I have always been hesitant to join political parties; in the past I have preferred to stay neutral and follow all parties from a distance. I recently, however, have changed my mind and decided to join the Conservative Party, and I believe I have made the right decision.
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The terrorist attack at the Heaton Park synagogue in Manchester has triggered many personal memories. Having grown up in a region where Jews and Arabs have been separated by an immense psychological iron wall, I loved the opportunity in Britain to get to know many British Jews and enjoy their warmth and support.
Like many British Muslims who were born outside the UK, I never met a single Jewish person in my native country, Egypt. This sad fact reflects a bigger tragedy of the Middle Eastern Jews who were mostly ethnically cleansed following the foundation of Israel in 1948.
In my early years in Britain, I was pleasantly surprised to see thriving Jewish communities co-exist happily with their Muslim neighbours and even campaign together for more rights for religious minorities.
Nonetheless, over the years, I witnessed antisemitism in Britain become a growing problem.
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It was a pleasure to join a group of experts, on X Space to discuss asymmetrical warfare against Islamist groups. The space was organised by @visegrád24, who is one of X prominent accounts, with 1.4 million followers, in partnership with Middle East 24 @MiddleEast_24, a new platform of many prominent ME experts.
I gave examples of successful operations against Islamist militants like the Sunni Awakening in Iraq (2007) – U.S. aligned with local tribes to defeat Al-Qaeda, and the defeat of ISIS Sinai by the Egyptian army.
Here is the full recording of the full meeting. Enjoy!
The monks of the ancient St .Catherine Monastery in Sinai has also resolved to remain within the monastery walls, mourning and praying for its protection and salvation. This symbolic act of protest follows a controversial ruling issued by an Egyptian court on Thursday, which challenges the ownership status of the monastery.
Here is my podcast explaining what happened. This dispute is bad for Egypt. I hope the Egyptian President suspend the verdict and re-instate the status -quo of the monastery that existed since seventeen centuries.
open.spotify.com/episode/0fS7gmkjpaf87pk5ygBOHU
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This is a brief podcast on how President Trump visit to the Gulf has highlighted, albeit indirectly, the difference between Conservatism and Islamism, at least socially.
A glaring example is this Emirati girls dance
The visit of the American President Donald Trump to the Gulf has re-ignited the debate about Qatar’s global activities and links with many Islamist groups.
Here is the recording of an X-space that I co-hosted with political scientist Dr.Fundji, in which we delved deeper into history and psychology of Qatar, and its global activities.
Also here is a link of a detailed FP report on how Qatar bought America
https://www.thefp.com/p/how-qatar-bought-america-9df?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Also an interview with Qatar’s FM about the FP’s article
Look forward to your comments!
Yesterday, I joined a round table discussion on X platform about the current tense relations between Egypt and Israel. Many interesting views were raised
You can listen to it here
The current rejection, cancelling visit, and raising the populism card are counter-productive
Egypt needs new diplomatic approach that include first and foremost
🔺REJECTION of Hamas rule of Gaza
🔺Clear condemnation of the group atrocities
🔺Pledge cooperation to evict Hamas remaining cadres outside Gaza
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US President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area and create a virtual clean slate. But Egypt and Jordan are not the right destinations for such proposal. Instead Qatar should be the one accommodating those refugees. It has the land, the financial capabilities, and good relations with Hamas, Israel, and US.
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My brief podcast on the winners and losers of ceasefire deal in Gaza:
Winners
🔺Biden
🔺Trump
🔺Qatar
🔺Hamas
Losers
🔺People of Gaza
🔺Abbas
Mixed results
🔺Israel
🔺Egypt
Listen to my explanation, but one thing is sure, Gaza is now the Idlib of Arabia
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