in the news - Taoufik Allah Afkinich

Egypt, again

Published on August 22 2013

Egypt has done it again! A court order has Hosni Mubarek freed from prison; howver, the country's decision makers (the government? the Military?) declared that he is to be transferred to house arrest! Is this what would courts and their orders be submitted...

Did they need to interfere?

Published on August 7 2013

Will Egypt make it to the safe side of democracy again? It just looks that we are here witnessing the loss of yet another "Jabhat arrafd wa tassadi' country for good. I think that the way adopted to clear the Islamists from power was altogether wrong....

A 1st July post

Published on July 1 2013

1st July. Looks like summer is here for good. This does not stop people from thinking about real serious matters. The IRCAM is organizing a 1-day confere It is starting at 6 pm with something like 5 people intervening in the opening session and then another...