It’s Not Enough to Topple Dictators
The world has seen many terrible rulers, and last week we celebrated the revolution that toppled one of the worst rulers from power, Muammar Gaddafi. The Libyan dictator was responsible for huge...
View ArticleOpinion: Turkish Lessons in Cairo
Shortly after the January 25 revolution in Egypt, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in ten years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in...
View ArticleDetention of Salafist leader raises tensions in Egypt
An Egyptian Salafi shouts anti-Mohammed Morsi slogans and holds a copy of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in support of bearded police officers, who were prevented from carrying out their work in the...
View ArticleMursi digs himself into a hole
A few days ago, I watched an interview with the Egyptian tourism minister on a foreign media outlet. He was trying to convince the audience that Egypt is still a hospitable country, and promised that...
View ArticleMursi family threatens military institutions with legal action
Osama Mohamed Mursi, son of Egypt’s ousted president, Mohamed Mursi, speaks during a news conference in Cairo on July 22, 2013. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany) Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Mohamed...
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