by Afshin Molavi | May 1, 2013 | Opinion
Shortly after the January 25 revolution in Egypt, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in ten years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in 18 months.” Today, almost two years after this statement, Egypt’s...
by Hideki Matsunaga | Apr 10, 2013 | Opinion
An authoritarian regime that had ruled for thirty years finally collapsed. Demonstrators had taken to the streets and toppled the oppressive government, but the country still had to go through a transformation period. The economy was stagnant, Islamists were gaining...
by Hussein Shobokshi | Mar 9, 2013 | Opinion
I met up with an old friend I had not seen for a long time, he was accompanied—in turn—by another old friend, a doctor visiting from Egypt. It was clear that the Egyptian doctor was not in a good state of mind and his face was filled with fear and worry. I could not...
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Mar 2, 2013 | Opinion
We have recently seen news reports about the Qataris wanting to buy the pyramids from the Egyptians. Prior to this, there were claims that they had also made an offer to Egyptian businessmen and deputy Muslim Brotherhood Guide Khairat El-Shater to buy the Suez Canal....
by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jan 8, 2013 | Opinion
Neither imams nor members of the Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist movements will be able to protect the Egyptian presidency from the anger of the people when the banks decrease Egypt’s currency exchange rate compared to the dollar. Every single citizen will pay a dear...
