Egypt, Jordan explore joint projects in water, food, and energy sectors    PM reviews measures to streamline tourist entry at airports, border crossings    Madbouly, EBRD president discuss expanded economic cooperation    Egypt's Al-Sisi meets Bohra Sultan, discusses cooperation, regional role    Israel expands Gaza offensive, drawing international condemnation    Egyptian FM addresses Arab Women Organization Conference opening    Egyptian pound closes high vs. US dollar – CBE    Australia's services PMI slows to 51 in April '25    Egypt condemns attacks on infrastructure in Sudan    Egypt's CBE auctions EGP 5b in FRN T-bonds    Egypt's pharma market hits EGP309b in '24 – EDA Chairman    Egypt, Comoros pledge stronger economic ties, call for unified African voice on global issues    Egypt, Saudi Arabia deepen health sector cooperation with comprehensive MoU    India suspends all Pakistani imports indefinitely    White House to cut NASA budget    Egypt's UHIA launches 1st electronic medical pricing system    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    EU ambassador commends Aswan's public healthcare during official visit    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    UNFPA Egypt, Bayer sign agreement to promote reproductive health    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    "5,000 Years of Civilizational Dialogue" theme for Korea-Egypt 30th anniversary event    Sudan conflict, bilateral ties dominate talks between Al-Sisi, Al-Burhan in Cairo    Cairo's Madinaty and Katameya Dunes Golf Courses set to host 2025 Pan Arab Golf Championship from May 7-10    Between Women Filmmakers' Caravan opens 5th round of Film Consultancy Programme for Arab filmmakers    Fourth Cairo Photo Week set for May, expanding across 14 Downtown locations    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Ancient military commander's tomb unearthed in Ismailia    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM praises ties with Tanzania    Egypt to host global celebration for Grand Egyptian Museum opening on July 3    Ancient Egyptian royal tomb unearthed in Sohag    Egyptian Minister praises Nile Basin consultations, voices GERD concerns    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Monique el Faizy
Obama disengaged over succession in Egypt
NEW YORK: With the issue of succession looming over the Egyptian political landscape and the Obama administration seemingly disengaged, a bipartisan group of American academics and former government officials has been diligently working behind the (...)

26 - 10 - 2010
The unlikely lessons of Park51
NEW YORK: As I sit in my home in lower Manhattan writing, my husband and children are at the boys' school celebrating the International Day of Peace, as they do every year. It's a moving ceremony, which never fails to bring a certain mist to the (...)

27 - 09 - 2010
Seizing Egypt's Future
I am encouraged what I see happening in Egypt right now. I'd come back from a trip to Cairo in May disheartened about Egypt's future. ElBaradei's quilt of supporters seemed to be coming apart at the seams, beset by petty bickering and an (...)

28 - 07 - 2010
Ground Zero: Ugly anti-Muslim sentiments
An ugly dispute has been brewing in New York City that is shining a spotlight on anti-Muslim sentiment in the United States. A couple of months ago, the Imam of a small Sufi mosque in lower Manhattan announced plans to build an Islamic community (...)

12 - 07 - 2010
US wrong to cut funding to Egypt
The announcement this week that former diplomat Abdullah Al-Ashaal might run for president in next year’s election underscored the wrongheadedness of the United States’ decision to cut funding for democracy promotion in Egypt roughly in (...)

26 - 04 - 2010
Hate: Copts, Muslims and America
I’ve been following the writings of and responses to various Coptic leaders, both here at Bikya Masr and in other places, and I find it so disgraceful that I felt I had to weigh in. The dialogue first came to my attention with Morris Sadek’s (...)

21 - 04 - 2010
The emergence of ElBaradei
The emergence of ElBaradei gives the United States a chance to improve its dismal track record in its foreign policy in Egypt and the Middle East, and change its past habit of being unable to see beyond its short-term interests. In the years (...)

12 - 04 - 2010
US Census leaves Arab-Americans confused
As if identity issues aren’t confusing enough for those of us living in the United States who are of Arab or Middle Eastern ancestry, the 2010 United States Census is posing yet another challenge—and, unsurprisingly, stirring up dissent. At (...)

05 - 04 - 2010
Shouldering Democracy
Whether or not he makes a full recovery and resumes power, President Hosni Mubarak’s recent illness has reminded us that Egypt is likely to face a transfer of power sometime in the next few years. What has also become apparent is how woefully (...)

22 - 03 - 2010
Politics of being Arab
This week I went to see Najla Said perform her one-woman show, “Palestine.” Najla’s father was the famous scholar Edward Said, who was born to a Palestinian-American father and a half-Palestinian, half-Lebanese mother. Her mother is Lebanese. (...)

15 - 03 - 2010
Can the Coptic Diaspora get its act together?
A while back, I attended a conference on how the Coptic Diaspora could impact the welfare of Copts in Egypt. What was immediately apparent was how far away it was from being able to do that. For starters, there were fewer than two dozen people in (...)

08 - 03 - 2010
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