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Sexual harassment in Egypt is endemic. There is really no getting around this fact. Explaining it away or brushing it off is of no benefit to the harasser, the harassed or society at large. Blaming the victim is a tactic utilized both by harassers and their enablers. To think that, through what she is wearing, a woman is “inviting” [...]
Continue reading about Futuwwa and The Fallacy of “She’s Asking for it”
After living through one of the most historic epochs in Egyptian and world history – on the ground, in the sky and overseas – I thought what better way to chronicle the experience than with a select timeline from my Twitter feed. And so, here’s Revolution 2.0 as witnessed by TheAlexandrian… Tuesday, January 25 On [...]
Continue reading about My Twitterography of the #Jan25 Revolution in #Egypt
In similar yet oh-so-different ways, politics in both Egypt and Sweden has, over the past few decades, been fairly predictable. These days, however, both nations seem destined for some seismic shifts.
Continue reading about Et tu, Sweden? The Continuing Creep of the Far Right in Europe
