What about Al-Sisi’s relationship with politicians?
In order to discuss Al-Sisi’s relationship with politicians and get to the root causes of this apparent acrimony between the president and those working in politics in Egypt, we must review how the heads of read the rest…
Read More →Will Mubarak’s acquittal push Al-Sisi in a specific direction?
The vast majority of people were struck with the impression that the judgment acquitting Mubarak was not simply a court ruling issued by an independent judge acquitting Mubarak from specific crimes, but instead served to read the rest…
Read More →Will Al-Sisi reproduce the Mubarak regime?
Mubarak’s regime entered into decline when contradiction and conflict reached their peak among the ruling class and junta, as with what happened previously within the 1952 family. The contradictions and conflicts were the main motivation read the rest…
Read More →How does Sisi control the reins?
Within the “1952” – or “army” – family, power is transferred from president to president when the regime arrives at a crisis. For this reason, a new president must confront the causes that led to read the rest…
Read More →Has a transfer of power within the 1952 family led to drastic changes?
Power transition within the 1952 family occurs if the regime’s crisis reaches an impasse and “change” must take place to overthrow the president and the group or oligarchy surrounding him. This leads to new regime read the rest…
Read More →How is power transferred within the ‘1952 family’?
Every dynasty across history is characterised and distinguished by certain attributes, and the ‘1952 family’ is no exception. One of the most important characteristics of any dynasty is the power-transferral method, and we will notice read the rest…
Read More →Sisi’s plan: New print of the same edition?
We must begin with the questions that concluded my last article: Is Al-Sisi building a vision? Can we predict this vision based on his current positions? What are the resemblances between this vision and that read the rest…
Read More →Does Sisi have a political vision?
We have explained more than once that Sisi’s rule was founded on two main forces: first, the army, and the second, strong public support. Before moving on from this point, we must make it clear read the rest…
Read More →How does Al-Sisi expand the scope of his supporters?
In our previous article, we explained how President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi began his journey to power, claiming that his rise was based on two main forces: first, the armed forces, and second, the pro-Al-Sisi mood read the rest…
Read More →What are the forces that underpin Al-Sisi’s management of the country?
It is now clear, to all those concerned, that President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi does not depend on political parties or forces in his administration of the country’s affairs. He has been clear and careful in read the rest…
Read More →What are the socio-cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (Part 6)
Through the last five articles we noted what we call the characteristics of slums and determined that there are four main attributes of these neighbourhoods. The most important of these characteristics are that the residents read the rest…
Read More →What are the socio-cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (5)
Slums, according to our definition as outlined in the four previous articles, are characterised by a largely poor and marginalised population, a lack of services and the absence of prior planning. The neighbourhoods are often read the rest…
Read More →What are the social and cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (4)
Over the three previous articles we have tried to identify the social and cultural dimensions of the harassment phenomenon, and we considered this phenomenon to be mainly associated with the spread, growth, and rebellion of read the rest…
Read More →What are the social and cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (3)
We stress for the third time, the four attributes of slums that were described in the previous two articles: the first, that most slum residents are marginalised; second, that these residents are poor; third, that read the rest…
Read More →What are the social and cultural dimensions behind the phenomenon of harassment? (2)
To start, we affirm our rejection of the perspective that sexual harassment is a result of our failing to teach religion in schools, or that a solid moral compass is now absent thanks to the read the rest…
Read More →What are the four social and cultural factors behind the phenomenon of harassment?
Many observers, analysts, and those working in the realm of politics argue that we are unable to address the current economic crisis, to which they may also add that we are incapable of achieving social read the rest…
Read More →Copts and political action before the 1919 revolution
In our previous article, we attempted an overview the Copts’ role in the public and political spheres before the 25 January Revolution. Many friends reminded me that I did not touch upon what happened before read the rest…
Read More →Coptic Christians and political activism before 25 January
Coptic Christians have, since 1952, lived according to what might be considered a tacit agreement between the church and the state, one whereby the state committed itself to the protection of Copts, the principles and read the rest…
Read More →Who is responsible for the disbanding of the national partnership?
I have no problem with replacing the 30 June alliance term with the national partnership. Recently, I have used the term 30 June alliance to refer to the alliance formed between the old state supporters, read the rest…
Read More →Without political support? (Part two)
In the previous article, I highlighted the importance of belonging to a political party or movement when it comes to presidential candidates. The presidential candidate that emerges from a party has a certain framework within read the rest…
Read More →Without political support? (Part One)
There are many questions concerning running for presidency and whether it is possible to do such a thing without political backing or support. For instance, can a real campaign be created and run without political read the rest…
Read More →Are there serious doubts regarding the integrity of presidential elections?
Some friends and relatives are surprised at those who question the integrity of the coming elections and wonder why they keep raising doubts concerning their democracy. And if so, what is the available evidence that read the rest…
Read More →What are the justifications for Al-Sisi’s nomination? Part 3: Possible reform movement
In the previous articles, we highlighted three groups that are supporting Al-Sisi’s nomination. The first one is the popular movement, which expresses the general mood in the Egyptian streets. The second one if the old read the rest…
Read More →What are the justifications for Al-Sisi’s nomination? Part two: The hegemonic state supporters
According to my analysis, highlighted in previous articles, the state includes three major groups, specifically, the police state supporters, the benevolent dictator supporter and those who support administrative reform. What bring the three groups together read the rest…
Read More →What are the justifications for Al-Sisi’s nomination? Part 1: The popular current
There are three movements rooting for Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s nomination in the upcoming presidential elections. One of those movements is what we can call the popular current, which expresses the general mood of read the rest…
Read More →The cabinet’s resignation: A step in which direction?
A few hours before starting to write this article, Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi’s cabinet resigned. This was expected even if the government was pushed into the resignation. However, El-Beblawi’s — even if it was delayed read the rest…
Read More →What do the democratic entities want from the next president?
During recent weeks, different democratic entities have insisted that a presidential candidate must have clear programmes and political directions so that voters have sufficient information regarding their experience in office or public administration or civil read the rest…
Read More →What is the stance of the democratic entities regarding Al-Sisi’s nomination?
The democratic entities are currently being bombarded with many questions concerning Al-Sisi’s nomination. The questions’ purposes are not answers, but rather denunciation. They are asking: “Will you dare object to Al-Sisi’s nomination?” The weird irony read the rest…
Read More →What happens after the presidential elections?
This article’s title was supposed to be “What happens after electing Al-Sisi?” but I changed my mind, and hence the current title. That is because I still have hope that Al-Sisi will choose the third read the rest…
Read More →Is Al-Sisi’s nomination settled?
I write this on the evening of Monday, 27 January and I still believe that Al-Sisi has not made up his mind on nominating himself for presidency. I wondered if this thought was due to read the rest…
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