OP-ED AND COMMENTARY
OP-ED & COMMENTARY | 2010 – 2019
- Islamist Party Backs Out of Negotiations – The New York Times (07.08.13) [PDF]
- Opinion “In Egypt, Democrats vs. Liberals” – The New York Times (07.13) [PDF]
- With Morsy, an Untested Relationship Between the US and the Brotherhood – Egypt Independent (07.10.12) [PDF]
- Egyptian Voters Embrace Cleaner Elections – Voice of America (05.25.12) [PDF]
- Egyptian Presidential Elections: The Undecided Decide – Al Akhbar English (05.22.12)
- Egypt’s Election to Decide Army’s Political Future – The Washington Post/Associated Press (05.21.12) [PDF]
- Morsy Stages Campaign Finale in Heart of Cairo – Egypt Independent (05.21.12) [PDF]
- In Egypt’s Election, Dark Horse Candidates Add to Suspense – The New York Times (05.19.12) [PDF]
- Brotherhood Reconsiders Plan to Sit Out Presidential Race in Egypt – The New York Times (03.21.12) [PDF]
- Egypt Battles Show Revolution’s Unfinished Business – CNN (11.23.11) [PDF]
- Egypt’s Fall in the Arab World: the Decline Started with Mubarak – Room for Debate: The New York Times Opinion Pages (10.10.11) [JPEG]
- Roundtable on Post-Mubarak Egypt: Authoritarianism without Autocrats? (Part III: Shehata) in Jadaliyya – (07.11) [PDF]
- A Great Divide?How Westerners and Muslims See Each Other – Carnegie Endowment for International Peace – Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C. (07.11) [PDF]
- The World Bank’s Role in the Middle East – Marketplace Commentary (04.11) [PDF]
- What Can Arab Leaders Do About Libya? Arab Militaries Can Take the Lead – Room for Debate: The New York Times Opinion Pages (03.20.11) [JPEG]
- Egyptian Voters Consider Constitutional Changes: Examining the Proposals – PBS News Hour (03.18.11) [PDF]
- How to Have Fair Elections in Egypt: No Need to Start Over – Room for Debate: The New York Times Opinion Pages (02.17.11) [JPEG]
- Egyptians Defy Curfew to Remain on the Streets – Radio Free Europe (02.14.11) [PDF]
- Why Egypt Can Handle Democracy – Tablet (02.09.11) [PDF]
- Dialogue of the Deaf: Meet the Men who Could Sell Out the Protestors in Tahrir Square, The Middle East Channel – Foreign Policy (02.08.11) [PDF]
- Reform Promises Followed by Crackdown a Familiar Mubarak Tactic – The Kansas City Star (02.02.11)
- Q&A: What the Uprising Means for the U.S. – USA Today (01.31.11) [PDF]
- Analyst: Egypt Uprising Result of ‘Tunisia Effect’ – The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (01.26.11)
- Ouster of Tunisia’s President Could Galvanize Reform Movement – The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (01.16.11) [PDF]
- Georgetown Professor: Mubarak will Appoint a Vice President When He Runs for Elections (in Arabic) – Al Dustour (Egypt) (12.24.10) [PDF]
- Election Sweep Boosts Mubarak – Newsweek (12.01.10) [PDF]
- West Bank Dispute: Palestinian Leader Gives Peace Talks One-Week Reprieve – The Christian Science Monitor (09.27.10) [PDF]
- Pyramid Schemes – The New Republic (05.30.10) [PDF]
- A Flirtation That Wasn’t – The Middle East Channel – Foreign Policy (04.08.10) [PDF]
- Egypt President Surgery Successful – Al Jazeera English (03.07.10) [PDF]
- Will ElBaradei Run for President of Egypt – Time (02.20.10) [PDF]
OP-ED & COMMENTARY | 2000 – 2009
- In Egypt, Debate Grows over Successor to Mubarak – Time (11.13.09) [PDF]
- Obama Hails Mideast Peace Progress – Politico (08.18.09) [PDF]
- Egypt’s Peace Role –and Its Influence–Under Fire – The Christian Science Monitor (07.31.09) [PDF]
- Experts Voice New Hope for Solution to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Voice of America (06.29.09) [PDF]
- Three Arrested Over Cairo Bombing – Al Jazeera English (02.23.09) [PDF]
- Blasts Rock Egypt Tourist District – Al Jazeera English (02.23.09) [PDF]
- Muslim Youth: Between Two Worlds – Voice of America (04.06.07) [PDF]
- Hear Out Muslim Brotherhood (with Joshua Stacher) – Boston Globe (03.25.07) (reprinted in the International Herald Tribune (03.26.07) [PDF]
- Commentary: The Cost of Islamophobia – Middle East Times (12.21.06)
- Winners and Losers in Egypt’s Elections – Daily Star (Egypt) (11.10.06)
- Bush’s Hezbollah Hangover – Asia Times (10.06.06)
- Arab World Riveted by Coverage of the Sixth War Faiza Saleh Ambah – Washington Post (08.14.06) [PDF]
- Defusing the Judiciary – Al Ahram Weekly (08-14 June, 2006)
- Mubarak Rival Loses Freedom Bid Daniel Williams – Washington Post (05.19.06) [PDF]
- Egypt Police Smash Protests as Court Rules on Reformers – Voice of America (05.18.06)
- Ayman Nour: Politician – Time (05.14.06)
- Authoritarian Mechanics – Al Ahram Weekly, 4-10 May, 2006.
- US Still Urging Reform in Egypt – Christian Science Monitor (02.23.06)
- Double Standards – Al Ahram Weekly (4-10 August, 2005). Reprinted as “The Inequality of Empathy” in multiple publications.
- The West and the Arabs: The Need for Coordinated Action – Al Hayat (11.28.04) (in Arabic). Reprinted in The Jordan Times (12.21.04)
- The Wrong War Peter Bergen – Mother Jones (08.04) [PDF]
- Israel’s Merchants of Influence – Al Jazeera English (07.29.04) [PDF]
- US Scholars Doubt Iraq Invasion Wisdom – Al Jazeera English (07.20.04) [PDF]
- US Lawmakers Concerned Over Iraq Power Transfer – Voice of America (06.16.04)
- Irak-Atocha: La via de la muerte” – El Mundo (04.11.04) [PDF]
- Streets of Fear – Salon (11.12.03) [PDF]
- Middle East Discussion – Washington Post (06.30.03)
- Foreigners, Forget the Road Map, A real deal for peace in the Middle East—once and for all – SLATE (06.03) [PDF]
- Would You Buy a US Foreign Policy from this Man – Salon (04.26.03) [PDF]
- Why Bush’s Middle East Propaganda Campaign Won’t Work – Salon (07.12.02) [PDF]
- El plan de Bush para el Medio Oriente – BBCmundo.com (04.05.02) [PDF]
- Bajo la mirada islámica – Que Pasa (03.09.02)
- The Mideast Conflict – Washington Post (04.01.01)
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