I have written previously on Egyptian journalism and its deterioration, but this is probably the worst example I have seen. The CEO of Al Ahram newspaper, the official government newspaper, Mosry Atallah, has written an article on the 24th of November 2007 expressing his disapproval of how Egypt...

I have thought a lot about writing this letter. I know that by writing it I am opening the gates of hell and that accusations of being a foreign agent and treason will flow in the air, but after considering all option, I felt compelled to write it anyway. Dear President Bush, You are visitin...

On June 20, 2007, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research convened a meeting of U.S. intelligence officials to weigh the prospect of formal engagement with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood,[1] known in Arabic as al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin. The session was the result of several y...

After spending 4 months in the States, I was amazed of the lack of knowledge that we have in Egypt and the Middle East in general towards the United States. In Egypt the media continuously informs us that the 2 parties in the US are just the same and that there are no real differences. As a ...