Egypt back to square one
Here is an Editorial for the Express Tribune The Arab Spring unleashed in 2011 seems to be continuing. The removal of Egyptian president Mohamed…
Tahrir square eastward?
February 2011 saw the iron fist of Hosni Mubarak being wrenched open after three decades of repressive rule. During this period, the Egyptian secret…
Ozymandius – Shelley
The name Ozymandias (or Osymandias) is generally believed to refer to Ramesses the Great (i.e., Ramesses II), Pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty of ancient…
Egyptian Blogger Sentenced
Blogosphere faces another question – is it “free” enough? An Egyptian court has sentenced a blogger to four years’ prison for …. read here…
Hazrat Ali’s letter – testament of human rights and equality
Ali bin Abi Talib, the fourth Caliph and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed, wrote a long letter of guidance after appointing Maalik al-Ashtar to…
Adieu Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz is no more. He passed away on August 30, 2006 at the age of 94. Mahfouz, was the first Arab writer to…