Amr Bargisi is an Egyptian liberal activist and political commentator. He contributed analysis to The Weekly Standard in 2011, writing about political developments in Egypt and Saudi Arabia during the Arab Spring period. He has been associated with the Egyptian Union of Liberal Youth and has advocated for secular democratic reform in the region.
With the former president of Egypt on his back in a courtroom cage pleading for his life, we may be starting to get a clearer idea of who Egyptians will choose to succeed Hosni Mubarak in the upcoming November elections. Friday, July 29, tens of thousands of Islamists filled Tahrir Square,…
My wife sent me a link to this video. It's ironic: she, having spent a good chunk of her teenage years in Saudi Arabia, found it really funny; and I, who have never been and have no intention of going there, found it really sad. Of course, the "I want to get out, but can't" attitude rings true, but…