The Lost Dream of Egyptian Pluralism
[Originally published in The Boston Globe, subscribers only.] CAIRO — It might have seemed naïve to an outsider, but one of the great hopes among the revolutionaries who humiliated Egyptian dictator...
View ArticleWho Is Derailing Egypt’s Transition to Democracy?
Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood presidential candidate Khairat al-Shater, who was disqualified from his campaign. Reuters [Originally published in The Atlantic.] Many Egyptian liberals rejoiced at...
View ArticleEgypt’s Bumpy Road
WBUR’s Here & Now discussed the precarious mechanics of the transition in Egypt with me today. As the latest turns demonstrate, this is a process with no rules, or as I call them, “fake rules.”...
View ArticleIs Anyone Ready to Actually Lead Egypt?
Girls walk past Muslim Brotherhood campaign posters in Cairo. (Reuters) [Originally published in The Atlantic.] The Muslim Brotherhood is inflexible and exclusive, the military power-hungry and...
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