Posted on Sun, June 24, 2012 at 16:29 pm CEST
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WikiLeaks: El Baradei Returns to Cairo

More than 1,000 supporters converged on Cairo International airport to greet Mohamed ElBaradei… Continue reading

Topics: Arab Spring • Egypt • Politics • WikiLeaks 
Posted on Mon, January 23, 2012 at 16:37 pm CET
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Islamist Parties Dominate Egypt’s Parliament

We’re starting to get a good picture of what the lower house of Egypt’s parliament will be like… Continue reading

Topics: Arab-Israeli Conflict • Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics • Salafism 
Posted on Tue, December 6, 2011 at 21:26 pm CET
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Egypt: We’ve Heard What the Majority Thinks

Let’s figure out what the voting in Egypt means in concrete terms… Continue reading

Topics: Democracy • Egypt • Islamism • Politics • Religion • Salafism 
Posted on Mon, November 28, 2011 at 02:22 am CET
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Egyptian Moderates Throw Themselves to the Wolves

On the eve of the Egyptian election, I’m really disgusted with the collapse of the moderate forces… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Politics 
Posted on Sun, October 9, 2011 at 15:21 pm CEST
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What’s happening in the Middle East: Fleeing Christians, “Moderate” Imam, Mad Turkish Leader, Syrian Revolution

Christians are fleeing the Middle East and Western Christians are indifferent… Continue reading

Topics: Alawis • Anti-Christianism • Anti-Israelism • Copts • Egypt • Jew-Hatred • Syrian Revolution • The Middle East • Turkey 
Posted on Tue, August 16, 2011 at 22:50 pm CEST
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Egypt’s “Moderates” Unite? A Step Forward But Not as Good as it Seems

Fifteen “liberal” groups have formed The Egyptian Bloc to contest the parliament elections that might be held in November… Continue reading

Topics: Copts • Egypt • Egyptian Revolution • Islamism 
Posted on Wed, July 13, 2011 at 23:56 pm CEST
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The Incredibly Significant Missing Element in Egypt’s Revolution

As I always say, the most important stories about the Middle East are right there on the surface but are nonetheless neglected… Continue reading

Topics: Egyptian Revolution • Islamism • Muslim Brotherhood • Salafism • Tunisia 
Posted on Tue, July 12, 2011 at 22:28 pm CEST
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Obama Extends Hand; America’s Enemies Extend Fist

There’s a remarkable exchange from a May 2009 presidential press conference that is extraordinarily revealing… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Anti-Israelism • Anti-Westernism • Global Islam • U.S. Middle East Policy 
Posted on Wed, June 15, 2011 at 13:06 pm CEST
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Egypt and Lebanon: Things Just Keep Getting Worse

Is there a pattern here? I guess I’m going to be writing a series of “things keep getting worse” articles for some time to come… Continue reading

Topics: Egypt • Hezbollah • Islamism • Lebanon • Muslim Brotherhood • The Middle East