Cara Cairo
Having lost my Egyptian virginity four days ago, I have fallen wonderingly in love with the city of Cairo. And …
Category Archives: Africa
Combating Otherness, Morocco
The history of cooperation and cohesion between Arabs and Jews in the Middle East and North Africa is oft overlooked. …
d’Artocratie vs. The Wrong Kind of Islam
Perhaps I am venturing into controversial theological territory with the above heading, but I’ll be damned if d’Artocratie can be …
d’Artocratie, Ishmael
This morning is glorious: the sky is blue, the chill is barely frigid and I have discovered two things that …
Another Egypt, Another Revolution
An Egypt of 1919 to be exact, and one about to be betrothed to the British Mandate. On the cusp …
Happy International Women’s Day! (But Not if Britain Gets Its Way)
100 years since its launch, we are commemorating The Woman. Considering this year’s post, I rather hoped to move towards …
US: Saudi Arabia to Arm Benghazi?
(I purposefully dropped the additional ‘rebels’ from Benghazi as it reeks of negativity – remember, they are fighting against Qaddafi.) …
Qaddafi’s Western Academic Stooges
Synonymous though Sundays are with tranquillity and kindness (doesn’t the world seem a kinder place with church bells clanging and Labradors gambolling with small children feeding …
An End to Amn al-Dawla
Just as dictators inhabit realms of egotistical fancy, so too do their cronies reside in a land of denial. Having …
Gaddafi: A Vainglorious Narcissus
I am trying to be disciplined and eschew Twitter so that my book will not have to be completed by …
