The full text of President Obama's speech at Cairo University
Jun 4, 2009
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They like him, they really like him! Well, maybe not so much in Egypt. But they're willing to give him a chance.
By Juan Cole
June 3, 2009
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Palestinians have flooded into Egypt en masse since militants blew open a border wall. Is it a blessing in disguise for Israel?
By Pierre Heumann
January 28, 2008
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Forces are coming together to fight female circumcision in Egypt -- so why is it still happening at all?
By Carol Lloyd
September 20, 2007
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The president's appeals to democracy, liberty and security to justify the carnage in Iraq recall Napoleon Bonaparte's Egyptian conquest.
By Juan Cole
August 30, 2007
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Hamas' violent takeover in Gaza leaves the Palestinian territories divided, and U.S. and Israeli strategy under a cloud.
By Christoph Schult
June 19, 2007
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Great escapes: From a journey down the Nile to the chronicle of a professional basketball player, these memoir recommendations will whisk you away.
By Salon staff
June 18, 2007
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Sexpert to the Arab world Dr. Heba Kotb discusses female pleasure, halal sex and curing homosexuality.
By Tracy Clark-Flory
June 6, 2007
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Little-noticed details in declassified U.S. documents indicate that Israel's Six-Day War may not have been a war of necessity.
By Sandy Tolan
June 4, 2007
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Two Egyptian anchorwomen are fighting for the right to wear hijabs when they read the news.
By Carol Lloyd
April 19, 2007
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Despite orders to remain silent, radical imam Abu Omar tells of being abducted by the CIA, shuttled to Egypt and tortured for a year.
By Matthias Gebauer
March 20, 2007
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What does worker unrest in Egypt 3,000 years ago have to do with a proposed labor law in China?
By Andrew Leonard
February 23, 2007
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Too bad the decision isn't up to her.
By Carol Lloyd
January 25, 2007
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Thursday's raid on the Iranian consulate is more evidence that President Bush is ready to escalate the conflict.
By Juan Cole
January 12, 2007
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While some Arab women embrace the rise of Islamist political parties, others fear they could end up groaning under Taliban-like regimes.
By Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy
June 13, 2006
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Mubarak's criticism reflects his anger at Bush's policies -- and uneasiness about his growing domestic opposition.
By Juan Cole
May 25, 2006
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Muslim outrage reflects specific national conflicts -- most of them exacerbated by Bush's policies.
By Juan Cole
February 9, 2006
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At a Sudanese refugee camp, I witnessed the desperation behind the protests -- and eventual slaughter -- of African refugees in Egypt.
By David Morse
January 13, 2006
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Sengalese superstar Youssou N'Dour, who protested the Iraq war, talks about the beauty of Africa, Sufism and his fight against fundamentalism.
By Larry Blumenfeld
October 26, 2005
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Mubarak's rigged victory shows that right-wing predictions of an "Arab spring" were wishful thinking.
By Juan Cole
September 19, 2005
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President and Mrs. Bush miss an opportunity to promote democratic reform in Egypt.
By Julia Scott
May 27, 2005
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My new heroes are the Brigham Young researchers whose scanners have unveiled ancient fragments of Sophocles, Euripides and the earliest Gospels.
By Andrew Leonard
April 19, 2005
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Why have conservatives been silent about new evidence that the Bush administration sanctioned torture? Victor Davis Hanson and Jonah Goldberg tell us.
by Mark Follman
February 28, 2005
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The desert kingdom's elite say a second term would be "catastrophic."
By Claude Salhani
September 21, 2004
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In one of the great medical tragedies in modern history, well-meaning Egyptian authorities are believed to have infected millions of people with hepatitis C.
By Dawn MacKeen
June 2, 2003
"This cycle of suspicion and discord must end"
Obama, Muslim-world rock star
Egypt's Gaza nightmare
Genital mutilation: Good news, and bad
Bush's Napoleon complex
"Hamastan" vs. "Fatahstan"
Summer reads
Sex and the married Muslim
Rethinking Israel's David-and-Goliath past
Freed CIA prisoner renders his version of the truth
Ramses III and the first strike
Did the U.S. just provoke Iran?
A veil of uncertainty
The Egyptian sphinx lashes out at Washington
All cartoon politics are local
Murder from Darfur to Cairo
Not your father's Ramadan
This is what democracy looks like?
A thing of beauty is (now) a joy forever
Right Hook
The Saudis just say no to Bush
Bad blood in Egypt
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald