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Turkish stadiums: a contested political battleground

  Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Women: a benchmark of Saudi and Iranian reform

With Saudi Arabia announcing plans for a major restructuring of the kingdom’s…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Hungary’s unacknowledged leadership

Egyptian automotive dealers sold 300 Kia Picanto models worth approximately EGP 33m…

Michael Czinkota Michael Czinkota

A discovery of poetry

Some people’s lives are marked by their concern for others. That is…

Cesar Chelala Cesar Chelala

Islands transfer backs Al-Sisi’s regime further into corner

The regime has its back to the wall. Egypt's president, reputed for…

Wael Eskandar Wael Eskandar

Gender relations in Egypt: a philosophical facelift

An Egyptian philosopher friend advised me to watch The Three Faces of…

Emad El-Din Aysha Emad El-Din Aysha

Egyptian football fans set stage for growing anti-government protests

Militant, street battle-hardened Egyptian football fans set the stage for growing protests…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

25 April: Egypt’s paradox of repression

State repression has been one of the main characteristics of Egypt’s post-30…

Ziad A. Akl Ziad A. Akl

FIFA, human rights, and politics: one step forward, two steps back

World football body FIFA’s creation of a watchdog to monitor the living…

James Dorsey James Dorsey

Foreigners, but friends of Egypt

I used to think that immigration was about migrants moving from a…

Mohammed Nosseir Mohammed Nosseir