How Egyptians Came to Mourn Mubarak’s Tyranny
Ruling a large nation like Egypt for nearly 30 years requires more than the traditional authoritarian’s iron-grip. Unlike democratic leaders, successful authoritarian rulers need...
Egypt vis-à-vis the UAE: Who is Driving Whom?
“Being a big fish in a small pond is better than being a little fish in a large pond” is a maxim that aptly...
How Arab Autocrats Can Counter Biden’s Democracy Agenda
Whether it is politically motivated or genuinely driven, President Joe Biden’s attempt to promote the spread of democracy in the Middle East should not...
How Deep is Egypt’s Inhumanity
Words often help us to understand world dynamics better! Nevertheless, I find that words are inadequate when it comes to conveying the vigorof Egypt’s...
How Americans Struggle Between Nobility and Mean Reality
As a years-long assiduous follower of American academia and thinkers I was somehow misled into believing that the United States is a nation driven...
How Sensible is Egypt’s Political Insensibility?
“We were very close to inventing a Covid-19 vaccine, but the pandemic impeded our efforts,” stated the Speaker of the Egyptian Parliament in an...
Arabs-Israeli Peace must be Well-Anchored, not Neatly Fantasized
Watching a few Emirati and Israeli citizens dance in Chabad House, Dubai to celebrate normalization may give the impression that these nations have realized...
Egypt and the United States: A Tale of Two Authoritarians
Having an American president who has engaged in numerous instances of manipulation of power for over three and half years, which may include the...
Egypt’s Socioeconomic Status Hinders its Modernization
Trust reflects positively on nations’ rapid economic growth argues renowned political scientist Francis Fukuyama. To further illustrate his point, Fukuyama claims in his book,...
The Dilemma of Westernized Arabs
Immigrants are probably the most confused universal citizens, after soldiers! Leaving home, family and friends to move to a foreign nation, with all that...