Business/Social Commentary That Facebook Privacy Notice you just posted is 100% useless 5 Dec 2014June 29, 2020 People of Facebook, please be advised: posting the "Facebook Privacy Notice" to protect your copyright will do NOTHING. I mean, absolutely NOTHING. Recently, I have seen the following “notice” (or…
Canadian Politics… The Curious (Refugee) Case of Roger Hassaballa 1 Dec 2014June 29, 2020 I recently read a decision from an immigration case involving a Coptic Christian refugee applicant seeking asylum in Canada. After reading the decision, I remembered hearing my friends and family…
Uncategorized Egypt submits candidacy for 2016-2017 non-permanent UN Security Council seat 7 Oct 2014June 29, 2020 According to the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt will seek one of the non-permanent seats allocated to the Africa Group in the United Nations Security Council. The election, which…
Uncategorized The Kurdistan Shall Rise: Why the Kurds are fighting ISIS 24 Sep 2014June 29, 2020 Since the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014, the dangers of political Islam has once again re-entered political discourse in the mainstream media. However,…
Egyptian Politics Midterm Report Card: Abdel Fatah El Sisi 27 Aug 2014June 29, 2020 It’s been almost 4 months since General Abdel Fattah El Sisi has assumed the office of the Egyptian presidency. As any student knows, every semester is approximately 4 months. I…
Egyptian Politics كلمتين ونص عن الانتخابات (بسرعة عشان ارجع اذاكر( 28 May 2014June 29, 2020 قررت اطلع من غيبوبة المذاكرة دقيقتين عشان اقول اللي على بالي عن الانتخابات. لو تفتكروا معايا انا كنت باشجع الناس اللي قاطعت انتخابات الرئاسة في ٢٠١٢ والسبب كان عشان ساعتعا…
Canadian Politics… Still work to be done: why Canada has not banned the Muslim Brotherhood (yet) 5 Apr 2014June 29, 2020 Recently, I received news that the Canadian federal parliament was hours away from officially declaring the Muslim Brotherhood organization a terrorist organization. I was pleasantly surprised to hear this, since…
Canadian Politics… Justice for Imprisoned Canadians – A letter to Mr. Adly Mansour, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt 3 Oct 2013June 29, 2020 *The following letter has been sent to the Egyptian ambassador to Canada, Mr. Wael Aboelmagd*To Mr. Adly Mansour - President of the Arab Republic of EgyptDear Mr. Mansour,I send you…
Egyptian Politics A response to Mr. Siddiqui regarding the Egyptian REVOLUTION 11 Jul 2013June 29, 2020 There are few things that frustrate me in this world. Nothing frustrates me so much as when people ignore important facts. This frustration is on display in this article by…
Egyptian Politics Egypt’s Date with Destiny 19 Jun 2013June 29, 2020 On June 24th, 2012, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Presidential Election Commission announced that Mohamed Morsi of the Muslim Brotherhood had won the run-off presidential election in Egypt. Immediately, there…