It’s the Economy The second and most important factor explaining the country’s instability is directly connected to the concerted campaign of repression. “Social, economic and democratic reforms have been pushed aside in the last three years and none of the goals of the revolution have been achieved” exiled protest leader Ahmed Salah told me in an interview. He is not alone in pointing to unresolved social and economic problems. Whether it’s in the era of the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces government immediately after the fall of Mubarak, or during the Muslim Brotherhood presidency of Muhammed Morsi or today,…

Egypt remains in a heightened state of political turmoil. Since the mass popular revolt in Feb. 2011 that toppled the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak, there have been four governments, three votes on revised constitutions, two parliamentary elections and one presidential election with another scheduled for May 26-27, 2014. This makes seven referendum or elections since Mubarak. These ineffectual democratic pretenses amounted to little more than reshuffling the deck of cards with the military holding all the aces. Mubarak castaways worked along with some new faces, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, who were willing to accept the old ways as long as…

Nous exposant une copie d’un livre sur la connaissance des différentes cultures et religions, Mr Shabbir nous désigna la photo d’une femme musulmane, la tête recouverte d’un voile noir, elle avait le visage couvert d’un demi-masque en fer ! Prodiguant des efforts immenses auprès de différents organismes, Mr Shabbir réussit finalement à corriger cette vision erronée de la femme en Islam et put apporter une juste mesure des droits et devoirs…

Le danger de l'acculturationLes oulémas des premiers temps ont su défendre et protéger la pureté des fondements et des structures de l'islâm, ainsi que sa cohésion et sa cohérence. Ils les ont sauvegardés contre leurs ennemis extérieurs et face aux dissensions intérieures. Cependant, les générations futures n'ont pas compris qu'il fallait suivre le processus du temps et changer leur mode de pensée. Si les premiers ont été les gardiens réfléchis…

This week, my new book is coming out with a daring goal. It is to break through the corporate imposed gridlock that prevents those on the left and right from realizing they actually agree on and can activate new directions for our country. The book's title -- Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State -- reflects the direction of this desired action-driven dialogue. Appearing on C-SPAN last Sunday, a widely syndicated columnist for the Chicago-Tribune -- Clarence Page -- said that he's "writing a lot these days about left/right coalitions." He was referring to such coalitions for prison reform, a review…