Turkish stadiums: a contested political battleground
Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated…
Women: a benchmark of Saudi and Iranian reform
With Saudi Arabia announcing plans for a major restructuring of the kingdom’s…
Hungary’s unacknowledged leadership
Egyptian automotive dealers sold 300 Kia Picanto models worth approximately EGP 33m…
A discovery of poetry
Some people’s lives are marked by their concern for others. That is…
Islands transfer backs Al-Sisi’s regime further into corner
The regime has its back to the wall. Egypt's president, reputed for…
Gender relations in Egypt: a philosophical facelift
An Egyptian philosopher friend advised me to watch The Three Faces of…
Egyptian football fans set stage for growing anti-government protests
Militant, street battle-hardened Egyptian football fans set the stage for growing protests…
25 April: Egypt’s paradox of repression
State repression has been one of the main characteristics of Egypt’s post-30…
FIFA, human rights, and politics: one step forward, two steps back
World football body FIFA’s creation of a watchdog to monitor the living…
Foreigners, but friends of Egypt
I used to think that immigration was about migrants moving from a…