Democracy is the answer : Egypt's years of revolution / Alaa Al Aswany ; translated by Russell Harris, Aran Byrne and Paul Naylor.

A collection of articles written by the critic of the Mubarak regime for the newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm over three years confronts the crucial issues of corruption, brutality, police negligence, and the judicial and religious interference in a divided society's search for agreement on a constitution and democratically-elected government.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 2011 -- The President Has Fallen but the Regime Still Stands, 1 March -- The Sickness of Dictatorship, 8 March -- Five Attitudes Towards the Revolution, 15 March -- Before the Revolution Becomes a Wasted Opportunity, 22 March -- What Did the Monkey Say to the Lion? 29 March -- Masters of Egypt, 5 April -- How to Fight Counter-revolution, 12 April -- The Writing on the Wall, 19 April -- Walk Like an Egyptian, Roar Like a Lion, 26 April -- How Did the Revolution Reach Montreal? 3 May -- Who Is Pushing Egypt Towards Chaos? 10 May -- Who Killed General al-Batran? 17 May -- Tyranny Begets Tyranny, 24 May -- Are We Tilting at Windmills? 31 May -- Who Will Protect Egypt From the Police? 7 June -- Would a Civil State Allow Sharia Law? 14 June -- What to Expect from the Military Council, 21 June -- An Egyptian Mother to Field Marshal Tantawi, 28 June -- What is Holding the Military Council Back? 5 July -- Has the Revolution Gone Awry? 12 July

The Story of Abu Shama, 19 July -- Do you Support the Revolution? 26 July -- How to Abort the Revolution in Six Steps, 2 August -- How to Save the Revolution, 9 August -- The Interrogation of Asmaa Mahfouz, 16 August -- How Should We Respond to Israeli Aggression? 23 August -- God Bless Your Hands, Ali Farzat, 30 August -- Tomorrow You Will Stand Accused, 6 September -- The Revolution Must Continue, 20 September -- What Does Egypt Lack? 27 September -- Muslim, Christian or Human Being? 4 October -- Religious Fascism in Egypt, 11 October -- The Moment of Truth has Arrived, 17 October -- What the Military Council Didn't Hear, 25 October -- A Conversation Between Two Important Men, 1 November -- Anxiety for the Future, 15 November -- The Emperor Has No Clothes, 22 November -- Five Questions About the Crisis, 29 November -- What Happened to the General? 13 December -- Defending Egypt's Revolution, 20 December -- See No Evil, 27 December -- 2012 -- Five Types of Honourable Citizen, 3 January -- A Conversation Between a Revolutionary and an Honourable Citizen, 10 January

What Does Mohamed ElBaradei Want? 16 January -- Why Should We Demonstrate Tomorrow? 24 January -- What Can We Expect from the Brotherhood and the Salafists? 31 January -- Four Telephone Calls in a Deluxe Hospital, 6 February -- When Will the Mubarak Regime Fall? 13 February -- Are They Really Religious? 20 February -- A Secret Report on a Consensus Candidate, 27 February -- When Will They Stop Insulting Us? 5 March -- Awaiting Military Trial, 12 March -- Who Will Welcome Pope Shenouda? 19 March -- You Can Have Your Constitution; We Will Have the Revolution, 26 March -- Do They Represent Islam? 2 April -- How to Become an Extra, 9 April -- How to Save the Revolution in Four Steps, 16 April -- Who Pays the Price for Dignity? 30 April -- A Conversation Between a Presidential Candidate and an Important Person, 7 May -- How to Carry Out a Massacre, 14 May -- Are These Elections Fair? 21 May -- Before You Cast Your Vote, 4 June -- The Phenomenon of the Tame Citizen, 12 June -- Why Did Mohamed Morsi Win? 25 June -- Hold Your Ground, 2 July -- Are We Repeating el-Senhouri's Mistake? 9 July

