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Abu Trika: Bridging Egyptian polarisation or signalling a shift in attitudes?
By James M. Dorsey Few are able to bridge Egypt's deeply polarising…
Egypt’s anti-democratic trajectory
By Wael Eskandar What's happening in Egypt now is beyond dangerous for…
Europe and those Arabs (5 of 5): The EU as a post-colonialist bank
Some of us might consider the acquittal of Mubarak, the failure of…
Notes from America: Why the West is fixated on Muslim women’s wardrobes
By Ahmed Tharwat Muslim women living in the West are attacked in…
Improved water and sanitation essential for global development
By Dr. Bjørn Lomborg There are plenty of things, which those of us…
Yemen: In the name of Restoring ‘Hope’
By Waleed R. Derhem It has been a month into the beginning of…
Qatari promises of labour reform ring hollow amid revived corruption allegations
By James M. Dorsey A promise by Qatari Labour and Social Affairs…
Hidden war on Mubarak’s state and Al-Sisi’s regime
By Hussien Abd Rabu How did it feel to listen to former…
Copts in Egypt: How a Dutch newspaper got it terribly wrong
By Johannes A. Makar Pope Tawadros II is currently touring the Netherlands…
AFC’s Salman re-elected amid renewed corruption and governance questions
By James M. Dorsey Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has been elected…