The fact that the Tokyo Summer Olympics are now taking place in July 2021 almost one year after their original starting date in itself constitutes a great achievement that many people all over the world had serious doubts about until even very (...)
The 50th anniversary of the passing of the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel-Nasser falls this year, and the occasion provides an opportunity to undertake a more distant, from a historical perspective, and therefore also hopefully (...)
On 25 May, the Moroccan people, the Arab nation and all the forces of freedom, progress and peace in the world lost an exceptional figure and one of the most outstanding symbols of the struggle for human rights, justice and democracy at the Arab and (...)
One of the most important issues that has been brought up by the spread and broad ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic has been speculation regarding the nature of the post-coronavirus world order. This issue has been addressed from different (...)
In early April, Egyptian and Arab as well as world culture lost one of the most renowned and talented as well as socially committed novelists and writers of the second half of the 20th century and the first two decades of the third millennium, (...)
The repercussions of the coronavirus catastrophe, whose dangers increase every day, threatening the life of humanity at a global level, have not been confined to the health domain, despite worldwide consensus acknowledging the seriousness of these (...)
One of the main themes on the agenda of the January 2020 session of the Davos annual meetings organised by the Switzerland-based World Economic Forum (WEF) was “innovative economies.”
There is no doubt that innovation has become a central theme of (...)
In the aftermath of the recent passing of the late sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, there is now time to undertake a thorough analysis of his legacy after almost five decades of his rule. This should be both at the domestic level and at the level of (...)
Japan and the world as a whole recently lost a prominent Japanese woman who had had a national and global impact for over five decades in the person of the late Dr Sadako Ogata who has passed away at the age of 92. I had the great privilege of (...)
On 26 April every year, the world marks World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, with the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), a specialised agency of the United Nations system, designating a different theme each year.
The (...)
Egypt and the Arab and Muslim world, as well as humanity at large, recently lost an outstanding thinker who was a renowned authority on international and constitutional law and an equally famous proponent of modern interpretations of Islamic (...)
Egypt and the Arab and Muslim world, as well as humanity at large, recently lost an outstanding thinker who was a renowned authority on international and constitutional law and an equally famous proponent of modern interpretations of Islamic (...)
On the 26th of this month, 40 years will have passed since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty that ended the state of war and established normal relations between Egypt and Israel.
There is no doubt that the treaty signalled an (...)
On the 26th of this month, 40 years will have passed since the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty that ended the state of war and established normal relations between Egypt and Israel. There is no doubt that the treaty signalled an (...)
This month marks the centennial of the 1919 Revolution in Egypt that took place almost 37 years after the British occupation of the country started. T
he revolution changed the course of history in Egypt over the following decades, not only on the (...)
This month marks the centennial of the 1919 Revolution in Egypt that took place almost 37 years after the British occupation of the country started. The revolution changed the course of history in Egypt over the following decades, not only on the (...)
During discussions with Egyptian young people, both men and women living inside or outside of Egypt, I have been surprised to find that the vast majority do not know that the choice of 21 February as World Student Day has its roots in the modern (...)
Starting this February, the American University in Cairo (AUC) will launch a number of activities intended to celebrate the centenary of its founding in 1919. These will not be confined to Cairo alone, but will extend to other cities in Egypt and (...)
There is no doubt that the World Economic Forum (WEF), also known in the international media as the Davos Forum in reference to the beautiful Swiss city that hosts the annual meetings held in late January each year, has become one of the most (...)
The centenary of the birth of late Egyptian president Anwar Al-Sadat that took place some days ago gave rise to some heated discussions and occasionally furious debates. Although this situation might look unexpected to many, it reflected deeper (...)
The last few weeks have seen important challenges to some of the main European countries, and these have posed significant questions regarding the future of Europe in general in the forthcoming period. These developments have been particularly (...)
Last week Egypt and the Arab world lost a great thinker, economist and intellectual with the passing of Galal Amin who for almost five decades was a professor of economics at the American University in Cairo (AUC).
However, the significance of (...)
The recent passing away of the late Egyptian, Arab, African and international thinker, the political economist and activist Samir Amin was a source of sorrow for many people around the world. This was particularly the case among those who were aware (...)
Over recent months, many countries have witnessed activities including conferences, seminars, workshops,and the release of new publications all dedicated to celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of one of the most famous and influential thinkers (...)
Over recent months, many countries have witnessed activities including conferences, seminars, workshops,and the release of new publications all dedicated to celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of one of the most famous and influential thinkers (...)