Mariam Ali
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United Kingdom
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Book review: The Egyptians
Jack Shenker's The Egyptians: A Radical Story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why Egypt's revolution happened – and why it continues. → Read More
From non-violent resistance to non-violent resilience
Resilience requires diversity—not only to weather a storm or disturbance, but also to cultivate and build new solutions. So how can we go from violent or even non-violent resistance to non-violent resilience? → Read More
Anti-colonialism, grassroots nationalism and their impacts on international relations in Egypt
How do uprisings and national discourses in Egypt shape the international relations of the country? How are we to understand the current state of Egyptian nationalism and its relationship with the Arab world post-2011? → Read More
The Vienna Talks are the first serious attempt to end the war in Syria
The US is finally playing the role of facilitator, not party to the conflict. That is a good sign, and a hopeful one for the Syrian people. → Read More
The pillage of Egypt by Sisi and Britain Inc.
The twisted logic of this system protects the socialisation of the Egyptian economy in favour of a military clique, whilst condoning the wholesale imprisonment of its capitalists. → Read More
No revolution this year: Sudan’s October Revolution and the Arab Spring
Sudan's 1964 revolution brought a military regime to an end. The reasons for the revolt were similar to those of the Arab Spring, and they persist—so why are there no protests? → Read More
Tunisian civil society – life behind the Nobel Prize
Though civil society organizations are allowed to operate, their recommendations are often sidelined to accommodate ‘security’-centric approaches to ‘counterterrorism’. → Read More