Opinion

By Maria Golia The Laughter Is Dying Down in Egypt

I attended a Cairo costume party in the 1990s, where friends dressed as “terrorists” in Salafist garb, and a male Copt came in a...

After Revolution, Women’s Taste of Equality Fades

Kamel campaigns often in Tahrir Square. It represents, she says, the spirit of what Egypt could be. But the farther one travels from Tahrir...

Obama: Jimmy Carter’s Second Term

The bitter irony in all that was that Carter had betrayed the Shah of Iran, a longtime U.S. ally, and thereby paved the way...

Egyptian Presidential Candidate Says No Freedom in Islam

 Host: You have already begun to try to impose a particular dress code for us.Abu Ismail: I’ve begun to? It’s the Lord of the...

NYT: Egypt’s Unwise Course

The army is under fire at home for holding back the democratic tide, abusing civilians even more than Mr. Mubarak and failing to govern...

Egypt’s Revolution: 2012 vs. 1954

 Indeed, if the Egyptian revolutionaries who have battled the police and military over the past few months closed their eyes tight enough, forgot about...

“1/2 Revolution,” a Documentary That Tells It All

As co-director Karim El Hakim said after the film's recent Sundance screening, "You can't get any more cinema verité than this."Danish-Palestinian director Omar Shargawi...

Why Turkey Can’t Be a Democratic Model for the Middle East

Among those being held are eight opposition members of parliament. Turkey’s high election board declared that these people were qualified to stand for elections,...

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