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Karim Malak

Who runs Sharm el-Sheikh?

«South Sinai, much like Sinai at large, is a place where the native inhabitants continue to be eschewed in favor of big businesses. The Um al-Sid…»

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Paul Sedra

Thinking about Egyptian politics from the bottom up

«Most analysis of Egypt’s presidential elections — save for that in Egypt itself — is unremittingly bleak, suggesting that the election of military man Abdel Fattah…»

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Sherene Seikaly

Our man, Sisi

«For the next two days, some Egyptians will take to the streets to perform yet another hollow electoral rendition of national will. They will “choose” between…»

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Heba Wanis

Egypt will not patent new hepatitis C drug

«Local newspapers recently reported that the first batch of sofosbuvir, the new drug for treating the hepatitis C virus (HCV), is expected to arrive in August,…»

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Andeel

Cartoon: Shit face!

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Diana Eltahawy

Why Egypt should open its prisons

«In late April, a small group of us from Egyptian NGOs and independent movements attended the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Regional Forum on monitoring…»

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Yahia Shawkat

How rent could solve the housing problem

«In a previous article I pointed out four main challenges for the housing minister in providing adequate housing to the millions of families seeking their right…»

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Ammar Nouh

Between Sabbahi and the boycott

«As the presidential elections began to loom on the horizon, calls for boycotting surfaced among members of the democratic bloc, which championed the 25 January revolution.…»

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Fouad Halbouni

Are the Arab revolutions dead yet?

«In his writings dedicated to the Arab revolutions, French philosopher Alain Badiou has maintained a keen interest in the ways in which the uprisings have unfolded over the…»

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Nour Bakr

Speak softly and carry military aid

«The United States' policy toward Egypt has come under the spotlight once again with the controversial decision to resume parts of its military assistance, triggering resistance…»

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Sarah Carr

For Bassem

«Death is the carbon paper on which the events of the past three years were etched, the constant uninvited guest, the lingering shadow. From the very…»

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H.A. Hellyer

My friend, Bassem Sabry: One of the good people

«“Why is it that all the good people die in this country?”  — Bassem Sabry (March 24, 2013). I saw a couple of friends recently — both…»

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Sara Khorshid

Decorating authoritarian rule

«The sight of Algeria's 77-year-old leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika casting his ballot from a wheelchair in the presidential election that could bring him to a fourth term in…»

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Omar Ryad

Crossing over to Sinai

«There is no crossing to, or back from, North Sinai today. The peninsula is almost isolated. April 25 marks Sinai Liberation Day, commemorating the date when…»

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Hani Atalla

Egypt’s forgotten 600 years

«CHAPTER SEVEN: “Then came Alexander the Great, tutored by the great Greek philosopher Aristotle. At the age of 16, when his father was assassinated, Alexander inherited…»

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Mohamed Gad

Talking finance: Will the minister reform subsidies?

«Hany Qadry, the current finance minister in Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb’s Cabinet, might be an unfamiliar name to most Egyptians. But those interested in fiscal policy…»

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Omar Robert Hamilton

Manifest destiny

«We stood outside the Journalists Syndicate last week. There were about 200 people, some on the steps, some up pillars, some with flags, some with stickers.…»

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Amani Massoud

Even if we can cure AIDS, do we really want to?

«When the Egyptian army's medical team announced it had invented two devices to detect and cure the viral infections HCV and HIV, it came under a fire…»

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Heba Afify

In the courtroom: Plenty of drama and little else

«  A long day in court begins... Case 1 As the defendants are led into the cage in the newly constructed makeshift courtroom at the police…»

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Hani Atalla

But when?

«“Do you believe in democracy?” asked Christiane Amanpour, leaning forward in her seat while looking straight into Omar Suleiman’s eyes. Suleiman paused for half a second,…»