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Obsessive-compulsive morality disorder
On Friday, Islamists surrounded the St George church in Beni Suef demanding…
OpEds find Lent in Egypt hard to swallow
Sunday 28 April is known as Palm Sunday, a feast before Easter,…
Bailing out
By: Philip Whitfield Robert Browning (1812 –1889) is a favourite poet among high…
It’s the people, not the paper
In another country, at another time, writing about the Egypt Independent might…
The minister of ‘sexual harassment’
The Egyptian Minister of Information has done it yet again. In a…
Op-Eds discuss the Judiciary reform project
The issue of reforming Egypt’s Judiciary is on the mind of many…
Copts in Egypt: roots of discrimination
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article right here on…
Revolving Doors: Egypt deputy finance minister quits
By Farah Halime, Rebel Economy Egypt’s deputy finance minister, Hany Kadry Dimian, has…
In other words: Who is the alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood?
Before answering this question, ask yourself: Has the Muslim Brotherhood succeeded in…