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Heat rises in Cairo

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Amr Khalifa

Heat rises in Cairo Egypt is set to explode. When and how is dependent on who pulls the trigger and why. Those who had the opportunity to peruse the previous article came to quickly understand that Egypt has galloped to … Continue reading →

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Egyptians Eat Sisi Cereal

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Historic electricity crisis? No problem. Growing insurgency in Sinai and spreading to major cities? Bring it on. Multiple problems with Suez Canal project? Ok, who doesnt have problems. Buying your daily bread with a ration card? We all must tighten … Continue reading →

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Seif Lives On

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

“You know who killed my father” said Alaa Abdel Fatah, the prominent Egyptian activist while attending his father’s funeral. All of us did and do but in reality Ahmed Seif lives on. Souls as giving and minds as bright and … Continue reading →

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Egypt: The Land of Fear

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

Some believe the land of fear is near. I believe it is here. When Abdel Fatah El Sisi overthrew Mohammed Morsi in July 2013 many analysts believed violence was on the horizon. They didnt have to wait long. But what … Continue reading →

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The Gandhi Principle & The Middle East

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

“The function of a civil resistor is to invoke a response’, one of the wisest men once said.  The notion that ‘ 100,000 Englishmen simply can not control 350,000,000 Indians if those Indians refuse to cooperate.’ amazed me at a … Continue reading →

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Traffic Tickets and Revolutions

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Amr Khalifa

His name was Hani. A young man, MBA holder, and in a nation like Egypt which often makes little sense, he was driving a group of us in a minibus to the cooler environs of Alexanderia. With the serenity of … Continue reading →

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