“We are not leaving before Morsi does.” Such was the reaction I heard just about anywhere in Cairo these last days. The determination was reinforced by the historic turn out on June […]
And Now, The End Is Near For President Morsi (Column)
An Open Letter From The Turkish Hayat TV, To Be Closed Down Because It Broadcasted Taksim (Column)
***** Hayat TV to close down Hayat TV, a progressive Turkish TV channel of the working people, the youth, women and the intellectuals is facing closure. We believe this is a blow […]
The Untold Story Of Libya’s Mahmud Gebril (Column)
One of these days Libyan Members of Parliament, Ministers and most probably even the President of the GNC (General National Congress) will have to resign, due to the Political Isolation Law. After […]
The Suicide Mission Of The Muslim Brotherhood. An Outsider’s Perspective. (Column)
The day Mohamed Morsi was elected as the first civilian president of Egypt in June last year most reform minded people were hopeful. With many leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood Morsi spent […]
Egypt And The Psychology Of Dictatorship. An Outsider’s Perspective. (Column)
What was Morsi thinking on the evening of November 22, 2012? Everyone expected him to take some measures to appease the clashes that commemorated the many killed revolutionaries one year ago in […]
EU-Egypt Taskforce: The Perfect Misunderstanding. (Column)
«I didn’t realize that you hate us», said European Commissioner Stefan Fühle after a two hour discussion with Egyptian NGO’s. It was the last meeting of the EU-Egypt Taskforce. This Taskforce assembled […]
Morsi Is A Blessing For Egyptian Liberals. An Outsider’s Perspective. (Column)
I was standing in the middle of Tahrir square when Morsi was announced as the first democratic elected president in the history of Egypt. I have never seen such an outburst of […]
Out Of The Crisis With An Egyptian Triumvirate? An Outsider’s Perspective. (Column)
A triumvirate is a political system in which the leadership is given to three dominating political figures. During history it has been used in times of major crises, to solve major problems […]
Syria Is A Second Bosnia. Assad Is Milosevic. (Column)
We all saw the horrifying images. Dozens of children who were mercilessly slaughtered in the Syrian city Houla. It is one of the many massacres since the Syrian revolution started on 15 […]
How To Safeguard The Revolution In Egypt? An Outsider’s Perspective. (Column)
Two days before the presidential elections, I had a dinner in my place with some revolutionaries and bloggers. One of them suddenly asked the question: “What are we going to do if […]
Elections In Egypt: Some Early Conclusions. (Column)
Today, just as yesterday, millions of Egyptians are casting their vote in the first democratic presidential elections ever. Already since 5 am men and women are waiting in line in front of […]
Are The Muslim Brothers Muslim Republicans ? (Column)
One year after the revolutions in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt it is clear that the Muslim Brotherhood is poised to become the driving force in Middle Eastern politics. Many people in the […]
From Twitter Revolution To Twitter Democracy. (Column)
Last week I saw on Twitter and Facebook what must have been a repetition of the Egyptian revolution last year. On Twitter there was a massive flow of practical information. Almost every […]
In Bitter Fight, Egyptian Islamists Rig The Elections. (Column)
The Muslim Brothers and the Salafis have three things in common. First, both are in favour of political Islam. Secondly, both Muslim Brothers and Salafis were surprised to win the first elections […]
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