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Re-configuring the Middle East: IS and changing demographics
By James M. Dorsey The Syrian civil war and Iraqi sectarian…
Press uprising against anti-terror law’s Article 33
By Hussein Abd Rabu One of the most important readings of the…
A message from ‘Islamic State’ to Al-Sisi
By Amr Khalifa The sun rose in Cairo on Saturday morning with…
In a climate of intolerance, we cannot call Al-Sisi a failure
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to persuade the reader…
Will Al-Sisi manage to contain Egypt’s youth or is confrontation inevitable?
By Mohammed Nosseir 'Youth is the future!’ is a common phrase frequently…
FIFA’s Blatter unwittingly pinpoints football governance’s prime issues
By James M. Dorsey Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter unwittingly put his…
Pitfalls of Turkish-Chinese relations in a microcosm
By James M. Dorsey Turkish football player Alpaslan Ozturk's decision to risk…
Assault on journalism, Al-Sisi style
By Amr Khalifa The Al-Sisi regime, from its unofficial start in 2013,…