Latest in Tag: dictatorship Highlight
Latest in Tag: dictatorship
Fascism Incorporated: Our fault
When the blood of the other becomes a fathomable reality, fascism is born. I remember well standing among thousands in front of the UN, on 30 June 2013, as we screamed atop our lungs against one dictator, but little did we know we would help usher in a decidedly more bloodthirsty one. All it took …
Describing dictatorship in novel form
New novel “The Masters” and Orwell’s classic “Animal Farm” feature process of making a dictator and rebelling against it
43 arrested in Fayoum over attacks on state institutions
Fayoum incident comes alongside crackdown at Friday protests leading to further arrests in Alexandria and Beheira
Turkish PM in fight against shadow enemy
Out on the campaign trail ahead of Sunday’s local elections, there are few doubts about who Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has in mind when he vows to “liquidate” his foes.
To hell with the dictatorship of the majority
My new Egyptian friend is very excited about the recent developments in Egypt. She hates President Mohamed Morsy to pieces and wants a liberal to replace him. She considers herself a liberal Egyptian and a great women’s rights advocate. She supports a constitution that would guarantee equality and preserve human rights. She is veiled, but …
Morsy’s stepchildren
By Nervana Mahmoud They went out in the thousands; Egyptians from every walk of life and almost all political affiliations protested in Tahrir against President Morsy’s latest decree and the draft of the new constitution. However, they were not the only ones protesting. Islamist groups, mainly the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis, protested too, but …
From the other side
The Second Republic…The Fourth Dictator
Egyptian receives six years for insulting religion and president
After posting offensive material on Facebook, Copt receives six year prison sentence
Dictatorship through democracy
New emergency law threatens to severely curb freedom