There are lots of things wrong with the conviction and incarceration of 54-year-old Mustafa Kassem, who died last week in Egypt. Kassen was an American
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The Battle for Libya: The UAE Calls the Shots
This week’s inauguration of a new Red Sea Egyptian military base was pregnant with the symbolism of the rivalries shaping the future of the Middle
‘As the Clever Hopes Expire’: A Look Back at the Ending Decade
I sit in one of the dives On Fifty-Second Street Uncertain and afraid As the clever hopes expire Of a low dishonest decade. These are
The New Middle East Revolutionaries Share This One Fatal Flaw
Revolutions are like electricity. An electric shock of the most unexpected kind. The victims think at first it must be a powerful wasp sting. Then
Baghdadi Is Dead But the West’s Backing for Dictators Keeps the Fires Burning
When US Defence Secretary Mark Esper was asked this week to confirm President Donald Trump’s assertion that Islamic State group (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died
Egyptian Protests: A US-Fuelled “Arab Spring” Reboot
When the West’s leading media organizations attempt to convince audiences they know nothing about where Mohammed Aly – a Spanish-based Egyptian protest leader – came
Learning Lessons: Protesters Stay One Step Ahead of Rulers
There’s a déjà vu feeling to this year’s wave of protests across the Arab world. It’s not that this year saw the toppling of the
Egypt is being Targeted Again
Since September 20, Egypt’s government has been facing a new challenge that came in the form of massive anti-government demonstrations demanding the resignation of President Abdel
