Opinion

America’s Allies Are Funding ISIS

It’s an ironic twist, especially for donors in Kuwait (who, to be fair, back a wide variety of militias). ISIS has aligned itself with...

An ‘Islamic State’ Is Born

Five-hundred thousand people have fled Mosul in the wake of its conquest by the jihadis. The city, which has an Arab majority population along...

Egypt’s New Government Promotes Anti-Christian Measures?

In a televised speech delivered a few days ago, Mansour addressed the Copts in a very inclusive way, one much welcomed and appreciated by...

The New York Times Defends Al-Qaeda

  A recent NYT report titled “Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone” tries to exonerate al-Qaeda of the actions of...

Three Big Things to Know about Egypt’s New Pharaoh

From the moment he ousted Morsi--who had turned a narrow electoral mandate in June 2012 into a brutal Islamist dictatorship almost overnight, alienating the...

God and State in Egypt

More recently, with the presidential campaign of the former military leader Field Marshall Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, statist and traditionalist views of Egypt have been...

President Sisi, a Regional Leader to Fight Terror as Washington Is Retreating

The new Egyptian President, who was elected by almost 24 millions after a popular referendum on a new constitution, different from the one under...

Egypt and the Return of the ‘Old Time Religion’

In praise, they attempt to burnish Sisi’s legitimacy as a man uniting all of Egypt and bridging the religious divide. In condemnation, they insist...

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