Posts Tagged: mubarak
How to Make Egypt Safe for Democracy
Hosni Mubarak's resignation as president of Egypt, after thirty years of authoritarian rule, is a major seismic event in the unstable Middle East. Although not...
Not Worrying About Egypt
Sitting in Jerusalem, it only makes sense that over the past month I have been keeping one eye focused due south towards Egypt, watching an...
Mubarak Sleeps Soundly
As far as graceful exits go, this one isn't. Al Arabia reports that deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak fell into a coma shortly...
Obama, Who Hedged and Didn’t Lead, is the Big Loser on Egypt
I'm sitting and watching President Obama's speech on the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt. He is eloquent as usual, giving compelling visuals of...
The Difficult History of Religion and Freedom
Fears are mounting over the growing crisis in the Middle East. Even as the current pharaoh of Mitzrayim (the Biblical name for Egypt) has now bowed...
Mubarak Out
President Mubarak is stepping down. And freinds both real and virtual are in high celebration mode. But I cannot join them. What exactly are we...
Beware the Muslim Brotherhood
Is the U.S. performing a service to human rights and democracy in responding to the unrest in Egypt by seeking a change of regime in...
Democracies Dancing with the Devil
The continuing chaos that has drawn all eyes to Egypt, has led many to pontificate the flaws of democracy. More specifically called into question, is...
With a Sense of Resolve
It is hard not to see the parallels between Egypt and Iran and draw the conclusion that history is repeating itself. These parallels are not...
Rage Against the Mubarak Machine
The world is closely observing the images of chaos streaming from Egypt. Reactions differ from those that are excited and heartened at the prospects of a...
What’s happening in Egypt?
The week long protests in Cairo have led to the resignation of President Mubarak's cabinet and the appointment of a Vice President and Prime Minister. ...
Getting Out: No Resolution to Turmoil in Egypt
When the group of twenty eight American travelers embarked from a snowy New York airport January 18, their biggest concern was that there would be...
