Tag Archives: David Kirkpatrick

Twitter Thread: NYT David Kirkpatrick and Egypt’s Copts

Posted on September 23, 2018 by nervana111

Journalist and International correspondent for the New York Times has recently wrote an article in Church Times about Egypt’s Copts and their relationship with the Egyptian President Sisi. The article was full of disputed ideas that were promptly addressed by Samuel Tadros, … Continue reading →

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Twitter thread: The New York Times and Journalist Mohamed Fahmy

Posted on July 2, 2017 by nervana111

This week, David Kirpatrick wrote in the New York Times a report about journalist Mohamed Fahmy who has filed a lawsuit against his formal employer the Al-Jazeera Media Network. Here is a twitter thread by Samuel Tadros, Senior Fellow in … Continue reading →

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Kirkpatrick and the Myth of Egypt’s “Liberals”

Posted on July 17, 2013 by nervana111

 If you would like to read a perfect example of a monochromic simplification of the complex Egyptian political scene, take a look at David Kirkpatrick’s piece in the New York Times: Egyptian Liberals Embrace the Military, Brooking No Dissent.  His … Continue reading →

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