The ghost of the Grand Mufti lives on
In a recent broadcast on a top-rated Egyptian TV show, viewers were told that Jews attack Egypt by, inter alia, manipulating the weather, causing earthquakes, and firing meteors from outer space. There is a sickness at the heart of a political culture that produces such twisted nonsense
- 24 September 2015
Shouldn't the fake trial of Mubarak revive January 25?
The sham trial of former Egyptian dictator Mubarak has ended with his acquittal, despite the fact that he is obviously guilty of mass murder. Has fate condemned Egypt to permanent dictatorship or can democracy prevail?
- 29 November 2014
How our "friends" in the MidEast fuel ISIS terror
Our "friends" such as the Egyptian coup leaders consistently fuel the anti-Western hatred that is central to the ISIS-style terror narrative. So in what sense are these governments our "friends"? We don't know what we're doing
- 18 September 2014
Egypt's justice system kills justice and people
Egypt's broken criminal justice system has confirmed death sentences on 183 political opponents and sentenced journalists to years in prison on trumped up charges. The trials were a joke, but the punishments are deadly serious
- 22 June 2014
The New York Times’ propaganda war on Egypt
There is much evidence that Egypt, while far from becoming a Western-style democracy, is now on a better path -- certainly than under the Muslim Brotherhood. But in the New York Times, that reality doesn't fit the narrative
- 27 May 2014Egypt’s “war on terror” hits the headlines
Egypt's Sinai problem grumbles on, largely under the radar of the mainstream media. But make no mistake - as problems go, it's a big one
- 20 February 2014
Egypt's coup leaders aren't friends, they hate us
We've been sold another lie about the Middle East. This time it's the lie that the leaders of the coup in Egypt are our friends. They're not. They hate us, and use their media to propagate lies about us
- 15 February 2014
Ignoring Egypt's brutalised Christians
Islamists in Egypt are responsible for destroying nearly 100 Christian churches. Western policy is all over the place, and the media is largely ignoring it
- 25 October 2013
US-Zionist-Muslim-Brotherhood conspiracy in Egypt?
Al-Ahram newspaper, which is viewed as loyal to the state, has published a report about what it calls ''the Zionist-American-Muslim-Brotherhood conspiracy'' against Egypt
- 17 August 2013
Morsi's demise good news for Egyptian democracy
Morsi reverted to the same undemocratic policies that he was elected to change, effectively replacing a secular autocratic rule with an Islamist one
- 8 July 2013
Gun control USA, but F-16s for the Muslim Brotherhood
Obama's administration will be remembered for taking weapons from the American people, yet providing them to Egypt's theocratic tyranny
- 1 February 2013
Palestine's strangely stubborn state of mind
Half a century of lost battles taught mightier powers to change their mindset – think of Germany after two world wars. The Palestinians never seem to learn
- 8 December 2012
US chooses stability over democracy in Egypt
In backing Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the US has chosen stability over democracy: but it will get neither
- 25 November 2012
Gaza ceasefire: Hamas's celebrations mask major defeat
Other than a possible improvement in support from Palestinians and some bragging rights in questionable circles, it is hard to see what, if anything, Hamas got out of the past week
- 22 November 2012
What's wrong with Arab analogies against Israel?
Arab media depicts Israel as a demon. Here's why I, an Egyptian citizen, disagree
- 22 November 2012
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