There are many urgent tasks and challenges that Egypt needs to address from the start of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's anticipated second term.
Here I will enumerate seven: promoting industrialisation, developing education, creating jobs, curbing (...)
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There are many urgent tasks and challenges that Egypt needs to address from the start of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's anticipated second term. Here I will enumerate seven: promoting industrialisation, developing education, (...)
The US missile strike on Al-Shayrat Syrian military airbase was justified by the US president and officials on the claim that a chemical gas attack on Khan Sheikhoun town in Idlib Province had been launched from the base.
Then the US secretary of (...)
After the 25 January Revolution and Mubarak's departure, US President Barack Obama declared there are rare moments in our lives when we can watch history in the making. The Egyptian revolution is one of these moments, he said. The British newspaper (...)
Egypt has begun the construction of a national project aimed to exploit its strategic location by widening and deepening the Suez Canal, the most important maritime corridor connecting world markets.
Construction of the project is underway through (...)
Despite concern because of facts on the ground, there is hope for a better future. I mean investing in the genius of Egypt's location by launching the new Suez Canal project, with its expected gains of increased revenue from the Suez Canal and (...)
Suggesting to reduce the age of retirement for judges is nothing more than an unprecedented and illegal massacre that only aims, and has no other interpretation except, to make the judiciary more Muslim Brotherhood-like by herding the group's (...)
During the presidential elections, formation of the Constituent Assembly and drafting of the constitution the slogan “citizenship is the solution” should be the compass to lead the way to build a new order, if we want to achieve what we aspire for (...)
Once we accept the necessity of separating ethics and politics, it is safe to assume that battles over the referendum, the constitution and elections were all prime examples of politicking. If we believe that ignoring conscience results in (...)
When I penetrated "the circle of fire" surrounding the president — as one senior official at the presidency of Hosni Mubarak put it when explaining the anger of the presidential chief of staff who declared, "We don't want anyone to upset him," (...)
Egypt has remained in a state of relative industrial backwardness until now due to its tendency to adopt anti-industry economic policies imposed by corrupt interests and the edicts of globalisation
One of the most serious mistakes of Egypt's pre-25 (...)
While the revolution appearing to be betrayed by the military and hijacked by the Muslim Brotherhood, it is perpetual as it is not yet completed and the only way forward is organised and ongoing political action
After remarkable demonstrations and (...)
The Islamic value system in economic life is a moral code for economic and social progress. For instance, when a “Muslim” applies Islam's rules in work, science, justice, investment, construction and diligence etc, and when a “Muslim” rejects what (...)
The use of excess force to end the sit-in by the victims of the January 25 Revolution and continuing the policy of cracking down on protestors and freedom of expression, added to disrespect for dignity, were triggers of the November uprising. But (...)
When it comes to the economic rights of Egyptians, the first priority of a state of co-citizenship is to genuinely champion an Egypt for all Egyptians. This primarily means guarding national economic security by multiplying the potential and (...)
I believe “co-citizenship is the solution” and this slogan is the compass for a comprehensive vision, roadmap and practical action plan to build a co-citizenship state that will achieve the aspirations of Egyptians and what Egypt deserves and is (...)
On the anniversary of the October victory, I salute Egypt's martyrs who lost their lives liberating the country's occupied land, and —alongside the courageous troops of the Egyptian Armed Forces —transformed the 1967 defeat into the 1973 victory. We (...)
The people of Egypt defined their identity with loud chants during the January 25 Revolution, declaring: “Raise your head high, you are Egyptian.” This was a conscious declaration that they have revived an unwavering awareness of their identity and (...)
Making controversy about Islam in a society instilled with shared religious values is a diversion and a waste of energy; Islamists should stop posturing and adopt the principles of co-citizenship, tolerance and diversity
On Friday, 29 July, Tahrir (...)
In order to change the system and realise the slogan "Revolution First", without ignoring the need to obliterate corruption, I believe that the January 25 Revolution still has not acknowledged that industrialising Egypt is a main tenet. Losses (...)
If we want to safeguard the January 25 revolution from the danger of diverting from its main goal, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) must quickly issue a law ensuring freedom of disclosure and access to information. Freedom of (...)
For Egypt's future to reflect the hopes and demands of the revolutionary forces, they will have to come together to raise the country's economic and cultural conditions
The unique character of the January 25 revolution makes it best to adopt the (...)
Egypt will overcome strife and chaos as it has done in the past. Egyptians have crossed to safety at every turn that threatened their national unity, but there are two conditions if we want to avoid regrets: respect for the rights of citizenship (...)
After the January 25 Revolution, Egypt is at a crossroads and must choose between rising to take the road to safety or slipping down the path of regret without losing many of the great achievements of the revolution. These included ending the (...)
Without doubt, economic policies during the Hosni Mubarak era —especially as the scenario to pass down power to his son gained force —wasted exceptional opportunities to achieve development, industry and progress. The problems of development are (...)