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The Dictator vs. the Sex Cult

The Kitten Imam

Adnan Oktar has long been a big supporter of the Turkish president, but of late he’s been growing critical, and Erdogan has a long history cracking down on dissenters.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Jul 08, 2016

The Seething Anger of Egypt’s Students

Masters With No Universe

When Abdel Fattah el-Sisi overthrew the elected but inept Muslim Brotherhood government, hope was in the air and many young people exulted. But no more.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Jun 27, 2016

Egypt’s Self-Inflicted Slaughter

Counterproductive

The grim record of this week demonstrates the failure of el-Sisi’s notion of law and his struggle for order.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Jul 03, 2015

The Hidden Faces of the Al Jazeera Trial

Unusual Suspects

Not all the all the accused in this infamously unfair court proceeding were journalists. Were some of them really Muslim Brotherhood activists?

Ruth Michaelson | Published Jun 24, 2015

Egypt says “Show Me the Money!”

Wooden Piasters

Egypt is at war in Yemen and in its own Sinai Peninsula, but the toughest fight is to revive the economy. Pipe dreams won’t do the job.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Apr 12, 2015

Kafka On the Nile

Nightmarish

An Irish teen waits and waits in an Egyptian jail, one of 494 defendants in a surreal trial that may never happen.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Feb 22, 2015

A Love Story, Crushed by al Qaeda

Middle East

Sabrine and her soldier husband managed to marry against all odds, including her family’s wrath. Now, their love story faces an even bigger threat—his abduction by the Nusra Front.

Ruth Michaelson | Published Dec 26, 2014

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