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Articles of the author Wahid Abdel Meguid
No going back
A new spirit was born in Egypt as a result of the 25 January revolution, one that should be respected and allowed to grow, writes Wahid Abdel-Meguid* The young revolutionaries that led the 25 January revolution should be proud of themselves. They (...)

10 - 02 - 2011
Mapping the opposition
While there has been little change among the opposition parties since the 2005 parliamentary elections, wider changes in the political climate mean that the 2010 elections will yield very different results, writes Wahid Abdel-Meguid* The difference (...)

11 - 11 - 2010
...and the yearning for democracy
Different yet linked, Egypt's 1919 and 1952 revolutions were successes that failed to produce democracy. This lacuna must be now filled, writes Wahid Abdel-Meguid* No other political or social movement in the modern Middle East has stirred as much (...)

29 - 07 - 2010
It's the politics!
While business leaders gathering for the World Economic Forum may believe that good economics cures all ills, reality demands that the region's political woes be addressed first, writes Wahid Abdel-Meguid* Can a booming economy deliver the Middle (...)

15 - 05 - 2008
Why not revive presidential referendums?
What happened during the registration period for the local council elections last week confirms that changing the way we choose the president of the Republic was a step backward not a leap forward. The authorities have imposed enormous (...)

17 - 03 - 2008
Anwar El-Sadat: 25 years on
Wahid Abdel-Meguid examines why celebrations of 6 October are so muted A quarter of a century is usually sufficient to allow for an objective view of a particular event, specific policy, or even the performance of a leader to be formed. This is not (...)

05 - 10 - 2006
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