Playing a dangerous game in Egypt
I've tried to avoid writing about it but to no avail. My latest piece in Foreign Policy is about the #NGOcrackdown debacle, how SCAF aren't completely irrational sons of bitches, and that by betting the [...]
February 2012
The Parliamentary Azan: why religious posturing sells
Cross-posted in Foreign Policy Mag under the title- The battle over religion heats up in Egypt [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KcwozhUOw1o] "You're not more Muslim than the rest of us!" So shouted Parliament speaker Saad El-Katatany [...]
Where Will the Muslim Brotherhood Take Egypt’s Economy?
Mohamed El Dahshan YaleGlobal, 6 February 2012 Islamic tide: Mass support for Muslim Brotherhood gives the party power, plus the burden of running Egypt's broken economy CAIRO: Egypt’s new parliament is taking seat amid ongoing [...]
Egypt’s tragedy: This is not just soccer violence
My post for Foreign Policy's Transitions blog, from this morning at 5 am. As the first trains were bringing in the remains of the dead to Cairo. I am angry, and I am sad. -------------- [...]
January 2012
Twitter boycott? No, let’s trust it – the Guardian
Below is the unedited version of my article published in the Guardian yesterday -- a little bit longer, with the profanity (I tried to slip an "a7a" in the Guardian but failed, damn!) - and [...]
A family portrait of Egypt’s revolution
UPDATE: Came across this photo of Tahrir Square today, by AFP, and I had to share it. (then scroll down to read the article!) This is my article about today's massive protest for Foreign Policy [...]
لن نحتفل – من ذكرى الثورة التونسية
قصيدة قصيرة تركها أحدهم على منضدة في شارع الحبيب بورقيبة يوم 14 يناير، في الذكرى الأولى للثورة التونسية. سألت من حولى لو كانوا كتابها فأنكروا. رأيت أن أنقلها لكم لأنها بدرجة لا بأس بها قد [...]
We’re all Americans now (and not in a good way)
I didn't choose the title - my awesome editor did - but it made me laugh. Originally posted yesterday on Foreign Policy's Transitions Blog: WE'RE ALL AMERICANS NOW (AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY) [...]
The New Google : “Search, Plus Your Bubble”
The day Google launched "Search, Plus Your World” which would include results from your social networks in your regular Google results, I was listening to Ethan Zuckerman’s TED talk on “Listening to Global Voices” where [...]
“Playing Hard to Get with the IMF” – Announcing “Transitions”, the new FP blog
I have recently joined a small team of very cool people to author a collaborative blog at Foreign Policy Magazine, which is titled "Transitions" and was lauched - yey! - yesterday. I'll be mostly writing [...]