Copts’ uncertain future
Monday’s violence in Cairo marks an ominous development in the story of Egypt’s unfinished revolution. It is very bad news for several reasons. First, it demonstrates more starkly than ever…
Power of passion
Another week, another headline-grabbing attempt to offend and rile millions of Muslims. In fact, a very successful attempt, since violent protests in Libya, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia and elsewhere against an…
Defining imperialism
Is there a Saudi imperialism? No, there is not. Still, the term ‘Saudi imperialism’ is fast creeping into left-liberal narratives. Drawing our attention to ‘Saudi imperialism’, such narratives refer to…
Who’s afraid of democracy?
In an interesting reversal, the liberals and secularists of post-‘Arab Spring’ Egypt seem to be veering towards supporting the continued oversight of the army on the country’s affairs. The situation,…
A revolution for Pakistan?
Jasmines are about to blossom in Islamabad, but is there any possibility of a Jasmine revolution in Pakistan? Such a revolution began in Tunisia, it arrived in Egypt and then…
For Middle East, Nobel prize a blessing or curse for Obama?
Jimmy Carter received the Nobel peace prize nearly a quarter of a century after he helped broker the 1978 Camp David accord between Israel and Egypt. Barack Obama received it…
An unrealistic law
Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, is of a humble background. His is an inspiring story — a diligent middle-class person struggling his way up the class ladder. It is…
Revolution in reverse
The international community has hailed Tunisia’s recent elections as the triumph of the Arab Spring, but its real success is yet to be determined; Egypt, a larger and more globally…
Global protests
The first freely elected Egyptian parliament has convened; the first exposé of brutality in the jails of liberated Libya has been aired. The Occupy movement that gripped US cities in…
Crime and terrorism: Financial challenges – I
INTRODUCTION: This paper seeks to integrate the efforts made by individual group activity members while studying and analysing the manifold directions of money laundering and terrorist financing. The topics assigned…
