I was surprised when I read about the new committee for constitutional amendments headed by Tarek El-Bishry with lawmakers, a representative for Copts and another from the Muslim Brotherhood. I thought that after the glorious popular revolution, (...)
Dr. Nawal El-Saadawi is a prominent writer and psychiatrist
I have lived to witness and participate in the Egyptian Revolution from Jan 25, 2011 until the moment of writing this essay in the morning of Sunday, Feb 6, 2011. Millions of Egyptians, (...)
I lived to witness and participate in the Egyptian Revolution of January 25, 2011 until the moment I wrote this column on Sunday, 6th of February. I saw million of Egyptians, Muslims and Christians from all trends and beliefs – the Egyptian people (...)
It is seldom in life that one encounters personalities unremittingly strong in their commitment and remarkable achievements in the field of human rights protection, the fight for pluralist democracy, and the partnership and solidarity between North (...)
Meeting in the capital of Europe from 14 to 17 April, the BRussells Tribunal brought together intellectuals and activists from Europe, the US and the Arab world to hear testimony on the role of the Project for the New American Century think-tank in (...)
International capitalism, and a resurgent religious fundamentalism, combine to further oppress women, argues Nawal El-Saadawi
I am writing this paper sitting at my kitchen table in Cairo. It is 11 January 2004. The grey light of dawn has not yet (...)
