By: Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis    [ Enlarge ]In two earlier articles published under the titles “The Collapse of the Mubarak Regime and the Re-birth of Egypt“, and “Egypt in Crisis, Self-governed Cairo, and the Emergence of Egypt’s Civil Society“, I expanded on the underlying reasons of the present socio-political upheaval in Egypt, and on the [...]

Speaking with an Egyptian friend a few years ago, I opposed his idea that the country was a political dictatorship; I specified that Egypt was a social ‘dictatorship’, and this is actually all that the successive Mubarak administrations systematically implemented. But it was futile; it would end one day or another, without leaving any positive memories.

   By: Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis    [ Enlarge ]In four earlier articles titled “Nigeria 2011: Chances for an African Renaissance. Interview with ARP Chairman, Yahaya Ezemoo Ndu“, “ARP Chairman Yahaya Ndu: African Renaissance to Redress Criminally Instituted African Borderlines“, “Chairman Yahaya Ndu Confident Nigeria and Africa Can Rise to Prominence Again“, and “African Renaissance Party Chairman [...]

   By: Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis    [ Enlarge ]In three earlier articles titled “Nigeria 2011: Chances for an African Renaissance. Interview with ARP Chairman, Yahaya Ezemoo Ndu“, “ARP Chairman Yahaya Ndu: African Renaissance to Redress Criminally Instituted African Borderlines“, and “Chairman Yahaya Ndu Confident Nigeria and Africa Can Rise to Prominence Again” (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/chairman-yahaya-ndu-confident-nigeria-and-africa-can-rise-to-prominence-again.html), I published the [...]

   By: Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis    [ Enlarge ]Before 212 years, Turkey controlled an area of almost 8 million km2 in Africa; under its antecedent state form, e.g. the Ottoman Empire, vast African territories from the confines of Algeria to Somalia and the East African coast down to Tanzania were reporting to the Sultan at Istanbul, [...]