Crossposted on Foreign Policy Transitions. Mubarak's Egypt was one of the CIA's favorite destinations under their "extraordinary rendition" program: A human rights-free zone where torture at the CIA's hands, hampered by delicate legislation, was supervised by the chief of [...]
Crossposted on Foreign Policy: Transitions. What has changed in Tunisia since opposition leader Chokri Belaid was assassinated? I’ve asked many Tunisian friends that question. Most remained silent for a few seconds, smiled sadly, [...]
In North Africa, there's more to the Harlem Shake than, well, Shaking: it is, for a new generation of youngsters, their first act of political rebellion too. Posted on Foreign Policy Magazine: Transitions. [...]
Live from Rabat, Morocco! I couldn't pass on the opportunity to attend a protest (naturally). I wrote this. [Thanks to RB for being a gracious guide to Morocco's protest movement]. Cross-posted on Foreign Policy Transitions. [...]
How i spent my February 11th. Crossposted on FP Transitions. There is one tradition that Muslims and Jews in the West agree on: They both like to eat Chinese food on Christmas Eve. It's [...]
Sorry I haven't written in a while! Been hectic, work, travels, which I promise to write more about. In the meantime: my latest post for Foreign Policy Transitions can be summed up as follows: Hamada [...]
In preparation for the World Economic Forum in Davos which I attended last week, I was asked to share some thoughts on transparency and growth. This is my blog post on the subject. [...]
Back to writing! My latest for Foreign Policy: Transitions. On Bourguiba avenue, 14 January 2012. Two years! It's been two years since Ben Ali packed his suitcase along with the passwords to his [...]
قابلت الشيخ عماد من سنة بالضبط. يوماً بيوم. لم يقل شيئا. فقط إبتسم. لا أدري لم ذهبت إلى مشرحة القصر العيني الفرنساوي ليلتها. لا أعلم لماذا أصررت أن أدخل الثلاجة. نظرت للرجل النائم هناك. قد [...]
My latest for Foreign Policy Transitions. It's the abridged version of a 5-page article full of profanity. The intractability of the problem in Egypt is caused by the presence of three, not two, parties to [...]
