Last week, former President Hosni #Mubarak denied complicity in the killing of over 800 #protestors in #Egypt’s 2011 uprising. 

But the real value of Mubarak's trial lies in the debate it has unleashed among #Egyptians—especially young Egyptians—concerning their attitude toward authority.

#Ai #Weiwei’s work sweeps from #sculpture and #installations to #Instagram images. Confined to #China, he has been hailed as the most powerful artist on the planet. He speaks with journalist Dorinda Elliott about modern art, Chinese culture and snapping subversive selfies. 

#EGYPT: The 2013 #uprising against #Muslim #Brotherhood rule signaled a resounding defeat for #political #Islam and victory for the entrenched pillars of the #republic. Yet, if the #socioeconomic demands of the people remain unmet, #protesters will fill the streets yet again.

Analysis from Tarek Osman in our new issue.

Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of #Tunisia's #Ennahda Movement, explains why #Islam and #democracy are compatible.

The cover of our Spring 2014 issue, Special Report: Struggle in the Arab World. http://thecairoreview.com/

An #Egyptian judge issued a death sentence for 529 defendants without a proper trial on March 24.

The #judiciary’s legitimacy was the 530th casualty.

The cover of our Summer 2014 issue. Subscribe now: 

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How Nouri Al-#Maliki’s Policies are Dooming #Iraq

Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in #Baghdad, analyzes #ISIL, the fall of #Mosul  and  #Washington 's options. 

Rami Khouri: It is difficult to predict the outcome of the region’s transformation, but at least one thing is clear: we are witnessing the birth of #Arab #citizens who express themselves in the public sphere.

#Egypt  #Libya  #Syria   #Tunisia  #Yemen #ArabSpring

Our Spring 2014 issue is now online—Special Report: Struggle in the #Arab World.

In the lead essay, Nader Hashemi argues that it is impossible to ignore a conflict in #Syria that has now taken more than 150,000 lives since it began three years ago.

In “Why Syria Matters,” Hashemi, director of the Center for #MiddleEast Studies at the University of Denver and co-editor of the 2013 book 'The Syria Dilemma,' makes a powerful case for #humanitarian, #political, and #military intervention against the regime of President Bashar Al-#Assad.

#EXCLUSIVE: Ambassador Thomas Shannon is described by colleagues as a member of Secretary of State John #Kerry’s inner circle. He calls himself a “utility infielder” on Kerry’s team, and last week he was in #Cairo talking with #Egyptian officials about #economic issues. He is currently counselor of the #State #Department.

Cairo Review Managing Editor Scott MacLeod interviewed Shannon in Cairo on April 3, 2014.

The military-backed regime in #Egypt is committing the same mistake of previous regimes: they're not listening to youth.

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