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August 16, 2005
The politics of the Muslim Brotherhood
Individual Islamists have taken part in anti-Mubarak demonstrations but the Muslim Brotherhood as a group usually stays away. The sticker on this chanter's chest and forehead reads "No to Mubarak". By Mona Eltahawy The first time I went to...
June 4, 2005
Kifaya to Low Grade Fever Politics
Here were Egyptian security forces, in uniform and in plain clothes, deliberately targeting women. These attackers are the reason May 25 will do down in history as a day of shame for Egypt.
March 30, 2005
Men of Real Honor: An Open Letter to Somia el-Alfy, Ahmed el-Fishawy’s Mother
By Ginan Rauf In a column that appeared in the Egyptian newspaper sawt al umma, you raise an important question about what you call a “new religious project” or mashru din jadid. Your comments seem to imply--and please correct me...
March 16, 2005
Going Backwards: How the Venerable Al-Azhar Is Shutting Women Out
It’s truly a pity that such an uplifting place such as Al-Azhar is controlled by misogynists who fail to uphold Al-Azhar’s honorable reputation and the ideas of equality between genders as found in the Qur’an and sayings of the Prophet (PBUH).
March 7, 2005
A Rush to Judgment: Copts and Muslims Need a Reality Check
To say the Coptic community’s fears and insecurities are unjustified is to ignore the trends of modern history in the Middle East.
February 26, 2005
Will the US Finally Live Up to Its Lofty Ideals? The Case for a More Aggressive Pro-Democracy Stance in the Arab World
In demonstrating our renewed commitment to the promotion of democracy in the Arab world, we would be well-advised to start with Egypt, whose President, Hosni Mubarak, has been in power for nearly a quarter-century, thanks, in large part, to US support.
February 3, 2005
The Closed Doors
"The Closed Doors" (Al-Abwab Al-Mughlaqa) (1999, Egypt, 110 min.), directed by Atef Hetata. In Arabic with English subtitles. Free Screening: Friday, February 4, New York City I definitely believe that the best way to avoid fundamentalism is to be...
January 26, 2005
Let Them Be Scandalized: An Egyptian Woman Challenges Society's Ideas of Dishonor
The unabashed openness of her act makes of the mother a responsible adult and of the father a cowardly boy copulating in hiding.
November 1, 2004
The Lord Cromer and President Bush Connection: Touting Freedom Abroad While Suppressing Them at Home
Lord Cromer viewed Britain's control of its various possessions with an almost missionary zeal: yes trade was important and the supply of raw material for British factories had to be secured, but it was also his duty to "civilize" the natives, lift them from their centuries of social decay and laziness, and liberate their women.
April 25, 2004
The Desert
I am unaware of walking on this immense sandy plateau. I am literally becoming a part of it.
April 18, 2004
Leading into Darkness: The Unveiling of the Bush Reelection Strategy
A string of disturbing events over the past week may point to the Bush campaign’s real reelection strategy.
April 12, 2004
Cairo Journal: Happiness is a Relative Thing
“You can say I’m 60,” he mumbles from behind shy, hazel-speckled eyes. “Yes, say 60,” he repeats, nodding his head. “Or do you think that’s too little for me? Maybe 65 or 70,” he volunteers.
March 8, 2004
Unveil Your Mind: An Interview with Nawal El Saadawi
God is not a book. God is justice and freedom and love and honesty. That is what my father taught me—to be honest.
February 11, 2004
Pure Predictability: Egypt and My Mother-in-Law
I know she will shout in English “hypocrite” to the young woman who walks by us wearing the hijab and a form-fitting shirt embossed with glittered English red letters LIPSTICK.
November 17, 2003
Reciprocal Silence: Egypt’s Christians and America’s Muslims
I wonder, 21 dead, yet over 90 suspects were set free and only 2 were convicted, with only one receiving a sentence of over 10 years. It just does not add up. Could it be the local police force had colluded with the killings and refuses to self implicate?
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