One of the most memorable scenes from the Libyan revolution was when the rebels, in wretched clothes and advanced weaponry, seized a house of the oldest son of Muammar Qadhafi. They famously entered his living room, sat in his couch, watched his TV, (...)
The newly elected president of Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsy, began his national address by thanking God and the families of the revolution's martyrs for granting him such a victory, and immediately proceeded to deeply thank the (...)
American news website Salon.com published an article last week under the title “The GOP Brotherhood of Egypt” in which its writer, Avi Asher-Schapiro, held that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood had more in common with America's Republican Party than with (...)
The Egyptian Shura Council elections, which ended their second round yesterday, are largely viewed as an insignificant political event. Though commonly known as the “upper house", the council merely acts as a consultative branch of the Egyptian (...)
While Egyptians in the US have basically decided that Mohamed ElBaradei is the long-awaited messiah, the 67-year-old pro-reform activist's visit to Boston this week was not without controversy.
On the eve of ElBaradei's visit, strife emerged within (...)
“I am an example of corruption. I am the son of this era and the previous eras. My awareness grew with the Nasserist project. I celebrated its victories and tasted the bitterness of its defeats…then I fell with everybody else into a deep hole of (...)
The story of the High Dam was a tale of a nation, hikayit sha‘b, as Abdel Halim Hafiz chanted in an iconic song from the Nasserist period.
This nation lived under the yoke of British colonialism for over 70 years. After gaining independence, Egypt's (...)