Israel, Iran exchange airstrikes in unprecedented escalation, sparking fears of regional war    Rock Developments to launch new 17-feddan residential project in New Heliopolis    Madinet Masr, Waheej sign MoU to drive strategic expansion in Saudi Arabia    EHA, Konecta explore strategic partnership in digital transformation, smart healthcare    Egyptian ministers highlight youth role in shaping health policy at Senate simulation meeting    Egypt signs $1.6bn in energy deals with private sector, partners    Pakistani, Turkish leaders condemn Israeli strikes, call for UN action    Egypt to offer 1st airport for private management by end of '25 – PM    Egypt's President stresses need to halt military actions in call with Cypriot counterpart    Scatec signs power purchase deal for 900 MW wind project in Egypt's Ras Shukeir    Sisi launches new support initiative for families of war, terrorism victims    Egypt's GAH, Spain's Konecta discuss digital health partnership    EGX starts Sunday trade in negative territory    Environment Minister chairs closing session on Mediterranean Sea protection at UN Ocean Conference    Egypt nuclear authority: No radiation rise amid regional unrest    Grand Egyptian Museum opening delayed to Q4    Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions    Egypt slams Israeli strike on Iran, warns of regional chaos    Egypt expands e-ticketing to 110 heritage sites, adds self-service kiosks at Saqqara    Egypt's EDA joins high-level Africa-Europe medicines regulatory talks    US Senate clears over $3b in arms sales to Qatar, UAE    Egypt discusses urgent population, development plan with WB    Egypt's Irrigation Minister urges scientific cooperation to tackle water scarcity    Egypt, Serbia explore cultural cooperation in heritage, tourism    Egypt discovers three New Kingdom tombs in Luxor's Dra' Abu El-Naga    Egypt launches "Memory of the City" app to document urban history    Palm Hills Squash Open debuts with 48 international stars, $250,000 prize pool    Egypt's Democratic Generation Party Evaluates 84 Candidates Ahead of Parliamentary Vote    On Sport to broadcast Pan Arab Golf Championship for Juniors and Ladies in Egypt    Golf Festival in Cairo to mark Arab Golf Federation's 50th anniversary    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Cabinet approves establishment of national medical tourism council to boost healthcare sector    Egypt's PM follows up on Julius Nyerere dam project in Tanzania    Egypt's FM inspects Julius Nyerere Dam project in Tanzania    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    A minute of silence for Egyptian sports    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    

Articles of the author Mona Makram Ebeid
An open-ended dream
It is to the vibrant cultural scene of cosmopolitan Alexandria, home to a melting pot of nationalities and ethnicities and to the poets, writers, architects, merchants and industrialists who found inspiration and opportunity in this fascinating (...)

14 - 10 - 2018
An open-ended dream
It is to the vibrant cultural scene of cosmopolitan Alexandria, home to a melting pot of nationalities and ethnicities and to the poets, writers, architects, merchants and industrialists who found inspiration and opportunity in this fascinating (...)

11 - 10 - 2018
Human rights and Egypt's future
Human rights are essential to all peoples, but also institutions, for without protected human rights, social instability reigns, writes Mona Makram-Ebeid These are extraordinary times with incommensurable feelings of optimism and dread in the air. (...)

04 - 10 - 2012
The power of Egypt's street
As a locale of popular political expression, the street is becoming -- despite attempts made to control it -- a power to contend with, writes Mona Makram-Ebeid* Do rulers in the region take into account street protests that often reveal popular (...)

29 - 01 - 2009
Is the world ready for a 'new' America?
Barack Obama is a symbol of hope not only for America, but the post-9/11 world, writes Mona Makram Ebeid* As never before, trust in the integrity of American finance is being put to the test. And the question on everyone's mind today is: Just how (...)

16 - 10 - 2008
Removing the rot
How to tackle systemic corruption? Mona Makram Ebeid* finds an answer in Hong Kong What triggered my interest in sharing with you some thoughts on corruption was my recent trip to Hong Kong where I had been invited by the chief executive, Sir Donald (...)

29 - 05 - 2008
Rights of representation
Women, individually and collectively, need to fight for their right to take a place in the political system, writes Mona Makram Ebeid Political participation offers opportunity to various groups in society to promote, articulate, advocate and defend (...)

08 - 03 - 2007
From deadlock to democracy
It is around constitutional reform that all opposition forces in Egypt coalesce in consensus, writes Mona Makram Ebeid* Egyptian political life has for a long time been monopolised by an over-dominant ruling party. This monopoly over the political (...)

14 - 12 - 2006
Civic education and democracy
Educated teachers have a major role to play in promoting democratic principles, writes Mona Makram Ebeid* "A modern nation needs participating citizens, men and women who take an active interest in public affairs and who exercise their rights and (...)

21 - 09 - 2006
What place for women?
Mona Makram Ebeid* examines strategies to ensure better female representation in politics Following conferences in Mexico City and in Copenhagen, Nairobi, Vienna, Cairo and Beijing women's participation in development has become a recurrent issue, (...)

13 - 01 - 2005
Wake up call for women
Time to rock the patriarchal boat, says Mona Makram Ebeid Nowhere in the world has the rate of increase in the political representation of women been as fast as in Sub Saharan Africa in the last four decades. The number of women legislators (...)

30 - 12 - 2004
Pack of cards
By Madame Sosostris My dears, there are some people in this world that attempt to live life to its absolute fullest. One such individual is our dynamic friend Mona Makram Ebeid, former Parliamentarian and political science professor at the American (...)

08 - 07 - 2004
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