There is a big and essential difference between democratic consensus, by which is meant a form of general agreement on the principles, foundations and rules of democratic evolution, and consensual democracy to which some culturally divided countries (...)
Whether democracy is the right system of government for us is not in question. No one in this country is willing to dispute the merits of democratic government. But some, including myself, contend that the concept of democracy must be adapted to (...)
In the middle of a discussion about the situation in Egypt, my interlocutor, who thinks of himself an Islamist, said: “What I see today in Egypt is not a power struggle between the Islamists and seculars, but a power struggle between the supporters (...)
Since last week, acts of random violence by young people have erupted on Mohamed Mahmoud Street in central Cairo on the eve of the first anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud killings that took place last year. These random acts of violence have (...)
