Posts About Egypt
Egyptian Filmmaker Faces Challenges
Egyptian filmmaker Yousry Nasrallah on the challenges facing writers and filmmakers in Egypt.
Lifestyle Islamism
For sure-fire commercial success in the Middle East, brand your product "Islamic."
Mideast Ambivalent About Next U.S. President
Unlike the rest of the world, the Middle East has little confidence in either presidential candidate.
In Egypt, YouTube Trumps Facebook
It's rare to hear of a human rights violation, a political event or a major incident in Egypt that isn't accompanied with a mobile phone video published on Youtube.
Arab Bloggers Keep Watch Over Government – And Each Other
A thrilling equation in the Arab world: one man/woman + internet = very angry dictator.
The Internet as a Political Tool
Egypt has detained a number of its citizens for using the social networking site Facebook to organize anti-government protests. What online sites are most effective in influencing politics -- and is the impact positive?...
Egypt's Facebook Revolution
Egypt talks about a Facebook revolution, but the reality is far more complicated.
The Princess and the Facebook Girl
Egypt talks about a Facebook revolution, but its reality is far more complicated.
Fed Up With Headscarves
Get over this headscarf obsession and move on to women’s issues that need more attention.
Change? Competence? Egypt Has Neither
Whether Americans choose “competence” or “change” later this year, it seems one Mubarak or another will be waiting to receive them.
Christmas an Egyptian National Holiday
Egypt celebrates Coptic Christmas in a much more serious fashion than does the West.
Real Solutions Won’t Come from Summits
Don’t look to Annapolis to heal the Middle East – look to the young.
The Annapolis Summit
Retracing Sadat's Footsteps to Israel
Annapolis needs a present-day Anwar Sadat. Will anyone be so bold?
“Military Hegemony Does Not A Democracy Make”
When military power is justified as necessary for the survival of the regime, it often comes at the expense of democracy.
Men Die for Other Men, Not for God
Hard as it may seem, I can understand people rejecting change and determined to continue to live as the Prophet lived in the 14th century. But what I cannot understand is how they are able to twist the words and actions of the Prophet, in whom they so vehemently believe, and commit such inhuman crimes in his name.
Marshall Plan for Palestine
Blair should push for a Marshall Plan for the Palestinian Authority, to demonstrate to the Palestinian people that the Quartet's efforts will improve their lives. Hamas and other radical groups have used Islamic charity funds to win impoverished hearts and minds through economics. Western funds must be tapped to provide a real alternative.
Stick to Basics: Arab-Israeli Coexistence
Given his role in taking Britain into war in Iraq and Afghanistan, it will be a tough job for Tony Blair to play the role of a peacemaker in the Middle East. However, he should lose no time trying to mediate the current factional fighting between Hamas and Fatah. He can't do this himself, and will need to get the Arab states more involved.
Not the First Accused of Blasphemy
Britain knighted Salman Rushdie like many British citizens before him, honored for their service to Britain. Protesting this internal affair is like protesting against granting British citizenship to Rushdie, or to any other individual. Rushdie is not the first and will definitely not be the last writer with a Muslim name to be accused of blasphemy.
Kingdoms More Stable Than Republics
With the way the Arab world has gone, a stable, serious and relatively open monarchy is more favorable than a supposed republic. Powerful positions are granted to leaders' sons in Syria, Egypt and Libya while the Kingdoms of Jordan, Bahrain and Morocco enjoy the most serious democratization in the region.
