Egyptian Politics Governance at the Hands of the Cigarette Shack Boys 17 Mar 2013 Despite the bitter divide between Egyptians, there is one thing that we can all agree on: the former regime is hated. But, what qualms do we have exactly with the…
Egyptian Politics 4 Simple Initiatives to Rebuild Egypt 5 Mar 2013 Less than a year has passed since the Muslim Brotherhood's complete domination of the Egyptian political scene, and they have faced the most daunting task ever to face Egypt in…
Business/Social Commentary… Re-examining the Discourse on Coptic Egypt 17 Feb 2013 History reminds us often of the devastating effects of Colonialism on ethnic minorities. With events that range from subverted, underhanded attempts to indirectly wipe out local populations, to more explicit…
Egyptian Politics Re-visiting Egypt’s Revolution – Two Years Later 25 Jan 2013 On this day two years ago, I was highly skeptical of what Egypt's "Day of Anger" could accomplish in a deadlocked country. From my perspective, the social environment was ripe…
Egyptian Politics Egypt Under Occupation: The Brotherhood’s Twist of Colonialism 31 Dec 2012 Academics speak of occupation in political history as a bygone era of global politics. The ethno-centric empires of Europe no longer exist (with the exception of the British Empire, but…
Egyptian Politics… Is the Coptic Papal Throne Copyrightable? 20 Nov 2012 What's in a chair? I've been watching the succession process of the Coptic Orthodox church since the much-beloved Pope Shenouda III passed away after more than 40 years of service…
Egyptian Politics Pope Tawadros II: Reformer, or Preserver? 5 Nov 2012 In the Coptic church’s history, two statistics are examined by almost any surveyor of history: the duration of the pope’s time on the throne, and the president(s)/ruler(s) during that time.…
Egyptian Politics Copts will have a new pope by Sunday, November 4th 2 Nov 2012 The Coptic Church will know who its next pope will be on Sunday. Over the past few months, the papal selection process has been active in selecting the next head…
Business/Social Commentary… Fuel Subsidies in Egypt: It’s Time to Wean Off 9 Oct 2012 Despite all the political changes going on in Egypt, there are many underlying issues that could threaten the stability of the country in much more profound ways. The Egyptian state…
Egyptian Politics On Israel’s sudden interest in its neighbours’ domestic policies 24 Sep 2012 Interesting little fact: during Morsi's short, months-old tenure as Egypt's president, there have been more attacks on Egyptian troops in Sinai than in Mubarak's tenure as President for 30 years.…
