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Egyptians demonstrating for Palestinians in Cairo's Tahrir Square (photo: Lisa Goldman)

On Jewish fears of Egyptian anti-Semitism in the post-Mubarak era

The Arab Spring presents a conundrum for many liberal Jews. As liberals they feel compelled to advocate self-determination over tyranny and democracy over dictatorship. But as Jews they worry that the Arab dictators, particularly Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak, held down the lid on a seething Pandora’s Box of popular anti-Semitism. On the contrary, though, I would…

By Lisa Goldman March 18, 2012

Bumper sticker celebrating the January 25 revolution (photo: Lisa Goldman)

In post-revolutionary Cairo, patriotism is newly fashionable

CAIRO — After a long and frustrating day of epic Cairo traffic jams and appointments that were either canceled at the last minute or ignored altogether, a group of us, trying to salvage the day with a good meal, drove out to a casual-but-famous restaurant in old Cairo that specialized in local meat dishes. And…

By Lisa Goldman March 22, 2011