I have long held that securing a bright future for Egypt rests on a comprehensive integrated strategy for stimulating the wheels of growth and development. Such a strategy must engage a scientifically sound approach and an ambitious national plan (...)
Recently, I had to drive through the new city of Borg Al-Arab, an urban satellite 50 kilometres west of Alexandria, in order to connect to the northern coastal highway. It was my first exposure since 15 years to the urban condition in this new town. (...)
The year 2013 will remain indelibly marked in the memory of most Egyptians for its whirling events, difficult challenges, terrible confrontations, elating triumphs, bitter conflicts, horrible tragedies, massive demonstrations and bloody clashes, (...)
The Egyptian peaceful youth revolution of 25 January 2011, which led to the downfall of former president Hosni Mubarak, and the assumption of power by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), was universally acclaimed by the world, especially (...)
The events, confrontations, hopes, clashes, deaths, casualties and disappointments that have taken place over the 25 months since the 25 January Revolution have been truly perplexing and disappointing.
This progression of highlights started with (...)
While Egypt faces numerous interconnected challenges following the landmark 25 January Revolution, with effective planning and mobilisation, the nation can rise again to former glories, writes Mohsen Zahran
The 25 January peaceful youth revolution (...)
As the global quest for power continues, pushing and pulling events, there may be emerging a new entity on the global stage: the revolutionary Arab nation, writes Mohsen Zahran
Sixty long years have passed since 23 July 1952 coup d'état by the young (...)
One year on, the aims of the 25 January Revolution remain unrealised, threatening further polarisation to come, writes Mohsen Zahran*
The 25 January Revolution has recently celebrated its first anniversary with massive, peaceful demonstrations in (...)
For Egypt's great revolution to be sustained certain practicalities have to be addressed, writes Mohsen Zahran*
The 25 January Revolution may have come as a surprise, but the writing had been on the wall for some time now. The revolution was the (...)
The UN Millennium Development Goals Summit was a tired and disappointing affair, says Mohsen Zahran*
Attended by nearly 140 presidents, kings and cabinet ministers, the summit was convened on 20-22 September 2010 in order to review the global (...)
Order and discipline must replace the lazy fashion of all things casual if national unity, stability and security are to be maintained, writes Mohsen Zahran*
Since the late 1960s and 1970s, casual wear, together with the casual look, attitudes and (...)
Mohsen Zahran* looks into what the latest census has to say about Egypt's future
Last month the Central Organisation for Public Census and Statistics (CAPMAS) released the preliminary results of the 2006 census: 76.4 million, with nine million (...)
Mohsen Zahran* casts a troubled eye over the future of the academy
Since the Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Institute of Higher Education published its annual report on the world's top 500 universities, many of us have been gripped by despair. (...)