Salah Essa
The people want a free media coverage law
Opinion
October 31, 2011
The people want a free media coverage law
I was infected by the enthusiasm I saw recently from a group of independent Egyptian media workers and political activists…
Five constitutional principles
Opinion
July 20, 2011
Five constitutional principles
Contemporary discussions about the state of Egypt are largely focused on avenging the past rather than pondering over the future.…
Activists, don’t bark up the wrong tree!
Opinion
June 20, 2010
Activists, don’t bark up the wrong tree!
I was happy to read the news that independent MPs Alaa Abdel Monem and Mustafa el-Gendi have joined the Wafd…
Football hysteria
Opinion
November 14, 2009
Football hysteria
In the early 1970s, I was an editor in the research department of el-Gomhoreya newspaper. We were cramped in a…