Pakistan’s Morsi (or el-Sisi) moment has passed
Democracy can relax and pro-government loudspeakers in the media – a veritable stable, their hearts bleeding for democracy – can take a break. The tide in the affairs of men…
New ‘rebellion’ seeks to oust Egypt’s Morsi
Activists in Egypt have launched a new "rebellion" - this time against President Mohammed Morsi - and they are collecting signatures demanding his ouster rather than taking to the streets.…
Egypt unrest marks major test for Morsi’s rule
A march in Cairo marking the second anniversary of the Egyptian revolt carried banners reading "Blood for blood" and "We will not say 'peaceful' any more." In the following three…
Morsi’s dilemma
When Mohamed Morsi first took office as president of Egypt, after a narrow win he was derisively referred to as the “spare tyre” because he became the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate…
Egypt’s sham trials
Last week, the first democratically elected leader of Egypt since the Pharaohs' time, Mohammed Morsi, ousted in a military coup the US wouldn't call a coup was handed life sentence…
Coups can be democratic
Coups can be considered democratic if they are carried out in certain circumstances and by people approved by Washington. Otherwise, forget it. But let’s not forget the definition of the…
View Point: The rift within GCC countries
Three Gulf monarchies - Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain - are so annoyed with a fellow member of the Gulf Co-operation Council, Qatar, that they have recalled their ambassadors…
Shariah is not the issue
The Taliban are in a war and those fighting wars are realists, not armchair philosophers arguing about theory and metaphysical subtleties. Of course they will say they are for the…
Learning from the Turks
In this age of armed conflicts and global terrorism, threats and insecurity, perhaps there is one country where you land with a dark green passport and you are treated with…
Rollback of the Egyptian revolution
Egyptian military has successfully reversed the change the 2011 pro-democracy events brought in the country. The first ever democratically-elected president of the country, Mohammad Morsi, is in prison, while more…
