Egypt’s ghost of an old regime
The true test of a nation’s resolve lies not in the way in which they oust their leaders but the manner in which they build their country. Egyptians have reached a juncture where they have the...
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Syria: What’s a progressive to think?
By Alex Shams The Arab Spring electrified progressives around the world in a revolutionary momentum unlike any we have witnessed in a generation. Images of square after Arab square filled to the brim...
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Seasonal pollution envelopes Cairo
Photo of smog over Cairo, by Strum58 at en.wikipedia. By Conal Darcy Cairo’s “black cloud,” an annual toxic haze of smoke, fog, and air pollution which hangs above the city and its surrounding...
View ArticleTahrir Square: the unfinished revolution
Many are calling it the unfinished revolution. They would not be entirely wrong. In any case, the defiant spirit of Tahrir, now legendary throughout the world, has returned. This Sunday, tens of...
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In the battle for Tahrir, protestors apply lessons learned in January
“If I die, post these to my Facebook,” Moustafa Salah, age 22, said half-jokingly as I photographed him in a fifth-story apartment one block from Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo. He and four friends...
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