Published by The Independent on Sunday (29th June, 2014) Yara Sallam was one of the most inspirational activists I met amid the Arab Spring uprisings. As Tahrir Square […]
Africa / Egypt
Spinning for Sisi? Blair and Campbell accused of links to regime
Published by The Mail on Sunday (1st June, 2013) Victims of last year’s military coup in Egypt have accused Tony Blair and his former spin doctor Alastair Campbell […]
Africa / Egypt
Feeble leader who lit the fuse for massacre
Published in The Daily Mail (August 15th, 2013) What’s happened since the Arab Spring? Those heady days of early 2011 feel a long way off now. After the […]
Africa / Egypt / Politics
Some protests suit Blair more than others
Published in The Independent (July 9th, 2013) There was always something Tiggerish about Tony Blair, with that irrepressible ability to overcome setbacks unabashed and bounce back unconstrained by […]
Africa / Egypt
We should not fear a Muslim Brotherhood win
Published in The Independent (November 29th, 2011) The resurgence of Egypt’s revolution has overshadowed the start of the country’s convoluted election, so long awaited after nearly six decades […]
Africa / Egypt
Does democracy stand a chance?
Published in the Daily Mail (November 28th, 2011) As I entered Tahrir Square in Cairo one night last week, a motorbike sped out of the clouds of tear […]