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Author: Ibrahim Makami
Ibrahim Makami
Ibrahim Makami is a professional business writer/editor and corporate communications specialist, who occasionally writes about Egypt and its more colorful aspects and whose realism is often confused for pessimism. Like everyone in the country post Jan25, he is just another Egyptian who claims – emphasis on claims – to understand politics. He doesn’t believe in moderation (it’s for cowards) and thinks the world will explode pretty soon.
A few days ago, the world was rocked by news of an attack on the Paris headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, a “satirical” magazine that uses its…
Amusingly surreal. These are probably the two words I can use to describe how events are unfolding nowadays. And, I gotta say, I’m liking it. A…
On my way home from work recently, the usual insanity was unfolding. The insanity of driving in this country. With that fine intro, rest assured this…
Recently, I wrote this on my Facebook page: “Funny how people are calling El Sisi’s last speech hypocritical or that he’s making preemptive excuses. I don’t…
A few weeks ago I wrote an article about activists and their immense shortsightedness. Naturally, as is the case with most of the stuff I write,…
On the topic of men and women and what each one wishes they could say to each other without throwing a tantrum and eventually breaking up:…