Opinion | US Embassy in Cairo: When Diplomacy Becomes a Platform for Influence
Diplomacy today is no longer defined by what embassies represent, but by…
Opinion | From “Wilson” to “Chatham House”: Building power through ideas, not armies
Some people make the mistake of assessing the power of major states…
Opinion | Good policies, wrong people: Why reform stalls?
Public debates on reform tend to focus on policy: what should change,…
Opinion | Iran Between Survival and Systemic Shock
The ongoing confrontation between the United States and Israel on one side…
Opinion | Ramadan: From Ritual to the Governance of Meaning
At its core, Ramadan carries layers of memory. There is a Pharaonic…
Opinion | Living With Reality: Egypt, Israel, and the Limits of Denial
For decades, the Arab Israeli conflict has been framed in absolute emotional…
Opinion | The Holocaust: Why Do We Deny What Was Acknowledged?
When you visit Berlin, you realise that the past is not buried…
Opinion | Germany Through “Felix” and “Bachmann”
More often than not, a country’s image is not measured by grand…
Opinion | The Future of Egypt’s Culture: An Age of Anxiety
In a few days, at the Cairo International Book Fair, my second…
Opinion | Fulbright in Egypt: A Quiet Investment in the Mind
Fulbright grants in Egypt are not merely opportunities for travel or study,…