Showing posts with label Khaled Diab. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Khaled Diab. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 May 2016

Egypt's pharaoh illusion (Khaled Diab, Al Jazeera)

Portraits of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and late president Gamal Abdel Nasser are seen on a wall in Cairo [Getty]

"I am not pharaoh … After two revolutions, nobody who occupies this chair can become a pharaoh," Egypt's president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi reportedly told a select group of intellectuals and thinkers a few weeks ago, insisting that he accepted and respected criticism

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/egypt-pharaoh-illusion-160510072851346.html

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

Diversity in disunity in the Middle East (Khaled Diab, Al Jazeera)

In the 15th century, the Ottoman Empire, drawing inspiration from Persian and Islamic precedents, created what was known as the "millet" (nation or community) system which granted each recognised religion or sect a great deal of autonomy in managing its own affairs, from setting laws to collecting and distributing taxes.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/04/diversity-disunity-middle-east-160412091540054.html

Tuesday, 29 March 2016

Thursday, 17 March 2016

ISIL and the myth of the European jihadist hordes (Khaled Diab, Al Jazeera)

It has been described as a "treasure trove" and "goldmine". German intelligence has reportedly obtained the recruitment documents of 22,000 members of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/isil-myth-european-jihadist-hordes-160314143607169.html