Dreams, despair and dictators
Published by The Observer (24th August, 2015) Shifting Sands: The Unravelling of the Old Order in the Middle East (Profile)... Read Full Article
One among many, snared by a brutal regime
Published by The Independent on Sunday (29th June, 2014) Yara Sallam was one of the most inspirational activists I met... Read Full Article
Spinning for Sisi? Blair and Campbell accused of links to regime
Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st June, 2013) Victims of last year’s military coup in Egypt have accused Tony... Read Full Article
Saviour of his nation or brutal opportunist?
Published by The Mail on Sunday (25th May, 2014) The frenetic streets of Cairo are once again plastered with posters... Read Full Article
A coup, contortions and a confused foreign policy
Published in The Independent on Sunday (August 18th, 2013) As rivers of blood flowed in Egypt this week, the frightening... Read Full Article
Feeble leader who lit the fuse for massacre
Published in The Daily Mail (August 15th, 2013) What’s happened since the Arab Spring? Those heady days of early 2011... Read Full Article
Some protests suit Blair more than others
Published in The Independent (July 9th, 2013) There was always something Tiggerish about Tony Blair, with that irrepressible ability to... Read Full Article
We should not fear a Muslim Brotherhood win
Published in The Independent (November 29th, 2011) The resurgence of Egypt’s revolution has overshadowed the start of the country’s convoluted... Read Full Article
Does democracy stand a chance?
Published in the Daily Mail (November 28th, 2011) As I entered Tahrir Square in Cairo one night last week, a ... Read Full Article
We help the big men steal
Published in The Guardian (February 14th, 2011) I lived for the sake of this country, Hosni Mubarak told Egyptians as he... Read Full Article