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Morsi vs. Omar
As I looked at this photo [source] of Mohamed Morsi praying Juma'a in Italy, surrounded from three sides by his security detail, I remembered this beautiful story from the days of Omar Ibn El Khattab. A [...]
Here we go again: Islamophobia and protests
Crossposted at Foreign Policy: Transitions "I demand the expulsion of diaspora Copts from Egypt," said a placard held by a young man in jeans and a T-shirt at the U.S. embassy protest here in Cairo yesterday. On a [...]
Who are your country’s Facebook friends?
“Mapping the World’s Friendships” is an entertaining interactive map that displays the ‘closest friends’ for each country based on its users friends. Egypt's main friends abroad, according to Facebook For the [...]
Covering up on Egyptian TV
Cross-posted on Foreign Policy Transitions With her white hijab and the slight gap between her teeth, Fatma Nabil looks like my cousin. She probably looks like everybody’s cousin. Yet after presenting the afternoon news last week, Fatma [...]
The devil has a face
Horrifying picture of Israeli settlers terrorising a Palestinian woman in East Jerusalem. Look particularly at the second settler from the right. Try to imagine what kind of hatred brought him to this woman's home, [...]
Egypt’s foreign relations, in light of the new Morsi-SCAF dance – Yale Global Magazine
Update: Republished in Real Clear World Republished in Outlook India (under the title “Morsi’s Code”, which I like!) Republished in Khaleej Times ——————— Morsi, with a moderate stance, could signal a more active Egypt in [...]
Military leadership reshuffling in Egypt – what it isn’t, what it is.
I'm trying to make sense of it all and organize my thoughts as news, analysis and speculations keep coming, so bear with me. Let’s first try to understand what this is not. It is not [...]
The Prepasted Toothbrush
If you're really too lazy to put toothpaste on your toothbrush, it turns out that for only 5 dollars you can buy a "prepasted toothbrush". No, really. It's not a joke, either. That's an Ebay [...]
Made in the USA
Stumbled upon this t-shirt design, obviously written on a computer that can't handle Arabic characters. I love the "Made in the USA" stamp is proudly displayed though. 😛 I'd love to see someone wearing [...]
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Egypt After the Spring: Revolt and Reaction.
Egypt After the Spring: Revolt and Reaction. This Adelphi volume brings together senior sch olars as well as rising analysts of Egypt to examine the tumultuous period from the January 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak, [...]
The US elections (and their aftermath), covered as we do African elections
Had to be done (actually surprised it hasn't already): Writing about the latest US elections like US media writes about African countries. **COUNTRY CRISIS WATCH** [insert CNN "breaking news" type of jingle] The US of A, [...]
Refugees don’t want handouts: they want jobs
Jobs would give refugees both money and dignity Image: REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke Polykastro, Greece Khaled wakes up early. Most people in the refugee camp in Polykastro, in northern Greece, do – the tents [...]