by Ghassan Al Imam | Jun 14, 2005 | Opinion
In 1944, when Mustafa Amin, a prominent Egyptian journalist, published the weekly “Akhbr Al Yawm” (Today’s news) his sole aim was to damage Mustafa al Nahas, then leader of the Wafd Party. In a series of articles, he examined the relationship between King Faruk and...
by Ghassan Al Imam | Jun 9, 2005 | Opinion
The end of the Nazi occupation in Paris saw freedom return to the city and the beginning of a new and prosperous cultural and political atmosphere. From within this atmosphere, emerged a well-educated young man, Jamal al-Atasi. Accompanied by his three wives, a young...
by Ghassan Al Imam | May 26, 2005 | Opinion
Saddam Hussein, the ex- Iraqi dictator is not the only one who has stripped off recently. The security services in two neighboring countries have also suddenly shed their protective garb, as the political system in each of them tries to improve its image with the...