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General Sisi is no saviour for Egypt’s non-Islamists
By Nervana Mahmoud Quick glances at the events that lead to the…
Why Muslims should love secularism
Though secularism is widely misunderstood as anti-religious and iconoclastic, all it means…
A bad environment negatively affects children’s health
By Dr Cesar Chelala Millions of children die every year as a…
Editor’s letter: Egyptians between the two Gamals (2 of 5): The Mubarakonomics of dismantling Nasser’s state
Ousted president Hosni Mubarak had his own economic model that can be…
Turkish football’s financial crisis potentially sharpens political divide
By James M. Dorsey Financially stressed Turkish football clubs are becoming pawns…
What are the chances of mergers and alliances inside the democratic movement?
In the previous two articles, we surveyed the map of parties and…
On popularity and bubbles
Stories by foreign journalists on Egypt usually come in themes. One period…
Crosses flanked by Crescents won’t cut it
Christmas Eve. New Year’s Eve mass. A wedding. None of these should…
The right to say NO!
On 23 March 2011, under the rule of the Supreme Council of…
Social enterprises: The missing piece to protecting Egypt’s natural treasures?
Social enterprises could be powerful implementers of Minister Iskandar’s longer-term environmental agenda,…