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From Gezi Park protests to public solidarity
By Dr Mustafa Ozbilgin The Justice and Development Party (AKP) government has…
While the world succeeds in battling poverty, Egypt fails
By Iris Boutros Between 1990 and 2010, nearly 1 billion people…
Regarding the dam
For the past few weeks Egyptian society and media have been hysterical…
Trickle down
By Philip Whitfield To be sure, strife seldom strikes separately. Universal healthcare…
Op-Ed review: Ethiopia’s Renaissance Dam
Since last week, the issue of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has…
The day after the ‘Rebellion’
By Taher El Moataz Bellah After the minor uprising against the Muslim…
Watching Egypt crumble
An acquaintance several weeks ago was in shock, “I got my…
A personal story with the police
On my way back home from a friend’s house on Friday night…
Escape from ‘Generica’
There isn’t anything more saddening on the Egyptian political scene than the…
UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens prospects for Kurds
By James M. Dorsey A decision by European football body UEFA granting…