Finding Sanity in Cairo
Finding spaces for sanity and reason amidst Egypt's extreme polarization can be a difficult task when political factions seem intent on walking the road to extremism. Luckily for the rest of us, a small [...]
Finding spaces for sanity and reason amidst Egypt's extreme polarization can be a difficult task when political factions seem intent on walking the road to extremism. Luckily for the rest of us, a small [...]
"Chinese Graffiti in Egypt Causes a Stir in China," reads the title of one article concerning the defacement recently discovered in Egypt’s Luxor Temple: a Chinese boy wrote, atop a millennial carving, that he “was here”. The story [...]
For Foreign Policy: Transitions. You’d think we'd won the World Cup: cars honking, loud celebratory music, people carrying flags. There are also flags hanging from the military helicopters flying at low altitude above Egypt's [...]
For Foreign Policy: Transitions. Lately I've found myself thinking back to those horrible American soap operas (the "Bold and the Beautiful," etc.) that my late grandmother used to watch. She managed to find [...]
For FP: Transitions. I don't know much about the code of conduct of U.N. Peacekeepers, such as those deployed in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). But I'm going [...]
I liked Carmen. She was a cool lady. She will be missed. Originally published on Foreign Policy Transitions. "You must be Esti's grandson," said one lady as she pinched my cheek. "Leave [...]
[Originally posted on Foreign Policy.] Mocking rulers is a tradition almost as old as rule itself. At times mockery is subtle and allegorical; at others it is blunt, sometimes gauche, but always funny. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]