by Abdel Monem Said | Aug 2, 2014 | Opinion
As I was writing this article, the war in Gaza had escalated into a war of bone-breaking between Hamas and its Palestinian allies on one hand and Israel on another. The war is no longer a walk in the park for Israel in which jets roam Gaza and turn its people’s lives...
by Abdel Monem Said | Jun 30, 2014 | Opinion
The world turns quickly. In the course of time, changing regimes, eras and revolutions, there was never a time when the Egyptian people—described in the past as “great” and “ingenious”—did not protest or rebel. Amazingly, though, criticism of the Egyptian people...
by Abdel Monem Said | May 25, 2014 | Opinion
Relations between countries are far more complex than many commentators and analysts believe. They are not prisoners of power relations, as important as this factor is. Nor are they ruled by ideologies, even though ideology is a likely influence. Neither can the...
by Abdel Monem Said | Apr 17, 2014 | Opinion
In the days of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, the perpetual complaint was that the faces in government never changed. Some ministers held on to their seats for more than two decades. Some editors-in-chief of state newspapers and directors and board members...
by Abdel Monem Said | Apr 9, 2014 | Opinion
It is impossible to count the number of times I have heard someone say that we live in a “global village,” one that has become so interconnected due to the information technology revolution, international trade networks, the movement of people and goods, and the...
