Added on 05/06/2013
James M. Dorsey
Cairo , Egypt , Erdogan , Fethullah Gülen , Islam , Islamism , Istanbul , Ottoman architecture , Politics , President , Tahrir Square , Taksim , Taksim Square , Tourism , Turkey , Turkish architecture , Turkish art , War/Conflict
JAMES M. DORSEY: Once again battle-hardened football fans are taking the lead in confronting a regime. We’ve been here before.
Added on 21/05/2013
Mondoweiss
Asia , Cairo , Entertainment/Culture , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Khan Younis refugee camp , Mahmoud Abbas , Mohammed Assaf , Palestinian National Authority , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian people , Palestinian Territories , State of Palestine , Western Asia
MONDOWEISS: He very nearly didn’t even make it to the audition but Mohammed Assaf has rapidly become a superstar with his patriotic songs.
Added on 29/04/2013
thehedonista
Cairo , Calzone , Dubai , Egyptian cuisine , Flatbreads , Food and Drink , Hospitality/Recreation , Italian cuisine , Mediterranean cuisine , Pizza , Street food
SARAH WALTON: How did I not know of it before? The heavenly taste of freshly baked feteer is a treat worth celebrating.
Added on 24/04/2013
Common Ground News Service
Arab world , Business/Finance , Cairo , Cairo University , EFE-Egypt , Egypt , Electronic commerce , Labor , Middle East , North Africa , Politics of Egypt , Protests in Egypt , Shahinaz Ahmed , Souq.com , Western Asia
MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The natural entrepreneurial spirit of many young Egyptians is being fashioned and directed in novel ways.
Added on 14/04/2013
Ramzy Baroud
Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian intelligence , Gaza , Gaza Strip , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Islam and antisemitism , Islamic fundamentalism , Israel , Israeli–Palestinian conflict , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestinian nationalism , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Sinai
RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.
Added on 19/03/2013
James M. Dorsey
Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian revolution , Habib El-Adly , Hosni Mubarak , Mohammed Morsi , Port Said , Syria , War/Conflict
JAMES M DORSEY: There appears to be a concerted plan by the Egyptian judiciary and security forces to confront militant football fans. It may, though, backfire.
Added on 04/03/2013
James M. Dorsey
Ahmed Ali , Al Masri , Cairo , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Morsi , Politics , Port Said , Soccer , Suez Canal , SUEZ S.A.
JAMES M. DORSEY: As we approach the date when the key findings regarding the Port Said soccer brawl are revealed tension is rising.
Added on 18/02/2013
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Cairo , Egypt
ELISABETH JAQUETTE, ARABLIT: Samia Mehrez has brought together a variety of writers’ views of Cairo over the past century.
Added on 27/01/2013
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Al Ahli , Al Masri , Arab world , Cairo , Cairo court , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Middle East , Morsi , Politics , Port Said , Port Said Stadium disaster
JAMES DORSEY: The belief among many people in Port Said is that its fans, team and city have been ‘thrown to the wolves’.
Added on 11/01/2013
Common Ground News Service
Bahrain , Beirut , Cairo , Civil society , Corruption , Djibouti , East Africa , Egypt , Ibrahim Ali , Jordan , Kuwait , Lebanon , Libya , Mauritania , Middle East , Ministry of Finance , Morocco , Nada Akl , North Africa , Oil , Saudi Arabia , United Nations , Yemen
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Corruption is so deeply ingrained in societies across the Arab world that promoting transparency seems an almost hopeless task
Added on 06/01/2013
James M. Dorsey
Al Masri , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Cairo , Eduardo P. Archetti , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Media organizations , Mohammed Morsi , Mohammed Morsi Government , Mubarak government , Muslim Brotherhood , Port Said , Port Said stadium , President , Suez , Suez Canal , travel ban , Ultras Ahlawy
JAMES DORSEY: It seems that ‘ultra’ football fans in Egypt are gearing up for greater and fiercer conflict in the months ahead.
Added on 26/12/2012
Juan Cole
Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Army , Cairo , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Iran , Islam , Mohammed Morsi , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
JUAN COLE: A deeply polarized country must face the reality that Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood cadre have scored an overwhelming victory.
Added on 22/12/2012
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Artist , Ba’ath Party , BBC , Beirut , Cairo , Cyprus , Europe , France , Germany , Iraq , Istanbul , Journalism , Journalist , Khaled Mattawa , Kirkuk , Literature , London , Margaret Obank , Novelist , Poet , Poetry , prolific author , Syria , United Kingdom
AMIRA ABD EL-KHALEK, CGNEWS: He is one of the Arab World’s most revered authors and recently looked back on his life of writing.
Added on 17/12/2012
Juan Cole
Ahmad Shafiq , Alexandria , Cairo , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Freedom and Justice Party , Iraq , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , President , United States , Wafd Party
JUAN COLE: Some of the figures coming out of the constitutional referendum cause raised eyebrows at the least. But there are deeper problems.
Added on 27/11/2012
Crossroads Arabia
Alexandria , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egypt’s Brotherhood , High Court , Mohammed Morsi , Mohammed Mursi , pharaoh , President , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Gazette , Supreme Judicial Council
CROSSROADS ARABIA: While they could hardly not report on it, I sense a lack of enthusiasm in Saudi media’s reporting on the clash between Egyptian President Morsi and the Egyptian judiciary.
Added on 14/11/2012
Common Ground News Service
Arab Spring , Brookings Institution , Cairo , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu , H.A. Hellyer , Hosni Mubarak , Institute for Social Policy and Understanding , Islam , Muslim Brotherhood , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Turkey , www.hahellyer.com
H. A. HELLYER, CGNEWS: The opportunity to gain the views of a noted intellectual, academic and political figure on the future of Egypt was not to be missed.
Added on 09/11/2012
Francis Matthew
Afghanistan , America , Barack Obama , Benjamin Netanyahu , Cairo , Congress , Department of State , Guantanamo Bay , Hillary Clinton , House of Representatives , India , Iran , Israel , John Kerry , Keith Ellison , Minnesota , Pakistan , President , Prime Minister , Secretary of State , Senate , Susan Rice , Tom Donilon , U.S. Presidential Elections , UN Security Council , United Nations , United States , Washington , West Bank
FRANCIS MATTHEW:Obama failed to deliver this vision in his first term, and sadly, it is unlikely that he will use his second term to re-find his sense of purpose in the world.
Added on 14/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Al Watan , Alice Hackman , Cairo , Cartoonist , Cartoons , Charlie Hebdo , Egypt , Iran , Islam , Middle East , news site , Newsweek , US Federal Reserve , YouTube
ALICE HACKMAN: In all of the uproar and furore of the past few months in the ongoing West vs Islam narrative a few voices have risen above the heat of rage.
Added on 11/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Egypt , London , SMS , tackle , Women , Women's issues
NIHAL MAGDY, CGNEWS: The issue of sexual harassment is huge in modern Egypt. Men are joining women’s groups to combat the problem.
Added on 10/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Civil society , DC , East Africa , Egypt , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , Islam , Media outlets , Middle East , North Africa , President , Salafis , Starbucks , The New York Times , Washington
NADA ZOHDY, CGNEWS: You’ll find them at Costa or Starbucks. They’re happy to discuss rather than denounce and they’re seeking ways to build Egypt’s civil society.
