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Articles of the author Mohamed Sid Ahmed
A bridge across the Red Sea
In the wake of the ferry disaster, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the causes of this and similar "accidents" and comes forward with a new proposal Government assurances that Egypt has embarked on a process of genuine democratic reform ring somewhat (...)

16 - 02 - 2006
Back to basics
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed asks whether "inventing" a way out of the Middle East quagmire is still possible A number of wholly unexpected developments have rocked the Middle East political landscape in recent weeks. First came Ariel Sharon's surprise (...)

09 - 02 - 2006
The Wafd in turmoil
Can the Wafd's leadership crisis be resolved before it is too late, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The crisis that has recently rocked the Wafd Party is an issue of concern not only for its leadership and constituency but for all advocates of democracy in (...)

26 - 01 - 2006
A post-Sharon Middle East
To what extent will Sharon's absence from the scene affect the Middle East equation, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Sharon's condition has been described as "critical but stable" in the wake of the massive stroke he suffered last week. It is only after he (...)

19 - 01 - 2006
Unfulfilled commitment
What remains of the roadmap pledge to establish a Palestinian state, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Following Ariel Sharon's surprise announcement at the end of November that he was leaving the Likud and forming a new centrist party, Kadima, his most vocal (...)

05 - 01 - 2006
On the judges' elections
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the significance of last week's elections at the Judges Club Now that the dust has settled following what were unquestionably the most turbulent parliamentary elections in Egypt's recent history, it is time to draw (...)

22 - 12 - 2005
After the elections
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed analyses the results of Egypt's parliamentary elections The ruling National Democratic Party succeeded in retaining a two-thirds majority in the People's Assembly, but failed in what was essentially the first test for its (...)

15 - 12 - 2005
The elections crises
Does the participation of the Muslim Brotherhood in the elections violate the constitution, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Egypt's latest parliamentary elections have been an eye-opener in more ways than one, perhaps most of all in that they have (...)

08 - 12 - 2005
Israel and Egypt's elections
Sharon's surprise departure from the Likud in Israel and the gains made by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt's parliamentary elections changed the landscape in both countries. Will this affect the relationship between them? Asks Mohamed (...)

01 - 12 - 2005
Elections 2005
To what extent have Egypt's parliamentary elections lived up to expectations, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The parliamentary elections have been marred, as usual, by allegations of gross irregularities, dashing hopes that this time around the Egyptian (...)

24 - 11 - 2005
A marginalised community
Have the dramatic events that swept through some of the main French cities over the last few weeks cast doubt on the viability of the French model, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Over the last three weeks, France has been rocked by the wave of violence that (...)

17 - 11 - 2005
The Mehlis challenge
Can President Bashar Al-Assad cope with the challenge put forward by investigator Mehlis, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Security Council Resolution 1636 is placing President Bashar Al-Assad in an unenviable position. It calls on Syria to cooperate fully (...)

10 - 11 - 2005
International justice
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the new notion of international justice The phenomenon of globalisation has assumed a number of forms over the years. The first to emerge was economic globalisation, as represented in the drive of corporate capital to (...)

02 - 11 - 2005
Fairness or expediency?
Can Saddam Hussein expect a fair trial, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed, or is he bound to be the victim of expediency Nearly two years after his capture, Saddam Hussein appeared in court last week to answer for the crimes he committed as the ruler of Iraq. (...)

27 - 10 - 2005
Terrorism and oil
Can the new surge in oil revenues help overcome poverty and defeat terrorism? asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The Nobel Foundation's decision to award this year's peace prize to the International Atomic Agency and its director, Mohamed El-Baradei, highlights (...)

20 - 10 - 2005
Terror and historical determinism
Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses terror and the challenge of death An incontrovertible truth is that human beings are bound someday to die. A no less incontrovertible truth is that human beings are bound to have been born on some previous date if they (...)

13 - 10 - 2005
Counterfeit democracy
Can democracy be simulated? Asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed It would seem that the word most often utilised in the present day political lexicon is democracy, but it is also the least implemented. And this, no doubt, is a serious defect because it signals (...)

06 - 10 - 2005
The terrorist plumber
What if Katrina and Rita are also terrorist-related phenomena, wonders Mohamed Sid-Ahmed A few days ago, scores of people received a "breaking news" SMS on their mobiles reporting that Al-Qaeda had claimed responsibility for the New Orleans flooding (...)

29 - 09 - 2005
Ageing United Nations
As the United Nations celebrates its 60th anniversary, people are questioning whether it is up to the task expected of it, Mohamed Sid-Ahmed comments Is the United Nations, whose 60th anniversary was celebrated this week, losing its raison d'être? (...)

22 - 09 - 2005
A three-pronged game
Similarities have emerged between Egypt's 2005 and France's 2002 presidential elections. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed discusses the issue Mubarak's re-election to a fifth term last week with just under 90 per cent of the popular vote came as no surprise. What (...)

15 - 09 - 2005
Egypt's election fever
Where does Egypt stand on the eve of President Mubarak's fifth -- and very different -- presidential campaign, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed Where do we stand from Egypt's past and from its future in the wake of a presidential election unlike any ever (...)

08 - 09 - 2005
The electoral process and the state
To what extent can they be disconnected, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed As the presidential campaign enters its second week, all we have seen is the various candidates airing their views in complete isolation from one another. The Egyptian people are being (...)

01 - 09 - 2005
On Egypt's presidential elections
As the presidential campaign is set into motion. Mohamed Sid-Ahmed asks: Where to? One might be excused for wondering at the fanfare surrounding the electoral campaign for Egypt's first multi- candidate presidential elections, because everybody, (...)

25 - 08 - 2005
Hiroshima 60 years on
Can we get rid of nuclear weapons, or are they here to stay, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed During an encounter with Swedish nuclear expert Hans Blix in Cairo a few months ago. I asked him whether he thought it might be possible one day to rid the world of (...)

18 - 08 - 2005
Iran's nuclear dimension
How critical is the standoff between the European Union and Tehran on the issue of Iran's nuclear capability, asks Mohamed Sid-Ahmed The standoff between Iran and the 25 states of the European Union over Tehran's decision to restart nuclear fuel (...)

11 - 08 - 2005
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