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Reforming football governance: Tackling political corruption alongside financial wrongdoing
By James M. Dorsey The mushrooming governance scandal in world football body…
Selling lingerie on the Egyptian street
By Ahmed Tharwat Cairo’s Tahrir Square is the global symbol of the…
The case against manifest destiny
By Dr Cesar Chelala The disastrous consequences of the recent aggressions against Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Ukraine,…
A different perspective on German-Egyptian relations
By Franziska Brantner and Omid Nouripour When Egyptian President Al-Sisi arrives in…
Merkel’s realpolitik and Egypt’s lost revolutions
By Mohamed Selim “Germany’s government believes that Egypt ought to maintain the…
In Egypt: Human rights lawyer Azza Soliman persecuted for witnessing a crime
By Semanur Karaman and Sara Katrine Brandt This has to stop. Ever…
Notes from America: General Al-Sisi brought out the worst of Egyptians
By Ahmed Tharwat French political philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville (1805-1859) said: “In democracy we get…
Egypt’s tourism challenges are internal, not external
By Mohammed Nosseir ‘Have you been to Egypt?’ is a question…
A visit to Egypt before Tahrir
By Amr Khalifa Speaking of tyrants Nael Shama said: “A typical consequence…