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Notes from America: The mufti made me do it!

During his speech at the 37th Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, Prime Minister…

Ahmed Tharwat Ahmed Tharwat

Why Egyptians repeatedly end up with mediocre governments

If you are a scientifically renowned Egyptian citizen harbouring great ambitions for…

Mohammed Nosseir Mohammed Nosseir

What if we all voted?

Last week, I closely followed, in a combination of shock, sarcasm and…

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Opinion: A birthday child with little cause for celebration

Over 70 years ago, the United Nations was founded in New York.…

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Opinion: Fatal comparison

Hitler merely wanted to drive the Jews out, not kill them. The…

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OECD holds FIFA responsible for Qatari World Cup-related labour conditions

  A Swiss government-sponsored unit of the Paris-based Organization of Economic Cooperation…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Ministerial changes and mechanisms of change in the family of 1952 (3/3)

Ministries in Egypt are more of an apprentice who follows all of…

Farid Zahran Farid Zahran

Al-Sisi’s biggest challenge: Getting the Brotherhood back on board

By Jan Jaap de Ruiter In May 2014, the Egyptian people voted…

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Notes from America: The victimisation of the villain

  According to dictionary definition, a villain is a character whose evil actions…

Ahmed Tharwat Ahmed Tharwat

The struggle over ideological power in the Middle East

By Hakim Khatib Using religious frameworks in political contestation and mobilisation has…

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