About Arabs, Numbers and Democracy: How do Arabs Really Feel About U.S. Policy in the Middle East?
By Michael Meunier and Nir Boms In the Arab world, where divergent opinions are almost as rare as changes in leadership, and where free speech is a luxury enjoyed only by a precious few,…
Egyptian politics
CAIRO. -- Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Egypt's leading democracy activist, hangs two photographs in his modest office at the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies in Cairo. One shows him with…
A ‘new’ and ‘open’ Egypt?
By Nir Boms Published December 28, 2005 The Middle East appears to be changing. Its dictators are no longer immune from international justice. Their palaces are exposed to international…
An Unfulfilled Egyptian Promise
Barely a month following President Hosni Mubarak predictable re-election, Egypt is gearing itself to a full campaign mode again, as candidates already register for the November legislative…