The Egyptian TikTok Girls In August issue of Beehive, Nir Boms analyses the Egypt’s recent restrictive policy on social media and its impact on young bloggers. Campaign to release Mawada al-Adham. From facebook, 3 August 2020. Amidst a new wave of authoritarianism and repression in Egypt, the Internet remains one of...

40th anniversary to President Sadat’s historic visit in Israel – a joint festivity or perhaps just an Israeli celebration?

Iran: Can Rouhani Deliver?

  by Nir Boms and Shayan Arya July 30, 2013 at 3:00 am The Gatestone Institute Rouhani's campaign symbol was a giant golden key, which he waved at rallies to symbolize his ability to open locked doors. To an Iranian electorate all too familiar with locked doors in every aspect...

Política egipcia

Saad Eddin Ibrahim, el principal activista demócrata de Egipto, tiene colgadas dos fotografías en su modesta oficina del Centro Ibn Jaldoun de Estudios de Desarrollo en El Cairo. Una le muestra con el vicepresidente Dick Cheney en la Casa Blanca; la otra es un retrato del líder de Hezbolá, el...

The Tunisian Revolution: Virtual Voices Made a Real Difference

By Nir Boms & Elliot Chodoff The demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt caught most of us by surprise. Revolutions often do. Sir Anthony Parsons, the British ambassador in Tehran, declared in 1978 that “there has been little or no evidence of unrest among the urban poor.” Shortly after, Iranians poured into the streets...

Egypt, a civic moment of silence

Cairo has had an unusual response to efforts to mend Muslim-Copt relations. In Cairo, crowds filled the streets for the third time two weeks ago to mark Egypt's unprecedented three consecutive victories in the Africa Cup of Nations soccer tournament. Soccer is big in Egypt and proud Egyptians know how...

Mubarak’s Double Game

19 December 2004 Nir Boms and Aaron Mannes  In the struggle to build a democratic Middle East, Egypt is a crucial front and the upcoming October 2005 presidential elections present a unique opportunity for reform.  Prominent Egyptian reformers have expressed interest in running against President for life Hosni Mubarak, including...

Gaza’s New Residents

by Nir Boms 02/20/2008 12:00:00 AM EGYPTIAN TROOPS RECENTLY sealed the border with the Gaza Strip, ending 12 days of freedom of movement for Palestinians. The Egyptian troops are still allowing Palestinians and Egyptians to return home, but have stopped--according to recent reports--the free flow of cross-border movement. (more…)

Intolerance in Egypt

By Nir Boms Published July 5, 2006 Last week, Egypt's minister of culture, Farouk Hosni, announced the latest measure in the war against intolerance in Egypt: a total ban on "The Da Vinci Code" -- both the best-selling book and the hit film currently showing in theaters worldwide.  In a...

Egypt’s New ‘Democracy’

  By Nir Boms/ Michael Meunier Published November 21, 2005 Barely a month following President Hosni Mubarak's predictable re-election, Egypt finds itself in full campaign mode again. The results of the first round of the parliamentary elections were just published, confirming a considerable gain in power for candidates affiliated with...