Shadow of the Past
A graffiti portrait of Hosni Mubarak merged with Hussein Tantawi reminds Egyptians that the old guard remains and "The revolution continues" The government killjoys struck early and with brutal...
View ArticleThe Presidential Agenda
Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate, Mohammed Morsi (L), and former prime minister and presidential candidate, Ahmed Shafik (R) If independent polls are correct, the second round of Egypt’s...
View ArticleTrouble Brewing
An Egyptian woman walks past graffiti that reads in Arabic, '’Mubarak is coming' referring to ousted president Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo on May 27, 2012. The night before the results of Egypt’s...
View ArticleCredit Egypt
A man walks with his bread bought from Magra El-Oyoun market on January 24, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. A decade ago, while researching a book about the failure of the modern Arab economy, I spent a day with...
View ArticleYesterday’s Egypt
The ghosts of the past haunt Egypt Shortages—of petrol, electricity, hard currency, patience—plague Egypt. But there is an abundance of ghosts. Egyptians are consumed with the estrangement of their...
View ArticleFew Options in Egypt
An Egyptian man holds an Arabic sign while demonstrating in Cairo's Tahrir square on May 29, 2012. Writing reads: 'The revolution continues... No to candidates from the old regime...No to the Muslim...
View ArticleA Gordian Knot in Egypt
A young Egyptian holds a banner protesting against the influence of the old regime It was a good verdict for the Brotherhood. Not only was Hosni Mubarak, Egypt’s despised ex-dictator, sentenced to life...
View ArticleFrustration in Egypt
‘No to Feloul’ reads a sign held by an Egyptian demonstrator in Tahrir SquarePolitical confusion, widespread anxiety and profound mistrust are once again the order of the day in Egypt. The decision...
View ArticleEgypt Holds its Breath
Egyptian Muslim clerics participate in a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir square, on June 21, 2012The situation in Egypt has reached a particularly delicate stage after a roller-coaster ride of...
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