Many years ago, when it was still considered indelicate to ask whether a woman colored her hair, an American hair products company ran an advertising campaign with a picture of a handsome blonde lady and underneath it the caption “Does she or doesn’t she?” Such a question no longer excites much attention in the West, although until 2011, Egyptians were still hesitant to ask publicly whether their President, Husni Mubarak, colored his hair. Now that Mubarak has left the stage, the issue of hair dye is no longer on the agenda, but observers may well wonder, in a similar vein, about a letter that President Mohamed Morsi allegedly sent to Israeli President Shimon Peres, “Did he or didn’t he?”
