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Egypt’s other Great Pyramid
By Khaled Diab The Mogamma, that high temple of Egyptian bureaucracy, will be shut down. Welcome as it is, this will not solve the underlying problem of “el-routine”. Friday 22 January 2016 Like the...
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Egypt’s other Tahrirs
By Khaled Diab Tahrir may have been pacified for now, but the revolution is still playing out in Egypt’s economic and social squares. Friday 5 February 2016 In January 2011, Egypt captivated the entire...
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The Mubarak enigma
By Khaled Diab The removal of Hosni Mubarak was likely the proudest moment in Egypt’s recent history, yet, five years on, some Egyptians miss the deposed dictator. Tuesday 16 February 2016 It was one...
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The Arab media paradox: Free expression amid repression
By Khaled Diab Frustratingly for Arab dictators and despots, no matter how much they try to silence, intimidate or co-opt the media, new loud and critical voices emerge. The frontpage of the normally...
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Dreaming of a vanished Syria
By Boštjan Videmšek/DELO “A lot of Syrians are indulging in a nostalgia that requires a lot of denial,” says Syrian-American author Alia Malek. “This is why I’m a student of history, not to live in a...
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Voting for Palestinian empowerment in Jerusalem
By Khaled Diab Despite the dogmatic reactions from the politically orthodox, Aziz Abu Sarah’s aborted mayoral bid is the latest manifestation of the Palestinian struggle’s shift towards a civil-rights...
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The demographic dimension: The role of population growth in the Arab uprisings
By Khaled Diab Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main waves of revolutions that swept the region, and the fierce...
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Trump is terrible but Europe and the Middle East have racism too
By Khaled Diab Outside America, Donald Trump has provoked near universal outrage and dismay. However, Europeans and Middle Easterners must not forget the racism closer to home. Photo: Peg Hunter,...
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Good riddance to Trump
With Biden elected, I am, like much of America, waking up from being in an abusive relationship, writes Rebekah Crawford. Sadly, millions of Americans did not mind Trump’s racism, corruption and abuse...
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Egypt’s suicidal state
By Khaled Diab Events following the fall of Hosni Mubarak reveal that the Egyptian regime is on the path to self-destruction. Image: Ramy Raoof 11 February 2021 After a turbulent decade of revolution...
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