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Articles of the author Gamal Zayda
The Myth of Religious Freedom in Egypt
He who believes that we have freedom of belief in Egypt is mistaken. It is true that the constitution provides an article stating that "Freedom of belief is absolute". It is also true that the freedom of practicing religious rituals and the (...)

23 - 12 - 2015
The British Role
It seems as though the United Kingdom is not part of the political scene in the Middle East, as much as it was during the heyday of imperialism. In the Balfour Declaration, Britain recognised the Zionist movement and promised it a Jewish state in (...)

20 - 12 - 2015
On US Double Standards and Egypt's New Anti-Terrorism Law
Some American theorists act as a scourge in the hands of the US Administration, to be wielded against countries of whose policies the American government does not approve. A blatant example of this is the article written by Elliot Abrams, a Middle (...)

11 - 12 - 2015
About Charlie Hebdo
There are basic principles that we as Egyptians have to agree upon; principles concerning deliberate murder like the attack on the French Charlie Hebdo magazine. One: Terrorism is terrorism anywhere and at any time. There is no difference between (...)

14 - 01 - 2015
Where is Egypt's smuggled money?
I'm not trying to disappoint people at the start of this new year, but the question of where the smuggled Egyptian money has gone still lingers. The Guardian had reported that ousted President Mubarak smuggled $ 70 Billion out of the country (...)

03 - 01 - 2015
The New U.S. Ambassador
I am aware that the task of the new American Ambassador in Egypt is pretty difficult... He must either try to improve U.S.-Egyptian relations to win Obama's praise or else relations will deteriorate and the Egyptians will curse him. Ambassador (...)

01 - 01 - 2015
Make it our goal
Definite if gradual steps must be taken towards reform: it is in the national interest, writes Gamal Zayda* There are people in this country who are worried that the state apparatus may disintegrate under the pressure of political and constitutional (...)

02 - 06 - 2005
Escaping the spiral
In demanding Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi be put on trial Arab intellectuals are inciting, not opposing, violence, argues Gamal Zayda Demands by some Arab intellectuals that the US arrest and try Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, one of the Muslim (...)

07 - 10 - 2004
Deferred futures
Outdated concepts and misguided considerations bog Arab participation at the Frankfurt Book Fair, argues Gamal Zayda* Preliminary statements made by the organisers responsible for Arab participation at the Frankfurt International Book Fair indicate (...)

16 - 09 - 2004
Gearing up for the G8
After last year's fiasco in Genoa, the upcoming G8 Summit will be held in a remote Canadian resort. Gamal Zayda from Montreal examines its agenda The G8 Summit, due to be held in Canada on 26 and 27 June, will take place at the Kananaskis resort. (...)

20 - 06 - 2002
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