?

  /  January 9, 2013  /  Opinion  /  1 Comment

Egypt has gradually been trying to come out from under the cloak of theocracy for many years now, the first attempt beginning after the start of the French occupation of Egypt. Towards the beginning of read the rest…

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After the Constitution: Have we Really Achieved Stability?

  /  January 5, 2013  /  Opinion  /  No Comments

rid The referendum was passed with nearly 64% of the electorate voting “Yes,” in two rounds of voting that possessed its fair share of violations, rigging and fraud. Those who did vote “No,” were not read the rest…

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