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What did Ivanka Trump write?
Opinion
July 22, 2020
What did Ivanka Trump write?
The controversy raised by Ivanka Trump’s comments about Goya Foods last week comes in the context of a deeper issue…
Trump, Israel, and American Jews
Opinion
December 18, 2019
Trump, Israel, and American Jews
Trump signed a new executive order sparking controversy among supporters of the Palestinian cause in the US, with the toughest…
Either national independence or missions
Opinion
August 28, 2013
Either national independence or missions
The Egyptian media assumes that the United States, which adopts a sweeping attitude of hostility towards the political system in…
Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution
Opinion
July 27, 2011
Dear Washington: We’ve had a revolution
It seems that many American policy-makers and think tanks are unaware that Egypt has had a revolution. Even after the…
Whose ‘civil state’?
Opinion
June 24, 2011
Whose ‘civil state’?
It appears we need to agree not only on major issues of controversy, but also on the meanings of the…
Obama and post-revolution Egypt
Opinion
May 25, 2011
Obama and post-revolution Egypt
Obama’s speech to the Arab world last week was marked by an interesting paradox. On the one hand, the tone…
Buying the People’s Assembly
Opinion
April 6, 2011
Buying the People’s Assembly
Last week, at a meeting I was invited to with the liberal Democratic Front Party, a young party member demanded…
The Tunisian message
Opinion
January 21, 2011
The Tunisian message
Last week’s events raised a number of paradoxes that are worth reflecting on. While economy pages, especially in Egyptian state-run…
ElBaradei’s miscalculations
Opinion
December 31, 2010
ElBaradei’s miscalculations
Dr. Mohammed ElBaradei deserves a great deal of respect for his insistence on expressing his support for his fellow Egyptians who…