Angana P. Chatterji Critical elections are proceeding in five states in India, including in its most populous state and political nerve center, Uttar Pradesh. The election there in particular illustrates the majoritarian nationalism that is driving widespread and lethal aggression against Muslims across the country. Amid the balloting that commenced on Feb. 10 and will end March 7, with …
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James Zogby* When news of Covid-19’s Omicron variant broke a few weeks back, my daughter sighed and said, “I give up”. Just when I think we’ve turned a corner, we’re back in it all over again. “I guess we have to be resigned to the fact that this will never …
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Mohamed al-Qazzaz – Ahram Online Discussing Egypt’s cooperation with Lebanon to solve the countries energy crisis and develop its economy, Al-Ahram Daily Newspaper interviewed Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, during his first official visiti to Egypt on Thursday. First of all, how would you describe your visit to Egypt and …
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Many have lost all faith in politics, however, the vaccination protests and anti-virus rules turn this into madness, Robert Misik writes. Robert Misik* The diagnosis of a ‘split’ in society is a commonplace. Today, societies are shaken by discord. Divisions are intensifying. The claims differ in detail. However, on some …
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Developments over the last decade have raised questions as to whether liberal democracy is the destiny of all countries or that it constitutes an end to history; writes *Dina Shehata Dina Shehata In his classic book Polyarchy, the American political scientist Robert Dahl maintained that political regimes can be categorised according to two sets …
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