Ahmed El-Sawi
Mubarak reportedly travels to Germany
Egypt
February 13, 2011
Mubarak reportedly travels to Germany
Former President Hosni Mubarak has arrived in Baden Baden, Germany to receive medical treatment, Al-Masry Al-Youm has learned. Mubarak earlier…
Honoring Bouazizi
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Honoring Bouazizi
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country at night with no guards or official processions. As he sought…
On foreign conspiracies
Opinion
January 12, 2011
On foreign conspiracies
When I left Cairo a few days after the New Year’s Eve blast, rumors were spreading of a possible conspiracy…
Al-Bashir’s Islam aids the cause of southern secession
Opinion
December 27, 2010
Al-Bashir’s Islam aids the cause of southern secession
Despite his bigoted politics, it appears that Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is hoping for--if not actively working towards--the independence of…
It’s now up to the street
Opinion
December 15, 2010
It’s now up to the street
Egypt's controversial new parliament has convened in business-as-usual fashion despite the opposition's accusations that the new house is illegitimate and…
Kudos to the NDP
Opinion
November 28, 2010
Kudos to the NDP
The ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) stands to win a landslide victory in Egypt's parliamentary elections, though I write these…
The real election battle
Opinion
November 22, 2010
The real election battle
If a visitor to this country saw all the campaign banners that presently fill the streets and the election headlines…
Where is ElBaradei?
Opinion
November 13, 2010
Where is ElBaradei?
Many people are asking why reform advocate Mohamed ElBaradei has suddenly vanished from the political scene. Some are in search…
An Arab WikiLeaks?
Opinion
October 25, 2010
An Arab WikiLeaks?
Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks (an international group that publishes anonymously submitted secret government documents), would probably be an…
Where is Gamal Mubarak?
Opinion
October 17, 2010
Where is Gamal Mubarak?
The late journalist Magdi Mehanna used to say that Gamal Mubarak has made himself into an object of guesswork. His…
Behind the Bishoy dispute
Opinion
September 26, 2010
Behind the Bishoy dispute
Recent tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, following Coptic priest Father Bishoy's comments questioning the authenticity of certain Quranic…
Who bankrolled Gamal Mubarak’s Washington trip?
Opinion
September 5, 2010
Who bankrolled Gamal Mubarak’s Washington trip?
Many are asking why Gamal Mubarak accompanied his father on an official visit to Washington for the launch of direct…
Teen’s death a lesson in public pressure
Opinion
June 15, 2010
Teen’s death a lesson in public pressure
The case of Khaled Saeed, the young man who was allegedly killed by police officers in Alexandria, captures the shifting…
Is ElBaradei a serious alternative?
Opinion
June 7, 2010
Is ElBaradei a serious alternative?
Mohamed ElBaradei did not begin this new public outcry for political change with his personal ideologies and goals. Rather, the…
Winds of war
Opinion
May 23, 2010
Winds of war
What is the meaning of Israel’s withdrawal of its special forces from its border patrols in the south of the…