A Future Imagined, 16 July -- Truth is a Virtue, 23 July -- Should We Support the Brotherhood or the Military Council? 30 July -- What is Egypt Waiting For? 6 August -- Heartfelt Joy and Rightful Concerns, 13 August -- Do Egyptians Resent Success? 27 August -- Are Egyptians Civilised? 3 September -- How to Make a Dictator, 11 September -- In Defence of the Prophet, 17 September -- Where is the President Taking Us? 24 September -- When Will the West Respect Us? 1 October -- The Art of Putting on Shoes, 8 October -- A President Who Serves Two Masters, 15 October -- On State Prestige and National Symbols, 22 October -- In Defence of Women, 5 November -- A Great Writer and a Good Friend, 12 November -- Before You Chop Off Our Hands, 19 November -- Some Questions and Answers about the Crisis, 26 November -- Who Can Cure the President? 10 December -- In Secret, 17 December -- How to Lie and Maintain Moral Purity, 24 December -- Where Does Your Money Come From? 31 December -- 2013 -- Being a Muslim in Britain, 7 January -- A Conversation Between a Revolutionary and a Good Citizen, 21 January

Why Is Morsi Killing Egyptians? 28 January -- Six Ways to Keep Hold of Power, 4 February -- Exercises Upon Seeing the Sun, 11 February -- How Can Flexibility Kill Us? 18 February -- What Do You Do With Blood? 25 February -- An Angry Discussion in Mokattam, 4 March -- When Will Morsi Go? 11 March -- Who Respects Women? 18 March -- How Did the Faithful Muslim Become a Torturer? 25 March -- Having a Divine Mandate from God, 1 April -- Will Mubarak Keep His Smile? 15 April -- When Will Don Quixote Come to His Senses? 22 April -- How the News Will Look in the Future, 29 April -- Morsi and the Three Fish, 6 May -- A Conversation Between a Young Revolutionary and a Frustrated Citizen, 20 May -- Who Will Drive Out the Sheep? 27 May -- How to Break Free from Fascism, 3 June -- The Importance of Cinema, 10 June -- How Can the President Sleep at Night? 17 June -- Revolt or Die, 24 June -- Candid Thoughts on a Wonderful Scene, 8 July -- A Conversation Between a Revolutionary and a Muslim Brother, 15 July -- The Case of Fujimori, 22 July -- Thoughts on the Course of the Revolution, 29 July

An Emergency Meeting at the Zoo, 5 August -- Who Is Letting Egypt Down? 19 August -- Mistakes Made in the Midst of Battle, 26 August -- The Tragedy and Farce of Egypt's Democracy, 2 September -- What Have We Learnt from the Disaster? 9 September -- Who is Iskandar Tus? 16 September -- A Piece of Candy, 23 September -- The Disadvantages of Expediency, 30 September -- Are We Building a State or an Authority? 7 October -- Reflections From a Chambre de Bonne, 21 October -- Citizens or Tribesmen? 29 October -- The Story of the Hall of Mirrors, the Lord and His Servants, 4 November -- An Altercation at Maadi Hospital, 11 November -- How to Build a Modern Democratic State, 18 November -- Our Justice, May God Protect It, 2 December -- What Disturbed Rocca? 9 December -- Should We Approve the Constitution? 16 December -- Will you Detain All of Egypt? 23 December -- Old Realities Impact the Future, 30 December -- 2014 -- Does General el-Sisi Like Poetry? 6 January -- Some Remarks on a "Yes" Vote, 13 January -- What Do You Know about Chairophilia? 20 January

Are Egyptians Looking for a Father? 27 January -- Let's Listen to Them This Time, 3 February -- When Will Hajj Saleh Respond? 10 February -- The Revolution Is Going Backwards, 24 February -- In Defence of Adversaries, 3 March -- Down with the Virtual Republic, 10 March -- Reviewing the Lessons of History, 17 March -- From Albert Einstein to General el-Sisi, 31 March -- How Can We Stop the Conspiracy? 7 April -- On the Evils of Brainwashing, 14 April -- Our Way to Good Morals, 21 April -- What Happened to General el-Sisi? 28 April -- How to Become a Strategic Expert? 5 May -- A Conversation Between a Revolutionary and a Law-abiding Citizen, 12 May -- Who Dares Speak? 2 June -- Egyptians Who Missed the Celebration, 9 June -- A Message from an Undercover Agent, 16 June.