The front-runner in Egypt’s presidential election, which will be held on May 28 and 29, has several clear policy preferences. On the domestic security front, his priority is eradicating the Muslim Brotherhood. In foreign policy, [...]
It was not a cruel joke, and it appears the tragedy endures: on March 23, the Egyptian army’s research unit posted on its Facebook page a link to an online Google spreadsheet, titled “Registration form [...]
"Massive Online Open Courses," abbreviated "MOOCs," are being hailed as a potentially revolutionary development in education. Is the Arab World about to miss out? So far, there’s only one such course offered in Arabic — [...]
On Jan. 25, the third anniversary of ex-dictator Hosni Mubarak's ouster, violence broke out on Egypt's streets, led by mobs exacting vigilante justice on anyone who dared to question the government. The clashes came just [...]
I watched this unfold on Twitter a few minutes ago. A suicide bombing in a Lebanese restaurant in Kabul killed 14 people. No list of casualties were given. (A little afterwards the news informed us [...]
Photo: Mada Masr In the middle of a relentless state campaign pushing for a ‘Yes’ vote on the new constitution put forward in a national referendum today and tomorrow, it is clear that [...]
The authors of the draft constitution that will be presented for approval to Egyptian voters over the next few days have quietly erased a provision of utmost importance to the country's entrepreneurs: Article 17 of [...]
The anti-revolutionary crowd love to look at us with incredulous eyes, and ask "but why would the army want to take over power? They have no interest in being in power! They're better off being [...]
كنت في لقاء على قناة دي ام تي في في برنامج "من الآخر" - استمتعت بشدة و ضحكت كثيرا مع المقدمين الرائعين. انا شخصيا كنت لسبب ما عامل زي واحد شارب 12 اسبريسو و انا [...]
This past week, representatives from some 20 countries in the Arabic-speaking world and beyond got together, once again, to talk about Internet freedom in the region. The meeting was particularly interesting, convening as it did [...]
