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Opinion
The road ahead for Egyptians will be bumpy, but it is one Egyptians must travel, in order to build a modern and democratic state
Fed a TV diet of trivial issues, the Egyptian public is not asking — neither itself nor others — what really is freedom, what is dignity, and what is justice
Ahram Online publishes below a study by Egypt's internationally renowned political theorist and author
The departure of the Yemeni president to Saudi Arabia has changed the balance of power and opened the way to different scenarios emerging of the country's future
It has not taken long for US president Barack Obama’s reaching out towards the Arab revolutionaries to run up against the Israeli wall
Remembering the student uprising of 1972 and its leader Ahmed Abdalla
With ties between Egypt and Iran thawing in the wake of the January 25 revolution, domestic factors rather than regional powers should determine the manner of renewed diplomacy
'Woe to him who builds his realm by unjust gain to set his nest on high, to escape the clutches of ruin' Habakkuk 2:9 NIV
Real democracy is an intricate everyday process, as Turkey has found and continues to learn
If the secularist camp does not organise and mobilise, the upcoming free and fair elections may be Egypt's first and last

To return Egypt to health it is not enough to purge individuals; so much more needs to be overhauled


The debate over constitution versus elections first is essentially a struggle between those with a civic vision for Egypt and those who seek an Islamist state


Two incidents that took place recently have triggered memories from a distant past


Under a new Secretary-General, the Arab League begins a new phase in its life


The freedom of disclosure and access to information must be set down in law if the country is to move forward intelligently


Everybody now seems to have something to say about Turkey


What exactly is ahead is not clear, but what is sure is that Egypt-Saudi relations are changing, perhaps radically


It is unconscionable that Arab regimes remain silent and impotent as Bashar Al-Assad slaughters his own people


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