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Latest in Opinion
Do we have a government?
It seems like we are being tricked, like there is no one in the cabinet, they are all make-believe
On social ugliness and beauty
With notable exceptions, the majority of Egyptian movies seem to be made with consistent mediocrity, while pretending to be artistic because they seemingly reflect “Egyptian reality.”
Rebel economy wrap
Egyptian pipe dreams? Final, final draft of economic plan. Another fanciful pipe dream or is this a realistic ambition?
Review: Columnists ask why the army is angry?
Many writers have focused on a recent public debate over false news that ex-military generals were banned from travelling. In another note, some writers have criticised Morsy for his groundless decisions.
Review: Op-ed pages fueled with FJP’s latest elections
Egyptian opinion writers were almost overwhelmed with the latest elections of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party to pick their new president. After Saad El-Katatny was pronounced the party’s new leader, columnists have saluted El-Erian for his courteous reaction after his defeat, where as many have listed a number of pieces of advice to the party’s new management.
The Angry “Liberal”?
In any ideological struggle or clash of discourses original ideas may not necessarily hold water.
From the Other Side
Bahrain’s Revolution and President Morsy
Rebel Economy Wrap
Made in Asia – China and Japan in North Africa, Saudi-style revolution
Swimming against the current
The government’s prescription to treat the economic recession we’re currently enduring has been a two-fold solution of increasing foreign investment and seeking more international loans. The monetary policy of maintaining the stability of the Egyptian pound against depreciation is a top priority. But how long can the state keep this up? How overvalued is the …
Is Egypt making sense?
The past two weeks were very difficult to anyone who is trying to make sense of the Egyptian political scene. Egypt has always been a place where reason occasionally disappears and the process of making connections between different events becomes impossible. The last two weeks were the perfect example of this recurring process in Egyptian …
Review: Morsy’s praise of ex-military gang criticized
In almost all Egyptian newspapers, major columns have denounced President Morsy’s latest tribute to Tantawi and his team, and more than one writer has affirmed that his words are an insult to those who died during the revolution.
Some articles have amplified their criticism of the Shura Council for sacking Al-Gomhuria’s editor-in-chief with a simple word: out! The move, in their view, entails a persistent attitude to step over the Egyptian press and its pride.
Rebel Economy Wrap
Central bank meeting, interest rates explained as Egypt cuts corners
An Authoritarian Relapse?
The current circumstances under which the constitution is being drafted does not represent the ideals nor values embodied by the January 25th Revolution.
Editor’s Letter: Changing the Munkar by hand
Changing the Munkar by hand
No-win situation
I had asked Shalit if he wanted to speak to me and he gave his consent. I was simply doing my job as a journalist.
Rebel Economy Wrap
Iraq Central Bank head suspended, Mubarak’s Laundromat
The good Muslim
Religion has become the newest weapon of choice turning religious practice from a private habit into to a show of power.
Review: Authority, legitimacy and the rule of law
The failed ouster of Abdel Meguid Mahmoud and the violence in Tahrir Sqaure dominate the Arabic opinion columns. The office of the president takes a bashing, as more than one writer wonders who is really in control.
Inside political Islam: the borders between moderates and extremists
Over the last few weeks, the Muslim Brotherhood has aligned with the Salafis in the Constitutional Assembly in order to pass articles that establish Al-Azhar as a religious authority above any elected institution.
The untouchable old guard
Some keep saying that the “third hand” has disappeared with the ascendency of the Muslim Brotherhood to power. I find it funny when people say that.
Review: Political incompetence, falling investment and the revolution’s conclusion
Columnists discuss the political failings of the new regime and how to overcome them, as well as the necessity of a new constitution for the success of the revolution and the deteriorating investment climate in Egypt.
The circle
Didn’t we have a revolution to make everything better?
The inevitable struggle: local government in Egypt
Local authorities are the incubators of the Egyptian dream
From the other side: A secular diary under the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood was late to join, but they compensated with an active contribution through thwarting the latest attack of Mubarak’s regime during the day of the Battle of the Camel.
Turkey and the pitfalls of the Ottoman revival
It is essential for Turkey to pause and reflect on its Middle Eastern policy and on what kind of model it would like to present to the Arab world.
Who can oppose the Muslim Brotherhood?
Morsy’s administration and the Muslim Brotherhood’s blatant domination, vulgar exclusion of other forces and sheer propaganda will end up facing the Brotherhood militias that were mobilised last Friday.
Review: Rivalries and trepidations in the culture of chaos
Columnists discuss a variety of issues, including the arbitrary nature of the Egyptian cultural and political spheres and the effects of the looming US presidential elections on the Middle East.
Editor’s letter: Mohamed Morsy Mubarak
It seems that Morsy has stumbled upon Mubarak’s governance manual somewhere in the presidential palace
Within the Islamist movement who is moderate…and who is extremist?
What degree of disagreement can be reached between those calling for the immediate enforcement of Islamic law and those calling for gradualism?
Jordan’s women celebrate success
Eman Hylooz is a Jordanian Computer Science graduate and a successful young entrepreneur. The company she started in June 2012 is steadily growing and is expected to make a net profit of 114,108 Jordanian Dinars in its first year of operations. Hylooz recalls that the idea for her business start-up first came about when she …