Given my humble background as a kid who grew up in the remote and underdeveloped Dakhla Oasis, studying abroad in the US could only be a fantasy. However, thanks to a very generous USAID program, organized by the US embassy department of state, I was lucky enough to be selected to do a study abroad …
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Chapter 5: The Feedback Loop of Anger
I think the last decade (2000-2010) is the key to understanding nowadays Middle East and the events of the second decade of the millennium. In September 2000, Israel prime minister Ariel Sharon made an unnecessary visit to the temple mount. Many Palestinians perceived it as an act of provocation which led to a violent uprising …
Chapter 4: The Tragedy and the Aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution
On the 14th of August 2014, I woke up to a call on my work phone from the head of security of the company I used to work for. The call was short and clear: stay home, do not come to work today. Supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood had been holding a massive sit-in for …
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