by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Jan 7, 2013 | Opinion
The only positive aspect of Bashar al-Assad’s speech yesterday was that this time he avoided the usual rhetoric. He did not bombard his audience with the ridiculous and loathsome comments that he gave in his speeches at the start of the revolution, at a time when he...
by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Dec 31, 2012 | Opinion
Can we understand the concerns of governments in the Gulf towards the Islamists sweeping the presidential and parliamentary elections in post-revolution Egypt and Tunisia, and the fear of this impacting on the situation in the Gulf? The answer is yes. Does the...
by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Dec 25, 2012 | Opinion
The fact that nearly 64 percent voted “yes” on the new Egyptian constitution has wider implications than the mere approval of a legal reference for the country in its post-revolution phase. This comfortable percentage also gives us a clear indication of the outcome of...
by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Dec 17, 2012 | Opinion
Is the fierce campaign being launched by the “remnants alliance” seeking to topple President Mursi? The answer is yes. Implicit and explicit statements issued by the alliance’s symbols have been reported by media outlets, and we are not talking about...
by Dr. Hamad Al-Majid | Dec 3, 2012 | Opinion
Influential liberals in the Egyptian media have given President Mursi and the Islamist trend a gift on a silver platter. Unbalanced media coverage, performed by the liberal elite’s politicians, writers and intellectuals across their huge and vocal media platform, has...
