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Hosni Mubarak

The Tyranny and Tragedy of Hosni Mubarak

THE UNRAVELING

To the end, the Egyptian strongman failed to understand how his country had changed, even as a devastating personal drama unfolded within his family.

Christopher Dickey | Published Feb 25, 2020

Mubarak, Ex Egypt President Ousted in Arab Spring, Is Dead

GONE

Ruled Egypt for three decades, from 1981 to his removal from power after an uprising protesting his brutal ways nine years ago.

Jamie Ross | Published Feb 25, 2020

Arab Spring Ends with Mubarak Acquittal

Cleared in Cairo

Verdict leaves supporters cheering and opponents gnashing their teeth in frustration. Make no mistake: Egypt’s oppressive “deep state” is back.

Jamie Dettmer | Published Nov 29, 2014

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Trolling the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Hateful Hashtags

From hashtags praising Hitler to Facebook groups demanding ‘revenge’ on Gaza, the social mediasphere has reached a new low.

Emily Shire | Published Jul 22, 2014

Davos Quickly Forgot Inequality

LET THEM EAT CAKE

"It kind of disappeared," said one woman at the end of the World Economic Forum when someone asked what happened to perhaps the greatest issue facing the world today.

Christopher Dickey | Published Jan 26, 2014

Churchill’s Egyptian Getaway

Slice of history

The Old Cataract Hotel has played grand host to the likes of Churchill, Mitterrand and Agatha Christie—but in the wake of Egypt’s revolution, it’s facing a slow death on the Nile.

Lauren Bohn | Published Dec 15, 2013

Egypt’s Bloody Orwell Move

Absolute Power

Two years ago, the country’s security services massacred protesters during a violent week of activism. Now, the military is planning to honor the very ‘martyrs’ it shot to death.

Alastair Beach | Published Nov 19, 2013

How the Power of Protest Died in Egypt

Coup Blues

With Egypt's first democratically president detained by the army in an unknown location, Hosni Mubarak released from jail and the army back in power, have Egypt's revolutionaries ceded street power to military rule?

Jesse Rosenfeld | Published Aug 29, 2013

An S.O.S. From Egypt

Cairo Time

The NGO convictions should sound an alarm. The hope for democratic change is at stake. By Jane Harman.

Rep. Jane Harman | Published Jun 14, 2013

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