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Opinion
In an unprecedented development, comedy superstar Adel Imam is facing a possible three-month prison sentence for alleged "contempt of religion" in several of his films.
Pacing up and down the arena of cyber-politics, in search of the Islamist homunculus secretly ensconced in the minds of liberals who covet a role in history more than anything history might actually give
The entrance of Omar Suleiman into Egypt's presidential race is an attempt to revive the alliance between capitalists and the military bureaucracy that was ousted by the January 2011 revolution. Will it succeed?
With a constituent assembly dominated by an alliance between the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist political parties, what hope is there for a liberal Egypt?
The Arab revolutions herald not only the inevitability of democratic rights in the Arab world, but also the end of the capacity of imperial powers to dictate to the Arabs their destiny
Why have Arab journalists at Western media failed to have a voice and make a difference in Middle East reporting?
The international community needs to act to protect human rights in Syria, but arming the opposition is not the solution
Are coalition governments really the answer?
The sad story of one duplicitous MP illustrates how complex life and politics become in the age of global media
Egypt has remained in a state of relative industrial backwardness until now due to its tendency to adopt anti-industry economic policies imposed by corrupt interests and the edicts of globalisation
On 18th anniversary of Ibrahimi Mosque massacre, Jewish settlers - backed by Israeli political/security establishment - are still striving to make lives of Hebron's Palestinians a living hell
How to get rid of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Asad while holding onto the non-violent character of the Syrian revolution - a proposed strategy

At about five am this morning (2 May),I woke up to news of people being murdered in and around the site of the Abbassiya (Ministry of Defence) sit-in (#MOF on Twitter, ongoing since late Friday, 27 April)


In recent months, the military and police have erected walls throughout downtown Cairo, zoning and barricading the city in a tactic reminiscent of Israel's hated separation wall


Egyptians are suffering a dearth of inspiring presidential candidates due to decades of political decay and corruption - we must be patient until we get the politicians we deserve


Egypt's ruling SCAF has been meddling in the legislative process since January - and parliament isn't doing enough to stop it


Africa was the continent of the future for Ahmed Ben Bella, one of its greatest liberation leaders who died Wednesday at 95


The "Arab Citizen" analyses the disappointment that has led to a significant portion of the Egyptian population willingly promoting Omar Suleiman for the presidency


Recurrent violence around the border between Sudan and South Sudan, along with unresolved issues around oil, border demarcation and citizenship, leaves greater Sudan on the brink of a new war


Does the end really justify the means? Islamic and Egyptian history offers lessons evidently not being learned


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