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Opinion
On the discourses of national unity and Ahmad El-Khamisi’s anti-sectarian project
Anis Mansour, who died last week, came to represent the Egyptian State's elevation of men who could speak for power, rather than truth to it
Until Egyptian politics moves beyond ideological sloganeering tyranny will remain a risk
While the great earthquake of the Arab Spring continues, some Arab intellectuals cannot stop distrusting the Arab people
From the revolution, difference and individuality can break from the crowd
The truth beneath the façade of nostalgia on which the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt rests is that Salafi thought it its primary driving force
It is shocking, but not surprising, that in the US, the primary way of understanding and analyzing the debate at the UN over Palestinian statehood is in terms of its effect upon American politics
In the absence of an alliance of radical forces, Egypt’s Revolution risks running into the sands
Upcoming trade union elections are as important as parliamentary elections, with the left facing strong competition from the Muslim Brotherhood
An Egyptian Social Democrat joins members of several other of the country's political parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, to observe Danish elections, which they agreed were shockingly respectful, calm and open
Even as we celebrate the victory of the Libyan people we might note that violence invariably taints a revolution, and the bill of the carnage is yet to be paid

Above all, Libya and its new leaders need to establish rule of law, to rebuild trust fractured across years of tyranny and terror


With Egypt’s parliamentary elections approaching, a lot will depend on the turnout of the voters


While it might have appeared that the Egyptian-Israeli peace was at risk following the January Revolution, all indications are that it remains robust


The issue of Palestine must once again be one of the homeland as a whole, not one of religious sites, as some want to paint the conflict


Action must be taken to consign the use of hired thugs to Egypt's past, especially as parliamentary elections approach


Egyptians throughout history have sacrificed themselves for the unity and welfare of the nation


The atrocious killings in Maspero are not so much sectarian as a staging point in a full-scale counterrevolution


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