Tarek Amr

Tarek Amr is an Egyptian blogger and Global Voices Online contributor who is also an engineer, interested in media, society and open data.

Egypt: on glorifying violence

One reason for glorifying violence was because for Mubarak, then SCAF followed by the Ikhwani government, accusing opponents of being violent mobs was a favourite ploy for giving legitimacy to the state's brutality.

By Tarek Amr

/ 4 Feb 2013

Egypt: the IMF loan

Today, especially after a civilian has been elected president in Egypt, the deal’s chances of being sealed are even greater

By Tarek Amr

/ 20 Aug 2012