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Erdogan falters as society advances
By Lewis King The recent political upheaval across Turkey has generated an…
The Islamisation of a culture
For 23 years, Egypt’s cultural scene was in the hands of Farouq…
The Egypt-IMF loan negotiation: The soap opera continues
Watching Egypt’s negotiation with the IMF for a proposed $4.8bn loan has…
Alternatives
After a stellar week in Egyptian foreign policy, with both a fiasco…
Lessons in impunity
It's been a rough few weeks for heads-of-state the world over. In…
Turkey, the Arab world, and the myth of moderate Islamism
By Nervana Mahmoud For years, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Erdogan was generally…
Fried Rice
By: Philip Whitfield Of all the poker players I’d want to cut…
Running with women
Being a feminist almost always involves criticism of male thinking or male…
Farag Fouda; assassination of the word
Twenty one years ago Egyptian thinker and philosopher, Farag Fouda was assassinated…
What’s really wrong with Morsi
The one year anniversary of Mohamed Morsi’s election is approaching fast. From…