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Articles of the author Nervana Mahmoud
Women with or without headscarves should be accepted and respected in Egypt
A call by Egyptian journalist Cherif Choubachy for veiled Muslim women to take off their headscarves (hijab) has stirred widespread controversy in Egypt. Choubachy has also proposed a “take off the veil” rally to be held at Cairo's Tahrir Square. (...)

21 - 04 - 2015
Gaza, the Gordian knot
Gaza___ the formula of a quick fix and hope for the best has failed. The simple fact that the recent war in the Gaza strip is the third in six years is enough proof of the futility of one lull after another. The civilians in Gaza cannot handle (...)

14 - 07 - 2014
The Brotherhood and Britain: The ‘terrorists or us' theory
The British decision to launch an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood and its alleged links with radical militancy has sparked widespread controversy. Many people are justifiably surprised by the sudden decision and the possibility that it is (...)

13 - 04 - 2014
Egypt and Gaza
Last Friday, a small group of Palestinians protested near the Egyptian border, demanding the opening of the Rafah border. Their congregation ended uneventfully; however, it highlights a brewing crisis between post-Morsi Egypt and the Hamas (...)

04 - 03 - 2014
Egypt's new buffer government
The culture of rumours and speculations in Egypt can tempt us to abandon our logical thinking. Take, for example, the resignation of Beblawi's government—this was a move that took many by surprise, but it shouldn't have. The government resignation (...)

02 - 03 - 2014
The Brotherhood's new strategy
A month has passed since the forced ending of the pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo. The widespread security crackdown and the arrest of the Brotherhood's most senior cadres have had a huge impact by paralyzing the main skeleton of the group and limiting (...)

23 - 09 - 2013
The Muslim Brotherhood's fate: An Algerian explosion or a Turkish resurrection?
October 6, 1981 _____ the distance between my home and the bakery was no more than a few hundred metres, yet it felt like an endless journey. The vibrant streets of Cairo were reduced to a deafening silence, as if everyone has disappeared. My mother (...)

26 - 08 - 2013
New SCAF v Old Islamists
It's hard to absorb all of the events that took place last week in Egypt. Many details have yet to be digested. What is certain, though, is that this was the year's most crucial week, with far-reaching ramifications. Thus far, we only have disputed (...)

10 - 07 - 2013
Turkey, the Arab world, and the myth of moderate Islamism
For years, Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was generally considered an example of "moderate Islamism", a loose label that was generally based on a comparison with other Islamist dictatorships, like Iran, or with the various semi-secular (...)

09 - 06 - 2013
The abuse of ‘Takbir' from ballot boxes to Woolwich
For many non-Muslims, “Allahu Akbar", or “God is Great", has become synonymous with radicalism, brutal murders, rape, and even 05/syria-war-abu-sakkar-opposition-challenges.html"cannibalism committed in the name of Islam. It is hardly surprising, as (...)

26 - 05 - 2013
‘Non'-Romantic Sectarianism
Beni Suef– A story of romance has turned ugly and led to eruption of another round of sectarianism in Egypt. Rana El-Shazli, a 21-year-old Egyptian Muslim woman, is believed to have converted to Christianity and fled to Turkey with a Coptic (...)

30 - 04 - 2013
Egypt and Iran—odd bedfellows?
The extraordinary and well-organised funeral procession of the deposed Iranian Shah in 1980 marked the first state funeral to be held in Old Cairo in modern Egypt's history. The Egyptian president Anwar Sadat had done his best to give the Shah a (...)

10 - 02 - 2013
The Salafi star at the Pyramids
The popularity of the Salafi Sheikh Adel was surprising, particularly in the top tourist destination in Egypt, the pyramids. A planned two-hour visit ended up as a mission to uncover the legacy of this man. It started with a casual question about (...)

24 - 04 - 2012
Rules of Engagement: Egypt's military, police need change, reform
Rules of Engagement, a 2000 military courtroom drama that featured Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson; it was not a particularly groundbreaking movie. Nonetheless, the director William Freidken explored uncharted water, namely, the role of the (...)

01 - 12 - 2011
The King and Assad
“If Bashar has the interest of his country, he would step down, but he would also create an ability to reach out and start a new phase of Syrian political life.” What a statement from the Jordanian King Abdullah! Before we get carried away, I (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
The battle for the soul of Islam
Seville, Spain: In 1086, the last sovereign King of Andalusia “Al-Mu'tamid” made a call for help. He needed support in his battle against the King of Leon and Castile Alfonso VI. The support came from Morocco by devotees of a fundamentalist sect (...)

09 - 10 - 2011
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