E. Nina Rothe

Global Culture Explorer

The Man Inside follows Karim Goury on a journey inside the room in Kuwait where his father lived the last few years of his life, and places him on the path of several momentous discoveries.

Sarah Trister

Manager of Congressional Affairs, Freedom House

Bolivia's expulsion of USAID this month is a troubling development on its own, but when viewed in the context of similar actions by other governments, it raises questions about the future of American foreign assistance in the face of authoritarianism.

Brian Dooley

Director, Human Rights First's Human Rights Defenders Program

Under Egyptian law, anyone can make a complaint to the public prosecutor about anything they see or hear on the media. The prosecutor then decides whether the case is worth pursuing. Human rights activists say in recent months there has been a surge in the number of cases.

James Dorsey

Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

In the latest incident of racism, Iran's soccer federation this month banned Paykan FC coach Firouz Karimi for eight games and fined him $3,000 for calling Dutch player of African descent Sendley Sidney Bito a cannibal and a Negro and refusing to shake his hand.

James Dorsey

Senior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Like in Indonesia, the question of military reform in Egypt is complicated by public perception of the police and security forces, who are widely viewed as not only brutal but also incompetent and corrupt.

James Cowan

Author, 'Fleeing Herod: A Journey through Coptic Egypt with the Holy Family'

The Coptic Church is the West's last link to an early form of Christianity, and to a tradition of eremitical life that has all but disappeared from the modern world. Copts remind us of what Egypt means as a repository of all that the West holds dear in terms of thought, culture and civilization.

Bassem Awadallah and Adeel Malik

Chief Executive Officer, Tomoh Advisory

Although Arab leaders often cite Turkey as a beacon of hope, they rarely acknowledge that the country's recent transformation from the "sick man of Europe" to one of the world's fastest-growing emerging markets would not have been possible had it not pursued regional synergies.

E. Nina Rothe

Global Culture Explorer

Meeting Yousry Nasrallah face to face is a true luxury. Not because the Egyptian filmmaker makes himself precious -- quite the opposite really -- but because Nasrallah's extraordinary insight, languid expression and sensual voice all combine to create the most perfect conversation.

Carina Kamel

Senior London Correspondent and Presenter, Al Arabiya TV

Egypt's economic policy has been in a virtual holding pattern since the end of last year and the government finds itself in exactly the same situation today as it was nearly six months ago: having to implement tough but unavoidable reforms in the face of deep political division and with elections just around the corner.

Daniel Nisman

MENA Region Intelligence Director, Max Security Solutions

Like any other postrevolutionary nation, the purging of Egypt's governing institutions from the influences of the Mubarak regime are as natural as the flow of the Nile. In a surprising demonstration of political shrewdness, however, Egypt's judiciary has transformed itself for the good.

Nelly van Doorn-Harder

Professor of Islamic Studies, Wake Forest University

So, what exactly do Egyptians say for Easter greetings? Christians tell each other "`Ied Qiyama Magid," "Happy Feast of the Resurrection." But all Egyptians can wish each other: "Kulle sanna wa enta tayyeb." May you be well every year!

Mike Ghouse

Speaker, thinker, writer, pluralist, activist

Asking questions is the right thing to do, and listening to the answer without interrupting is the civil thing to do. If we jump around from question to question without answering one, we achieve nothing. That is precisely what happened to me on Sean Hannity's show yesterday,

Robert Walker

President, Population Institute

With the world's attention riveted on war-torn Syria, far too little attention has been focused on Egypt's economic woes and their long-term implications for the region.

Rick Steves

Writer of European travel guidebooks and host of travel shows on public television and public radio (www.ricksteves.com)

Returning to Luxor we crossed lush farmland of alfalfa, sugar cane, and wheat, with irrigation ditches reminding me of how Egyptians harnessed the Nile thousands of years ago.

Mehrunisa Qayyum

Founder, PITAPOLICY Consulting

I am not saying that they do not exist, but one may wonder why the UAE, Palestine, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Algeria, and Jordan did not have civil society organization representatives participating.

Rick Steves

Writer of European travel guidebooks and host of travel shows on public television and public radio (www.ricksteves.com)

I have no plans to write a guidebook or lead tours to Egypt. Others do that far better than we could with our Europe focus. But I'm excited about returning in the next season to produce two, possibly three, episodes for public television.