“The revolution is dead. Long live the revolution,” wrote Eric Walberg, a Middle East political expert and author, shortly after the Egyptian military overthrew the country’s democratically elected President Mohammed Morsi on July 3. But…
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The national dialog in Syria continues making progress. Unnoticed by most international mainstream media, and distracted by sustained acts of terrorism, the national dialog in Syria, facilitated by the government, continues with systematic and comprehensive…
The role of Africans in the destruction of the slave system and the attempts to build democracy and self-determination in the United States Note: The following lecture was delivered at the African American History Month…
Let’s Define Our Terms “Democracy” is NOT government. It is not freedom, it is not human rights, it is not universal values, it is not free speech or free press. It is not capitalism or…
Contrary to popular belief, Libya , which western media described as “Gaddafi’s military dictatorship” was in actual fact one of the world’s most democratic States. In 1977 the people of Libya proclaimed the…
“The people who lived here were killed by democracy.” Writing on the wall of a house in Haditha, Iraq, after the massacre of twenty four people by US Marines, November 2005. Having reduced Iraq to a…
Contrary to popular belief, Libya , which western media described as “Gaddafi’s military dictatorship” was in actual fact one of the world’s most democratic States. In 1977 the people of Libya proclaimed the Jamahiriya or…
A Renaissance in the East In the world’s oldest university, a cradle of the European Renaissance, one is reminded of a great Italian who lived at the onset of that Renaissance half a millennium ago…
The best democracy money can buy wins every time. It’s done with electronic ease. It’s the American way! “Well, he might have,” said Mark Crispin Miller on his blog site. He doesn’t know. Nor do…
“The Western attitude towards democracy: It is fine as long as its outcome is the one we want.” Hundreds filled the Ewart Memorial Hall at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on Tuesday to attend…