Podcast #12: We regret to inform you that the revolution is cancelled
This week, Ashraf Khalil is back and we talk about the worrying turn Egypt’s transition has taken, between the reinstatement of the Emergency Law, restrictions on media, threats against strikers and...
View ArticleWhy we Need a Palestinian State: (Cole at Truthdig Podcast)
In my interview by podcast for Truthdig this week, I discuss Palestinian statehood and how foolish the US government is in sptopping this movement. I also describe the demonstrations at Wall Street Go...
View ArticlePodcast #13: Post-Qadhafi, pre-Tantawi?
This week, Ursula and Ashraf host guests from Libya Ahmad Shokr and Anjali Kamat. They talk de-Qadhafization, the state of the (counter) revolution in Egypt, and of Muhammad Tantawi’s suit. Go to Source
View ArticlePodcast #15: After Maspero
In this week’s podcast, we turn to the tragic events on October 9 in Downtown Cairo, when at least 25 people (mostly Coptic protestors) were killed at the Maspero state TV building. Ashraf, Ursula and...
View ArticlePodcast: Interview with Youssef Sidhoum
Youssef SidhoumLast week, I interviewed prominent Coptic intellectual Youssef Sidhoum about Maspero and the events that led up to it. I wanted to include it in this week’s podcast, but since it was...
View ArticlePodcast #16: %^&* the French!
We were away in Tunisia in late October and never got a chance to do the podcast we had promised from there — we were too busy enjoying the well-organized election, promising democratic prospects and...
View ArticlePodcast: Back to Tahrir
After the last two days’ exceptional events in Tahrir Square, Egypt seems to teeter on the brink of another revolution or political chaos. We discuss… Click the headline to read more Go to Source
View ArticlePodcast: Islamic Republic of Egypt?
In this edition of the Arabist Podcast, we introduce a brand new segment, Regional Cliffnotes, and then delve into the initial results from the first… Click the headline to read more Go to Source
View ArticlePodcast #23: The Sandmonkey Episode
In this week’s episode, Ursula and I talk to the legendary Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey, a major figure of the online coverage of the uprising. Also known as Mahmoud Salem, Sandmonkey was an unlucky...
View ArticleLiberation Square
Today, Ashraf Khalil’s riveting account of the Egyptian uprising, Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation, it out! Go ahead and click on that link to buy from...
View ArticlePodcast #25: A divisive anniversary
In this episode, we discuss Mohamed ElBaradei’s decision not to run for president Egypt, the preparations for Egypt’s new parliament and for the anniversary of the January 25 uprising, which has...
View ArticlePodcast #29: Presidency or bust!
There’s 15 days left to the Egyptian presidential elections. We examine the insurgent campaign of Islamist Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, ask whether the Muslim Brothers are dangerously off-balance as they...
View ArticlePodcast #30: Indecision time
The first round of Egypt’s presidential elections are upon us. This week the regular gang is joined by two guests: former Arabist contributor Charles Levinson, who now is a Middle East correspondent...
View ArticlePodcast #31: A7atein
In this edition of the Arabist Podcast, the first since the presidential election, we talk about the results, how the various candidates ranked, the dilemma facing the one-half of voters who did not...
View ArticlePodcast #32: Really?!?
The usual three are joined by Ustaz Doktor Josh Stacher to discuss the upcoming second round of Egypt’s presidential election, judicial shenanigans and SCAF’s plotting, what kinds of powers the next...
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