Here’s the problem with The Square, Jehane Noujaim’s documentary about Egypt. Because it decides to forgo explaining all but the most basic politics of Egypt and chooses instead to focus on the drama of Tahrir Square, it misses the biggest story of all: that those same political forces turned many …
Things I learned from watching Zero Dark Thirty 1. It’s fine, really, to wear an Ann Taylor suit to your first torture session, but by the second you’ll have caught on and wear jeans and an ochre sweater. Much more comfortable. 2. People in Pakistan speak Arabic. (Urdu must be …
I wrote a quick response to Israel’s attack on Syria for The Progressive magazine. It can be found here (click on post …
I was in Egypt during late November and early December. I wrote two short pieces about what’s happening there. They can be …
I wrote this essay on Islamophobia and “white anxiety” shortly before the November 2012 US election, and it was published in The Cairo …
Here we go again. A preposterous provocation easily manages to ignite fevered protests in Muslim-majority countries around the world, and everyone is …
As read by Moustafa Bayoumi. [Click on the video on the home page.]