Tony Blair’s Shakespearean tragedy?

On Wednesday this week, Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister, gave a speech in London on a variety of issues to do with the Arab world, Islam and Islamism.

One has to be impressed by Blair’s ability to attract the most incredible controversy without saying a word. Indeed, even his travels attract scorn: his trips to Egypt after the military removed then president Mohammad Mursi from office invariably attract comments that are hardly encouraging within Egypt. On the contrary, the response from even many activists who were opposed to the Muslim Brotherhood led government is nothing short of contemptuous.

The opening of the article. The full text is at Al Arabiya English.