Opinion

Preparing for Freedom Before It Comes

Much has changed in North Africa since the winter of 2011. But a lot more has not. To understand this, it’s worth looking at...

Obama s Egyptian Dilemma

It's very likely that President Obama's views of Islam-related problems is based on his childhood experience in Indonesia. Undoubtedly, those impressions have created an...

Open Letter to President Obama

When it was my turn to address those gathered, I urged you to consider the gulf between the content of your speech to the...

Egypt’s Static Security Sector

Official reactions to Saber's public humiliation were swift. Seemingly intent on preventing the footage from joining the annals of police brutality that defined the...

Morsi’s Guns: Why the Generals Back Egypt’s President

The government has blamed this latest uprising on foreign troublemakers and unruly youth militias, such as the newly established quasi-anarchist group the Black Bloc....

John Kerry’s Questionable Record on Religious Liberty

Some claim that Mrs. Clinton's interest in religious liberty goes back to the 1998 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Act, signed by her husband. Others...

Is Egypt Going Down the Road of Splintering?

In the modern history, Egypt has suffered three major national offsets. The first was prompted by Sheikh Hassan al-Banna in 1928 when he founded...

Morsi Must Rule by Peaceful Means. If Not, Egypt Will Fall Apart

For the young, mostly secular, revolutionaries of Tahrir Square whom the West cheered on, things could hardly have gone worse. A little over a...

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