Tahrir Forum

Ringside Seat to Real-Time Radicalization

November 8, 2023

Research on radicalization finds that exposure to violence leads to further violence. Israel’s military campaign has made Gaza a “living Hell.”

‘I Just Wish Palestinians Would Disappear’

By Geoffrey Aronson

October 26, 2023

The war being fought today offers the latest evidence that the brutal reality of Palestinian dispossession has changed little in the decades since Israel’s founding

Biden Aims to Contain Violence in Israel/Palestine. His Policy May Be Stoking It Instead

By Shibley Telhami

October 26, 2023

Biden’s recent attempts at deescalation do not challenge or overturn decades of America enabling Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine. Instead, Biden has continued to systematically dismantle any non-violent avenues for Palestinian resistance while strengthening the militant Israeli far right.

The Future of Water in MENA is at Stake

By Malak Altaeb

May 17, 2023

The MENA region, one of the driest in the world, is facing unprecedented water management challenges due to the effects of climate change

Is Theocratic Rule in Iran Coming to an End?

By Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy

February 6, 2023

With every wave of protest over the past few years comes mounting expectations that the Islamic rule in Iran will come to an end.

From Borno to Aswan: Where Development, Climate and Conflict are Interlinked

By Omar Auf

August 23, 2022

The Aswan Forum, hosted on June 21-22 in Cairo, discussed topics related to African peace and development, including climate change, confronting terrorism, regional security, youth and women empowerment, and more.

An Icon Has Been Murdered

By Nour Odeh

May 25, 2022

What it has been like for Shireen Abu Akleh and other Palestinian journalists to report from Palestine

Regulating Change in Historic Cairo

By Amina Abdel-Halim

June 3, 2021

Renovation and conservation projects in Historic Cairo fall within a complex legal framework, which sometimes does more to hinder development than to promote it.

The Most Recent Israeli Crime

By Nasser Alkidwa

May 27, 2021

In attacking Gaza, the Israeli military and government seeks to keep Palestine divided and Palestinians in Gaza politically and economically crippled. The goal of all Palestinians must now be to resist Israel’s settler colonialism.

The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Springboard for a New Middle East Security Architecture

By Nabil Fahmy

February 25, 2021

The Iran nuclear deal could be the first building block in a new Middle East security architecture.

What to Expect from Biden in the Middle East

By William B. Quandt

February 24, 2021

A Biden administration is likely to rewrite a lot of Trump’s Middle East policies, but the Israel-Palestine issue may not be a priority.

Empowering Women with Disabilities for Better Employment Opportunities

By Amina Abdel-Halim

December 16, 2020

The United Nations is working hand in hand with local organizations to provide greater economic prosperity to Egyptian women living with disabilities.

Annexation Makes No Policy Sense

By Daniel C. Kurtzer

June 15, 2020

The fors and againsts of the West Bank’s annexation.

Water Rivalry on the Nile

By Hani Sewilam

April 14, 2020

In an effort to overcome competition over water resources, Nile Basin countries can collaborate in harvesting more rainfall and increase Nile flow to maximize benefit sharing to reach a win-win solution.

Iranian Election and the Coronavirus Podcast

By Sean David Hobbs

March 5, 2020

Holly Dagres, Iran expert, speaks with the Cairo Review’s Senior Editor Sean David Hobbs.

Meme-ifying “World War III”

By Sydney Wise and Audrey Lodes

February 26, 2020

How the Soleimani assassination has called into question what “war” means today and how the world should respond

Hosni Mubarak: Passing of an Era, or Lingering Legacy?

By Tarek Osman

February 25, 2020

What Mubarak’s legacy reveals about changes in different generations’ relationship to state and society.

The “Deal” of the Century?

By Nabil Fahmy

February 12, 2020

The Trump plan imposes Israeli security and economic control over a self-autonomous Palestinian entity.

The Middle East Reacts to Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’

By Sydney Wise

January 30, 2020

Hours after U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace, the reactions of key regional figures ranged from hopeful to enraged.

Tahrir Forum

A Blog on Middle East Transformation

Crisis in Sudan: What Does it Mean for Egypt?

Ringside Seat to Real-Time Radicalization

‘I Just Wish Palestinians Would Disappear’

Biden Aims to Contain Violence in Israel/Palestine. His Policy May Be Stoking It Instead

The Future of Water in MENA is at Stake

Is Theocratic Rule in Iran Coming to an End?

From Borno to Aswan: Where Development, Climate and Conflict are Interlinked

An Icon Has Been Murdered

Regulating Change in Historic Cairo

The Most Recent Israeli Crime

The Iran Nuclear Deal: A Springboard for a New Middle East Security Architecture

What to Expect from Biden in the Middle East

Empowering Women with Disabilities for Better Employment Opportunities

Annexation Makes No Policy Sense

Water Rivalry on the Nile

Iranian Election and the Coronavirus Podcast

Hosni Mubarak: Passing of an Era, or Lingering Legacy?

The “Deal” of the Century?

The Middle East Reacts to Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’