The Secular Square
Maurice Chammah reviews Oscar-nominated documentary film, The Square. Continue Reading →
Tag: egypt
Copts in a Revolutionary Age: Egypt’s Last Secularists?
Jared Malsin reports from Cairo on the political choices facing Coptic Christians in today’s Egypt. Continue Reading →
Performing Piety
Maurice Chammah reviews a new book on Egypt’s swing towards public religiosity and the celebrities who reinvented their image as beacons of worship and charity. Continue Reading →
On Piety: Egypt, Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood
By Maurice Chammah The popular image of Egypt split by religious and political loyalties belies a subtle story of piety and social change. Continue Reading →
Carmen Weinstein: Legacy and Nostalgia
On April 13, Carmen Weinstein, leader of Egypt’s dwindling Jewish community, died at her home in Cairo. She was 82. Maurice Chammah looks back on his 2012 meeting with Ms. Weinstein, and considers the past and future of Egypt’s Jews. Continue Reading →
Sonallah Ibrahim: Life in the Raw
Following the publication of a new translation of Sonallah Ibrahim’s “That Smell,” Maurice Chammah considers the book, and its author, in light of Egypt’s recent political and social upheaval. Continue Reading →
Destiny and Defiance in Port Said
By Maurice Chammah “Port Said, once the pariah, is now the vanguard. As the protests turn to street battles, Port Said’s traditional independence from the rest of the country is coming out in a way it never has before.” Continue Reading →
African Responses to "Muslim Innocence"
by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope…in sub-Saharan Africa, responses have ranged from violent protests to calls for peace. Continue Reading →
African Responses to “Muslim Innocence”
by Alex Thurston Protests against the Innocence of Muslims film have taken on a global scope…in sub-Saharan Africa, responses have ranged from violent protests to calls for peace. Continue Reading →
Decibels and Debate: Unifying Egypt's Call to Prayer
by Maurice Chammah The call to prayer was not just a reminder of religious extremism. For these elite Egyptians, it was religious extremism. Continue Reading →