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Democracy and modernisation are universal values, not western products
By Mohammed Nosseir Democracy and modernisation are not western products that the west…
Egypt: The youth win
The pillars of Mubarak's regime and the aged forces of Egypt's counterrevolution…
Force-feeding prisoners is a criminal act
By Dr Cesar Chelala The decision by US District Court Judge Gladys…
Syria: A better approach
By Matthew Timmerman Now well into its fourth year, the crisis in Syria…
Qatar misses the plank on labour reform
By James M. Dorsey A long awaited and much hyped announcement on…
A not so good omen
Music is a powerful means to stimulate the memory. Certain songs take…
Salafi choices during the presidential elections
By Nader Bakkar From an intellectual point of view, the Salafi movement…
ElBaradei’s unknown known
Egypt's media have been in campaign mode leading up to Monday and…
Would voting legitimise elections?
By Wael Eskandar It is no longer necessary to wait for the…
One flew over Egypt’s cuckoo’s nest
By Johannes Amin Makar It does not take much to consider Egypt a…