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While we are on the topic of social media and political/developmental discourse, I just read this NYT op-ed by Rami G. Khouri. Khouri makes a case for a  valid point: the rift between U.S. policy on democratization in the Middle East when it comes to...

While I was working on my masters in International Development, I wrote a paper on how we can use social media to observe current social discourses on various themes, or what I specifically termed "grassroots developmental ethos". In non-academic jargon,...

At least that's what I have deduced after looking at the lost & found section in the Egyptian weekly classifieds paper, Al-Waseet. The first scan is from Al-Waseet's July 7th issue, the other is from its July 23rd issue (I added the red...

Am I imagining things or have almost everyone I have seen or met recently fallen into a dark pit of misanthropy and self-loathing? You should smile more often or your facial muscles will freeze in that sulk forever (something that is yet to be...

This morning, while in my car moving at snail's pace in Cairo traffic, I realized that sometimes the lack of options is good thing. My inner monologue went something like this: "Should I listen to the playlist I spent an hour selecting songs for on my...

The above picture is of my new toy, which I'll tell you more about later, after I tell you how this whole cycling thing got into my head. You may or may not already know that I have a not so mild fascination with two-wheeled pedal powered machines...

Image source The ancient alchemists sought means by which common metals could be turned into precious ones. They drew upon the primordial forms of modern chemistry, devised ingenious but questionable apparatuses, and used some magic. No evidence...

How many times did you hear someone talk or read what someone wrote about the need for "tangible, positive change", or something along those lines? I am not talking about "radical" or "revolutionary" change. I don't mean the type of change that we...

...and I have nothing to note to mark the occasion. Older, yet not...

I like being at at school. Maybe I'll go back someday. Click the picture of yours truly in the funny costume above to see a few more from my graduate commencement. P.S. To the dimwits who kept chanting "MBA, MBA!" near the end of the ceremony:...