There are plenty of alternatives to rule by the military strongman that is destroying Egypt. But most of the viable leaders are in exile or jail.
- Visiting professor, Georgetown University
The West has stood by and watched as democracy was stifled in Egypt. It will reap the whirlwind.
Ever since the coup in Egypt last July, university students have been at the forefront of battling military rule. A surge in anti-coup protests by students in the last two months demonstrates that they…
As I write this, 20 journalists – including several al-Jazeera reporters – are on trial in Cairo on charges of spreading disinformation and abetting terrorists. Their alleged crime includes operating without…
Egyptian academics and students are now in the front line of the political struggle gripping a country currently run by a military-backed government. Emad Shahin, a widely respected professor of public…
The release from prison today of Hosni Mubarak, the former strongman whose downfall in 2011 was hailed as the start of the Arab Spring in Egypt, could be the moment at which the counter-revolution has…
The violent deaths of hundreds and the injury of thousands of peaceful pro-democracy protesters in a few short hours yesterday is tragic. What is the more tragic is that it could have been avoided. In…
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