Readings on the popular struggle in Egypt recommended by Aaron Bady.
Egypt readings for the weekend
Egypt
The Egyptian Revolution
Mohammed Bamyeh: "Never has a revolution that seemed so lacking in prospects gathered momentum so quickly and so unexpectedly."
The dignity of Egyptian youth
No one expected this unfolding series of events—certainly, no one of my generation (those of us in our mid-forties), nor…
Myths of Mubarak
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
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?
Marc Lynch responds to protests across the Arab world.
Nasr Abu Zayd, a liberal Egyptian Qur’anic scholar, dies at 66
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
An interesting debate is taking place in Egypt regarding a controversial court ruling that ordered the Coptic Orthodox Church to…