This is not a “fresh take” on Gaza
My latest on the war on Gaza. If you don't read it, just enjoy what is my favourite photo coming out of Gaza this week / [Photo courtesy of Asem Alnabeh] Gaza resident Assem [...]
November 2012
Egypt’s ominous attack on porn
Monday's post at Foreign Policy: Transitions. "I called people up so they would join the revolution. And they died. I let (Ahmed) Harara walk onto Mohamed Mahmoud Street, and he was blinded. My friends, who weren't [...]
Protest in Amman – live – photos
A protest has erupted in Amman, as decisions to raise gas prices by 30% have come into force at midnight tonight -- an hour ago or so. All evening, gas stations I walked past had [...]
مذكرات التحرير في معرض تونس للكتاب!
كتاب "مذكرات التحرير" الذي يؤرخ ليوميات مجموعة من الكتاب و الصحافيين النشطاء في ايام الثورة المصرية، في معرض تونس للكتاب. لو كنتم هناك، احصلوا على نسختكم الان :) The Arabic edition of our collection memoir [...]
The sad reality of Egypt’s vaunted military
My latest piece on the #EgyArmy, for Foreign Policy Magazine. Hey, I'm just finding this in the newspaper. Don't shoot the messenger... An Egyptian expatriate friend asked me recently about the state of the Egyptian [...]