Yacoubian

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.

Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.

Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011

Among the protesters in Cairo was Alaa al-Aswany, author of the best-selling "Yacoubian Building," which portrays corrupt politicians, police brutality and terrorism in Egypt.

Anti-Mubarak protests grow violent in Egypt 2011

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.

Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.

Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011

I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.

Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011

I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.

Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011

Failure to achieve some sort of consensus in the wake of the new political landscape could, as Lebanon expert Mona Yacoubian told Middle East Progress recently, “set Lebanon up for a period of dangerous political paralysis.”

Wonk Room » Lebanon’s Victorious March 14 Coalition Faces Challenges 2009

I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.

Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011

Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.

Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011