Baheyya: Egypt Analysis and Whimsy بهيّة

Sultan al-Munshidin, Shaykh Ahmad al-Tuni Abida Parveen Yasin al-Tuhami Shahen-Shah-e-Qawwali, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (1948-1997)

We, the mothers , wives, and children of detainees in all of Egypt’s prisons, have the pleasure of inviting you to a group iftar on Tuesday,...

Ramadan means dusting off my antique tin fanous with the tiny candle inside and burning my fingers while lighting it. Ramadan means the ret...

“In the name of nine million unemployed, your rule Mubarak is void!” With this and other biting slogans, the pro-democracy, anti-Mubarak mov...

“Sleeplessness for me is a cherished state to be desired at almost any cost; there is nothing for me as invigorating as immediately shedding...

Now that Hosni Mubarak is safely installed as “the first elected president of Egypt,” we all have a right to wonder about the next steps. It...

So now we know the predictable results: out of 32 million registered voters, a paltry 23% turned out, itself a considerably inflated figure....

Judges convened their general assembly meeting yesterday, where deliberations lasted for about six hours as demonstrators gathered in solida...

A few days from now on September 2nd , Egyptian judges will convene for another extra-ordinary general assembly in the stately precincts of ...

As the presidential selection spectacle rages on, Writers and Artists for Change staged their second protest in the public square yesterda...

A protestor holds up a sign that says, “Down with the dictator Mubarak.” Today’s al-Ahram says, “President Hosni Mubarak, National Democrat...

Is it just me, or is there something deeply offensive about this particular frame? I don’t know why, but out of the dozens of contrived and ...

The kind Egyptian people will not be distorted. Outfit them in strange attire, barricade them from each other. They’ll always cleave to what...

There are a lot of good reasons to be anxious and worried about what’s happening and what might happen in Egypt these days. Fearing change i...

The first-ever Egyptian presidential poll set for September 7 is shaping up to be a curious exercise, a paradox where the outcome is already...