The lesson from Egypt: don’t compromise on your politics
A re-run of the protests which ousted Hosni Mubarak back in 2011? This is what commentators have dubbed the fresh protests in Egypt, where...
The Muslim Brotherhood are authors of their own downfall
When the Muslim Brotherhood was elected to power in Egypt a year ago I predicted their demise, writes lawyer Osama Daneshyar who recently returned...
Egypt – this is a battle between Islam and secularism
Ian Nisbet, who was imprisoned in Egypt for four years for being a member of Hizb ut Tahrir, argues that life is about to...
The Muslim Brotherhood is not finished
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As a Palestinian born in Jordan, since childhood I have always heard only...
Egypt’s “liberal hypocrisy”
Since the ousting of Mohammed Morsi by the military Egypt has been infested with “liberal hypocrisy” from within and outside, writes Dr Reza Pankhurst...
African Union troops aided illegal charcoal export to Somalia
A confidential 500 page report by United Nations monitors accuses Kenyan soldiers in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia of facilitating illegal charcoal...
Memo to El-Baradei: “You can’t eat neoliberalism”
Shortly before riding into the vice-presidency of Egypt on the back of military tanks, Muhammad El-Baradei told Foreign Policy "You Can't Eat Shariah" in...
Kenyans infuriated over Britain’s banning of khat
Despite their majority Muslim population, Somalis and Arabs provide the largest market for khat in the world, writes Mohammed Kahiye from Nairobi.
My friend Hussein...
Amnesty: Egypt police must be reined in to prevent further bloodshed
Evidence that the Egyptian security forces have once again used unwarranted live fire and other excessive force underlines the crucial need for police reform,...
5 Pillarz reporter robbed at gunpoint whilst on duty
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5 Pillarz' East Africa correspondent, Mohammed Kahiye, writes how he was robbed...
