Opinion
Egypt must restructure subsidies
June 14, 2010
Egypt must restructure subsidies
There is almost a consensus that the existing subsidies system in Egypt is dysfunctional.The Minister of Economic Development has recently…
Shura elections: A new order of things…
June 12, 2010
Shura elections: A new order of things…
The Egyptian Shura Council elections, which ended their second round yesterday, are largely viewed as an insignificant political event. Though…
Revoking nationality is no way to face Israel
June 9, 2010
Revoking nationality is no way to face Israel
The Supreme Administrative Court ruled last Saturday to revoke the nationality of Egyptians married to Israeli women, adding that the…
Coptic remarriage: How to solve the impasse
June 8, 2010
Coptic remarriage: How to solve the impasse
The Supreme Administrative Court's recent decision requiring the Coptic Orthodox Church to allow second marriages for Coptic divorcees has elicited…
Is ElBaradei a serious alternative?
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…
Turkish govt goes beyond mere rhetoric
June 6, 2010
Turkish govt goes beyond mere rhetoric
Many people attribute the strong statements made by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, following Israel's attack on the Gaza-bound…
Nationalism taints Turkish protests against Israeli attack
June 4, 2010
Nationalism taints Turkish protests against Israeli attack
Political tensions between Israel and Turkey--which have been escalating for the past year--have reached a peak, after Israel's early morning…
International solidarity and the Freedom Flotilla massacre
June 1, 2010
International solidarity and the Freedom Flotilla massacre
Early this morning under the cover of darkness Israeli soldiers stormed the lead ship of the six-vessel Freedom Flotilla aid…
A clean election process: Lesson from the Wafd Party
May 31, 2010
A clean election process: Lesson from the Wafd Party
I understand how sad Mahmoud Abaza may be to have lost the Wafd Party elections. This is normal and human,…
Long live the Emergency Law!
May 30, 2010
Long live the Emergency Law!
In his campaign platform during the previous election, President Mubarak promised many reforms, the most important of which was the…