A Billionaire Plagued — 10/04/20Egypt’s second richest man publicly opposes the covid-19 lockdownDec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020
Middle East Entrepreneurs Respond to COVID-19 PandemicAlthough the IMF anticipated a large increase in SME failures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, some entrepreneurs have found…Dec 2, 2020Dec 2, 2020
Corbyn’s Constituency Faces Tensions over New Housing Development — 01/20While the election between Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn is over, the battle over their parties’ visions for London’s housing crisis…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
Sisi’s Pyramid Scheme — 04/19Egypt’s proposed constitutional changes guarantee President Sisi another decade of unchecked power. If his new multi-billion-dollar…Apr 7, 2020Apr 7, 2020
On Individual Suffering and Communal Healing in CairoA week before arriving to Cairo, I was still unsure of whether or not I would actually go. My plane ticket had been purchased months ago…Jan 13, 2020Jan 13, 2020
The Tunisian-Libyan Border: Security Aspirations and Socioeconomic Realities — Carnegie EndowmentThe Tunisian-Libyan border has long been a thoroughfare for the illicit movement of material and people. To bolster efforts to secure the…Dec 1, 2019Dec 1, 2019
“The Consequential Walk,” Interview with Lawrence Wright — AUC Today Fall 2016For Lawrence Wright, the American University in Cairo — and his subsequent interest in the Middle East — began with a simple walk across…Nov 29, 2019Nov 29, 2019
What’s in a Philanthropic Mindset? — AUC Today 2016Entrepreneurs, psychologists, and educators delve into philanthropic thinking. For the text of this article, seNov 29, 2019Nov 29, 2019
Manufacturing Consent — Carnegie Endowment 29/Having eliminated all serious opponents for his reelection bid, President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was effectively running against his own…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019
The Sufi-Salafi Rift — Carnegie EndowmentOn December 29, armed militants attacked the shrine of Mahdi Sanusi in Kufra, in southeastern Libya, exhuming the corpse of the famous…Nov 28, 2019Nov 28, 2019