The Folly of Arab-West (Elite-Elite) Dialogue
Last week’s Arab League meetings among like-minded Western and Arab elites highlighted the need for projects like “Tahrir Squared”
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Egyptians Approve Constitution with Establishment of Islam as State Religion
Egypt is conservative, not Islamist.
Read MoreDespite Religious Violence, Egyptian Mosques Calling for Muslim-Christian Unity
Otherwise you might as well send a message to al-Qaeda entitled “You’ve won.”
Read MoreLibya’s Religious Leaders take Surprising Position:
It’s your duty as a Muslim to rebel.
Read MoreSquaring Tahrir Square
What began as a negative movement to topple a dictator is transforming into a positive call.
Read MoreWhat is ‘The Square’ that Beat Mubarak?
The Square has redefined what the word ‘revolution’ can actually mean.
Read MoreUpdate: Mubarak Steps Down; The Crash After Mubarak’s Speech
“He told us to go to hell if we want, and he’s more than happy to show us there if we don’t know the way.”
Read MoreThe End of the Beginning: The Coming of Egypt’s “Wise Men”
The end of this beginning is approaching, to be sure. The question is: what will the next phase look like?
Read MoreParanoia Over Foreigners in Egypt Eclipsed by Cooperation
There is paranoia now all over Egypt about the role of foreigners but those who went to Tahrir are not the same people they were a week ago.
Read MoreEgyptians Queue Up to Say: On February 4, 2011, I was in Tahrir Square
The anticipated confrontation simply never came.
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