How to Establish a New Political Party – starting in Tahrir (Part 1)

This is just a thought experiment. I am not I Egypt, I am not part of the protest movement. I do like making millions of people happy – and less sad. And I believe people should be free to choose. And I do not like the obvious bad people. So, with this in mind, today’s […]

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How to Fake an Army Revolt

I used to love reading about Napoleon when I was a kid. I loved the strategies, the battles, the thinking that went into his war work. I was navigating my way through Twitter users in Cairo and was intrigued by a video from Khaled Khalil (@Kh_Khalil). The video was of a demonstration in a square, […]

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An Army Division Turns

Watching the latest troubles in Egypt makes you realize why most revolutions, coup d’etat, regime changes, whatever you want to call them need the support of the military. The actions in Egypt are quite bizarre in that they have not chosen a side. And yet, it is hard to imagine the army being neutral forever. […]

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Part 2 – How Heroes Emerge (in Egypt)

To be a hero is not that hard. Pretty much you’d need to have a loud voice (and a megaphone), stand up high on something (statue, tank). I’d be thinking ‘symbolism’ – a picture that will burn into people’s memories, and slightly more importantly ‘press coverage’. Every hour memorable things will be taking place, but […]

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Out of Chaos: Heroes + Leaders Emerge (Pt 1)

Let’s face it, chaos is a pretty bad state to be in. The good news is that it is a temporary state, a transitional phase that sometimes emerges when a system radically changes. Quickly, within hours and days in the case of regime change, a new pattern will emerge. But, how to make that pattern […]

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