Why don’t I support Al Sisi?

Originally posted on The Word of the Lord:
For many Egyptian Christians, Sisi is worth to be supported for several political and ecclesiastical reasons. Moreover, for entirely different reasons, some conservatives in the West prefer a strong military leader in Egypt. Nonetheless, I argue that supporting a lunatic tyrant cannot be justified. Sisi might be…

Out of Egypt 1: More than a Place

For a long time, I thought that Egypt was just a place. A place of disappointment and struggle, a place of slavery where your dreams fade and die. In reality, however, Egypt is something more profound and disturbing. Something deep inside each one of us. Your Egypt wants to hunt you down every time youContinue reading “Out of Egypt 1: More than a Place”

هذي هي الأغلال Review

هذي هي الأغلال by عبد الله القصيمي My rating: 4 of 5 stars يطرح القصيمي سؤال هام فى كتابه، ما هو سبب تخلف الدول العربية الإسلامية؟ بصرف النظر عن اتفاقى أو اختلافى مع أطروحاته إلا إن هناك امريين فى غاية الاهمية. أولا إن هذا الكتاب طرح سؤاله فى اربعينيات القرن الماضي بينما الكثيرون اليوم مازالواContinue reading “هذي هي الأغلال Review”