Algeria: Football Ban to Lead to Street Protest?
JAMES M. DORSEY: The ban on football matches taking place during election week deprives Algerians of a useful pressure valve …
To Tunisia: The Arab Spring’s ‘Bellwether’
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: Largely forgotten in the West, Tunisia is where the great movements and ideas of the Arab Spring are fighting a huge battle. …
‘Cairo, My City, Our Revolution’: Leader in ’18 Day’ Genre
M. LYNX-QUALEY: There's a new genre in Arabic literature and not surprisingly Ahdaf Soueif is showing the way. …
‘Peep, Peep, Peep’: EFA To Blow Final Whistle on Season?
JAMES M. DORSEY: It's looking increasingly likely that the Egyptian Football Association will cancel the rest of the season.…
In New Egypt, Old Divides Still Rule
RANIA AL MALKY: Muslim residents attacked the home and shops of Coptic tailor, Murad Girgis following a relationship between him and a Muslim woman.…
A Work of Art: The Football Maker of Marrakech
DEREK WORKMAN, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It's a complicated inside-out puzzle and only a few people around the world now practice the art. …
Laughter and Anger: In the Court of Al Aswany
M. LYNX-QUALEY: He is arguably Egypt's leading public intellectual and every week he holds public salons whose numbers have swelled hugely over the past year. …
The U.S. and Muslim Brotherhood: A Match Made in Heaven?
MOHAMED EL-SAYED, CGNEWS: A very unlikely relationship indeed is beginning to take shape. …
No ‘3-for-2’: Shop for ‘Spiritual Truths’ in the Medina
CHRISTINA AMMON, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: A visit to the Medina in Fez is about as far away from a trip to Gap or Victoria's Secret as it's possible to get. …
Egypt and the Real Enemy Within
RANIA AL MALKY: Every drop of blood spilt in the struggle for democracy has taken away from SCAF’s legitimacy, turning more Egyptians against military rule. …
