Now that the revolution has exposed the myth that the region will fall into the hands of Islamists if its dictators fall, Egyptians must guard against the tricks of the old regime as they move towards a civil state
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The greatness of the 25 January Revolution was in returning to Egypt what it means to be Egyptian
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With Mubarak’s fall, so too must the Pharaoh’s court be replaced by a pluralistic, open system of governance for Egypt to have a chance of emerging as a modern nation
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By demonstrating its innate hostility to liberty flourishing in Egypt, Israel has put itself in direct confrontation with the will of the people
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The young generation of Copts is destroying the old state-Church formula in a political evolution that may be necessary for the construction of a real civil society
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If we are to seriously try to achieve the civil state we need to learn how to bolster its pillars, starting with coexistence and co-citizenship
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There are no words in our national lexicon to express the shock over the horrific crime perpetrated at the Two Saints Church in Alexandria on New Year’s Eve
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Can a democratic system develop in a society where democratic principles are rejected?
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It is the Sudanese regime's racist policies that persuaded the people of the South to vote for partition and independence from Khartoum
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