Deconstructing Ben Carson’s Pyramid Scheme

11.08.2015 _____________________ I first visited the Pyramids in 1969 when I arrived in Cairo to attend a concert by famed Continue reading →

A New Year’s Lesson Worth Remembering

12.31.2013 _____________________ Within the monotheistic traditions that many of us honor, this is a time for New Year celebrations. Rosh Continue reading →

Embracing Egypt’s Tamarod Rebellion — Part II

07.07.2013 _____________________ I hate fireworks. However beautiful the colors, however graceful the arcs of light that bend across night skies, Continue reading →

Where Righteousness and Peace Kiss

12.09.2012 _____________________ I cheered the Arab Awakening. I cheered the righteous moment when Egypt’s President Mubarak fell, ending an era Continue reading →

Ignorance Should Not Go Unpunished

09.16.2012 _____________________ Last night, I spent nearly 14 minutes watching the YouTube trailer of “Innocence of Muslims,” the video that Continue reading →

Egypt’s Road to Democracy is Long but Certain

07.01.2012 _____________________ It was early Friday morning and I was walking down Cairo’s Kasr El-Nil Street through Tahrir Square, on Continue reading →

‘Isn’t Negotiation a Better Path?’

11.27.2011 _____________________ On New Year’s Day, 1970, I flew to Cairo on a Newsweek assignment. The Egyptian government had just Continue reading →