Mahmoud Salem

Mahmoud Salem is a political activist, writer, and social media consultant. His writings could be found at www.sandmonkey.org and follow him @sandmonkey on Twitter
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And a toast to you all…

On 22 January 2012, two days before the then MB-controlled parliament convened…

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An unnecessary, yet much needed explanation

Dear Mahmoud, I have been following your writings, and I must say…

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Your Weekly News

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this week’s news from the fair land…

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The Conman’s paradise

In the 1960’s, the Egyptian state newspaper Al-Ahram was filled with headlines…

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Leadership and Spin

In an interview two years ago, a French journalist asked me the…

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Al-Sisi’s dwindling options

The Media momentum was there: the constitutional referendum had passed without “major…

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Stuck

On 24 January Egypt was rocked by a number of explosions all…

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Consequences

So, the constitutional referendum, as expected, has passed with flying colours. Official…

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On means and ends

On Tuesday, Egypt votes on the new constitution, which aims to show…

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The curious case of Egypt’s economy

According to economists, any country that experiences a revolution should have an…

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