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Islamists have recently shown sudden interest in transitional justice. But this interest focuses on revenge, not achieving societal reconciliation, restructuring the police, and ending all human rights violations
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Google’s recognition of Palestine is a step forward on the road to creating a state, as shown by Israel's furious response
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The draft legislation on access to information ignores civil society recommendations and will lead to a toothless information watchdog that is beholden to ill-defined 'national security' interests
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Islamists must be aware that challenging leaders and criticising decisions does not mean challenging Islam itself
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40 years after the 1973 war, Egyptian documents are still hidden. Revealing these documents is the only way to encourage research and make officials realise that people are the ones who hold them accountable
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Recent developments have strained relations between Egypt and Palestinian resistance faction Hamas
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The Muslim Brotherhood's rejection of a UN declaration against violence against women has shown up the Islamist group's patriarchal atavism for all to see
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Drug rise across Middle East and North Africa is a clear and present danger but can be prevented
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A climate of hostility has existed between police and protesters in the last two years. Taking serious measures to reform police is necessary to ease that climate
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Bassma Kodmani argues that a neutral platform is required in which dialogue between all interested parties can take place
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Demands for the army to intervene in domestic affairs shows the bankruptcy of opposition currents and the failure of the country's leaders, opening the door for the former regime
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The visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry to Cairo was no ordinary stop on his Middle East tour; it was the testing ground of the pragmatic approach he represents in Washington
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