Archive for the 'Middle East History' Category

11 Jul

After Mubarak, I Fear.

My fears for the future of Egypt are largely based on what might happen when Mubarak dies. I’m not a fortune teller or anything but if you look at history and the political landscape of opposition groups in Egypt its pretty obvious, it follows a very simple formula.
First you have a dictator who controls the […]

27 May

Egyptian NOT Arab!

It’s fair to say I grew up in an environment that convinced me of having a purely Arab identity. Referring to myself and other Middle Eastern people as Arab was very convenient, anyone I met from other Arabic speaking countries felt like brethren by virtue of being “Arab”.
My Arab identity was not of […]

14 Feb

The Imperial History of the Middle East

Click on the image to activate flash tour. (h/t) Aqoul

Egypt eats it in just about every mode of history, also there are some errors and forgotten pieces in history, can you tell?
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