Posted on Thu, July 19, 2012 at 19:30 pm CEST
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Yankee Go Home! Saith the Good Guys

The interesting news was not that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was pelted with stuff while visiting Cairo, the important issue was who was doing the pelting… Continue reading

Topics: Anti-Americanism • Democracy • Diplomacy • Egypt • Islamism • Obamaism • U.S. Middle East Policy 
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 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 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