Egypt: Suspicions SCAF Plans to Neuter Democratic Progress Must Be Met Full On
RANIA AL MALKY: No matter reservations we have about the next parliament, clearly to be dominated by Islamists, it must be given full authority…
Egypt’s Intelligentisia Needs to Think as its Army Roadblocks Democracy
RANIA AL MALKY: SCAF’s advisory council should think twice before accepting (at best) a vague role that can only inflame an already tense climate.
Egypt: SCAF “Teargas” Claim An Insult to Victims
RANIA AL MALKY: No apology will suffice to reverse the insult that such a blatantly false claim has dealt to the memory of the victims…
Egypt: How to Amputate a Revolution
RANIA AL MALKY: Time for the SCAF to get off its high horse, relinquish its self-interest and prove the good intentions to which it has only paid lip service.
Khaled Saeid: Lack of Redress Keeping The Spark Burning
RANIA AL MALKY: Time is running out before the first anniversary of Jan 25. This time, Egyptians won’t wait 30 years before finding their way to Tahrir.
Maspero: Has Anything Been Learned At All?
RANIA AL MALKY: A revolution in attitudes towards the religious other is what’s needed. The current focus will only take us to the hell of sectarian violence.
Mubarak: Trial of Century Must Be Beyond Reproach
LUCY EMMERSON: As Saleh, Al-Assad and Gadaffi watch this trial, the message must be clear: no one is above the law, everyone will someday be held to account.
The Struggle for Egypt’s Soul Has Only Begun
MICHAEL J. TOTTEN: I’ve spent a lot of time with the key players in Egypt’s developing democracy. It’s very clear that the real battle for the country’s – and the region’s – future has just begun.
Promise of Arab Spring Failing to Deliver for Middle-Eastern Women
LUCY EMMERSON: Now is not the time to let “women’s issues” fall to the back of the agenda; they must not be deprived of the dignity that they have fought for.
Let’s Hear It for the Poet with the Weird Accent
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Son of an acclaimed literary family, Tamim al-Barghouti’s ‘weird accent and non-Egyptian features’ seem to be a problem for some in Egypt…
Who Can Represent the Revolution in Egypt?
ZEINOBIA: Lack of leadership has been a blessing but it is also a curse because without a central vision who can speak to the SCAF on behalf of the revolution?
Egypt: Time for Cool Heads and Hard Work
RABAB FAYAD, CGNEWS: Though the attention of the world has moved from Egypt to the strife in Libya there is a lot to be done to ensure the ideals of the revolution are fully realised.
The ‘Is It All Back to Normal?’ Test: Is the Footy On?
JAMES M. DORSEY: Tunisian and Egyptian reluctance to restart football reflects the changing role of soccer and the sense of empowerment felt by fans.
