Trump’s Mid-East Venture
Ambiguities and vacillations surround many aspects of the Trump administration’s policies or lack of them, both domestic and foreign, but one element seems clear. President Donald Trump appears determined to…
Were the Ancient Egyptians Black or White? Scientists Now Know
Egyptologists, writers, scholars, and others, have argued the race of the ancient Egyptians since at least the 1970’s. Some today believe they were Sub-Saharan Africans. We can see this interpretation…
ISIS in the Heart of Egypt Isn’t Sisi’s Biggest Problem
British author Robert Fisk has criticized Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s declaration of a state of emergency even without returning to his government, as his predecessors Sadat and Mubarak have…
Yes to Sex Before Marriage but Not to Four Wives Says Egyptian Actress
One of the Arab world’s hottest Egyptian actresses, Nelly Karim, has something in common with Lebanese singer Maya Diab: They both believe in sex before marriage. Nelly, 41, dropped the…
Egypt Sentences Six to Death and Morsi to Life Prison in Qatar Spying Case
Causing uproar among journalists and human rights groups, the Egyptian court verdict is being massively criticised. The long winded Qatar espionage case is finally coming to close as six people, including two Al…
The Growing Breach in Muslim Unity: Causes & Effects (Part Two)
Winds of Regional Schism In mapping the Sunni-Shiite conflict we should differentiate between the Sunni-Shiite intra-state and inter-state conflicts. The first is focused in the Fertile Crescent even though it…
Egypt Trapped in Transformational Process?
The so-called “Arab Spring” began on December 17, 2010 in Tunisia when Mohammad Bouazizi, a vegetable salesman in informal economy, set himself on fire on January 4, 2011. He was…
Why People Comply with Authoritarian Exploitation in the Middle East
It is more often that we hear questions such as why do people comply with authoritarian exploitation? Why don’t they rebel, reform or change the status quo? Don’t they like…
The Struggle Over Ideological Power in the Middle East
Using religious frameworks in political contestation and mobilisation processes has become more eminent in recent decades spiralling an intricate debate on the conceptualisation and implementation of such references in the…
What If Egypt’s Cardinal Problem Is Not Sinai’s Terrorism?
Terrorism has torn Egypt’s Sinai since 2011 and turned it into a military operations area. But what if Egypt’s cardinal problem is not Sinai’s terrorism? Since the group of the…