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Articles of the author Mohamed Fouad
Revolution-proofing
As demonstrated on Thursday, when some protesters held a rally downtown demonstrating against the Protest Law and demanding the release of prominent activists, we are looking at a country which is becoming starkly different from what it was in 2011. (...)

13 - 04 - 2014
Then and Now
I am always intrigued by the dizzying changes that have enveloped Egypt in the past year. What I find to be most amusing is how certain positions have totally gone from one extreme to the other. When it comes to Egypt's foreign policy, it is a (...)

29 - 03 - 2014
The turning point
Deep inside, one must feel it even if one hesitates to admit it: the whole 25 January hoopla is long gone. The only thing left of 25 January is its largely undisputed international allure, which is ironically the only legitimising factor that both (...)

11 - 01 - 2014
The long winding road to Yemen
As the debates rage in Egypt on whether presidential elections should be held before parliamentary elections, the country seems headed to an all too familiar scenario. In February 2012, elections were held in Yemen with acting president Abd Rabbuh (...)

21 - 12 - 2013
Contemporary Egyptian nonsense part 4: The demise of political Islam
Is political Islam dead? Are the so called "Islamic Movements" suffering their final moments following the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood? That is indeed a claim that keeps on getting more attention in Egypt (...)

12 - 11 - 2013
Contemporary Egyptian nonsense part 2: The riches of Egypt!
So we continue with examining some of those wild ideas and unfounded claims which haunt the minds of many people. We are hoping to do so in a constructive manner with the aim to move beyond the old tales and actually think about something (...)

27 - 10 - 2013
US aid: "Recalibration" or change of strategy?
The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that it would halt the delivery of large-scale military systems and cash assistance to Egypt's government. It said "credible progress" must be made towards free and fair elections. US State Department (...)

12 - 10 - 2013
Does Egypt Need Affirmative Action?
As the debates rage regarding Egypt's electoral system, the notion of affirmative action and quota often surfaces as an area of great contention. The legacy resulting from years of discrimination based on age, gender, and religion has not been (...)

07 - 10 - 2013
Bloody September
September has been a month that has witnessed heinous crimes against humanity that claimed scores of lives in many dispersed parts of the world. From the All Saints church bomb in Peshawar to the roadside attacks in Northeast Nigeria, to the suicide (...)

28 - 09 - 2013
One-hit wonders
In a country that has become infatuated with political talk, the lack of sustainable political actions never ceases to amaze me. Despite their instantaneous impact, several movements that have surfaced on the Egyptian political scene in the past 10 (...)

21 - 09 - 2013
Whom does the United States Support?
Following 30 June, Egypt has been awash with conspiracy theories. An interesting one aims to answer the infamous question: Whom does the US really support in the Egyptian debacle? Supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi as well as the current (...)

31 - 08 - 2013
Beyond "crowd democracy"
A new buzz word is being coined these days: Crowd Democracy. Basically, in the absence of a system, an alternative system is created, or as Wael Nawara puts it: "As representative democracy failed to deliver, people resorted to alternatives." The (...)

27 - 07 - 2013
"Revollusion"
By Dr Mohamed Fouad The following is not for the faint hearted, the revolutionary buffs, the hopeless romantics and the easily agitated ones. You need to "marinate" on these thoughts a bit in order for them to sink in, or not. During the famed 18 (...)

13 - 07 - 2013
Ousting Morsi: A Pyrrhic victory?
Analysts and pundits inside and outside Egypt are deliberating and wondering what exactly happened in the country. People are asking questions such as: "Was it a coup d'état? What do the US and the world think of us?" Others are taking on the news (...)

07 - 07 - 2013
Salvation Now
There isn't a talk show or an article which does not attempt to take a stab at the current mesmerising state of Egyptian affairs. The guests are different, the writing styles are diverse but the burning question remains unchanged: "What is the (...)

30 - 06 - 2013
Morsi and the erosion of legitimacy
These days, where rhetoric runs high and adrenaline runs even higher, it is worth taking a step back to take a look at things with a cooler head. Having said this, it is worth taking the news with a grain of salt. The latest chatter to have become (...)

22 - 06 - 2013
30 June and reinventing the revolution wheel
As 30 June approaches, debates and speculations are already running high. Some are experiencing an adrenaline rush, as they brace for the second wave of the revolution. However, some are playing down the expected outcome while others are skeptical (...)

15 - 06 - 2013
The Egyptian Teddy Bear!
It irks me so much how some of us Egyptians are sometimes very casual in the ways we infringe on other people's feelings while becoming overly sensitive when it comes back to haunt us. It is what we call Karma. You get what you give, whether bad or (...)

08 - 06 - 2013
“Show me the Money..."
The longing for freedom, justice and access to the wealth usurped by its rulers was a major driver behind the popular uprising that toppled former president Mubarak in early 2011. The Guardian's famed “$70 billion" estimate of Mubarak's family (...)

25 - 05 - 2013
Egypt: Too big to bail!
An interesting assumption is continuously being adopted by many of Egypt's intelligentsia as well as political analysts: “Egypt is too big to fail!" Several people have weaved their own theories touting Egypt's strategic position and weight in the (...)

18 - 05 - 2013
Egypt and the IMF: Between rhetoric & reality
In a recently televised interview given to Al-Jazeera Channel, Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi has asserted that the delay in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) negotiations is largely due to “Egypt's refusal to succumb to the IMF's terms". This (...)

30 - 04 - 2013
Egyptian MPs reject new bylaws for hospitals
Egyptian members parliament, at a meeting of the body's health committee on Monday, rejected the new bylaws that suggest privatizing public hospitals during the afternoon shift starting at 1PM. They considered the new bylaws a step towards the (...)

17 - 01 - 2011
Egypt MPs blast media ''interference'' in church bombing probe
Members of parliament on Monday criticized the media and called for banning it from covering investigations of the Alexandria church bombing. “The Penal Code punishes anyone interfering in investigations,” MP Zakaria Azmy told media representatives (...)

10 - 01 - 2011
MPs implicated in state-funded healthcare breaches lose parliamentary immunity
People's Assembly Speaker Fathi Sorour and Shura Council Speaker Safwat al-Sherif have approved an earlier request filed by Justice Minister Mamdouh Marie to deprive14 MPs implicated in state-funded medical treatment violations of their (...)

06 - 09 - 2010
Parliament approves social solidarity bill
One day before the end of its current session, parliament on Monday approved in principle new social solidarity legislation despite objections by opposition representatives and a handful of ruling party MPs. The law will provide financial assistance (...)

21 - 06 - 2010
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