On Wednesday, I watched aerial footage of Egypt on fire. The bright orange flames in the urban jungle of Cairo reminded me of wild fires on National Geographic. Only here it was buildings, houses, cars, offices, [...]
Monday's post at Foreign Policy: Transitions. "I called people up so they would join the revolution. And they died. I let (Ahmed) Harara walk onto Mohamed Mahmoud Street, and he was blinded. My friends, who weren't [...]
My latest post for Foreign Policy Transitions. I am genuinely upset. Some things in Egypt are devolving from ‘seriously ridiculous’ to ‘batshit crazy’. Arresting children for blasphemy is one such instance. “The most certain test [...]
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. :-P I'd love to see someone wearing [...]
Crossposted at Foreign Policy Transitions. In short: two elected presidents and one who died then resurrected, a (political) party on the street and possible backroom deals, and we haven't got a clue as to where [...]
My story for FP Transitions. Boy that was fun to write. THE NOSE JOB SCANDAL IN CAIRO How do you conceal that you had a nose job? Easy. Fake a murder attempt. Anwar [...]
