Latest
Dispatches From Cairo: Manipulating the Mob
Sep 13, 2011 Egypt's massive youth movement—clueless, courageous and as easily provoked as a crowd of edgy football fans—has been played.Egypt's massive youth movement—clueless, courageous and as easily provoked as a crowd of edgy football fans —has been played.
Dispatches From Cairo: Tensions Mount in Revolution Central
Sep 8, 2011 Wow, what a jittery, hair-trigger, emotional week in Egypt, the heart of the revolutionary world.
Dispatches From Cairo: Happy Feast to All
Aug 31, 2011 It has been an intense Ramadan in this August of the Arab Spring. But now it is time to celebrate one of the most important Islamic traditions: The Festival of Breaking the Fast, or Eid al-Fitr.
Dispatches From Cairo: Flagman and ‘Our Martyrs in Sinai’
Aug 23, 2011 Yes, Flagman -- surely you've heard of the Egyptian superhero who scaled the 21 floors of the Israeli Embassy in the predawn hours Sunday.
Dispatches From Cairo: Ramadan, Revolution and Rumors
Aug 10, 2011 Ramadan Kareem, my friends This year's month of fasting and purification, healing, reflection and prayer has fallen in the hottest month, August, and comes amid unprecedented earthly distractions in Egypt, the ongoing tragic massacre in Syria and crazily careening instability around the globe This year's month of fasting and purification comes amid unprecedented earthly distractions in Egypt and around the globe.
A New Egypt on the Brink of Being Born
Jul 16, 2011 "No [political] parties, no Muslim Brotherhood! The Egyptian people are in the square! La ahzab, la Ikhwan! Al-Sha’b al-Misri fi al-Maydan!” "The blood of the martyrs won't be wasted," the crowds chanted. "No parties, no Muslim Brotherhood! The Egyptian people are in the square!”
Welcome Back to the Egyptian Revolution
Jul 9, 2011 This morning before dawn, the tents and blockades were up: The people had been gathering since the previous night, preparing for a long stay.Enough, doubters. "One hand" still holds.
Dispatches From Cairo: We Are All Palestinian Now
May 17, 2011 Palestine is the unifying force and focus of the entire Muslim/Arab world The one thing that always remains on the people's minds and lips, that pulls this whole wild wave of shift together, is Egypt’s solidarity about Palestine and resentment of Israel.Dispatches From Egypt: Bin Laden News Lands With a Thud
May 9, 2011 OK, shock-and-awe reporting from Cairo: Why am I reacting more than anyone around me?
Dispatches From Cairo: Keeping Up With Egypt
Apr 19, 2011 For God's sake, American press! Hurry up! Get up to speed on the Egyptian revolution evolution! It is changing every day.