No one expected this unfolding series of events—certainly, no one of my generation (those of us in our mid-forties), nor…
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Egypt
Myths of Mubarak
February 2, 2011
The term ‘secular’ and its conceptual affiliates are doing a lot of work in misrepresenting the uprising in Egypt. ‘Secular’…
Religion, elections, and civil society in Egypt
January 31, 2011
Amid the ongoing upheaval in Egypt, Clifford Bob discusses the U.S. Government perspective on Egypt's future and the possibly---or, rather,…
Will the Arab revolutions spread?
January 27, 2011
Marc Lynch responds to protests across the Arab world.
Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur’anic scholar, dies at 66
July 6, 2010
Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur'anic scholar, died yesterday in a Cairo hospital. He had been living in exile…
Another reason why divorce is messy
July 1, 2010
An interesting debate is taking place in Egypt regarding a controversial court ruling that ordered the Coptic Orthodox Church to…