When we say strong Egypt, we mean a dignified and powerful Egypt, abroad and at home. But power alone is not enough. A singer needs a strong voice, but that voice must be beautiful as well . . . Power ...

In his memoirs, published posthumously in 1996, the late geographer Gamal Hamdan wrote: Today, Egypt is faced with either power or extinction, vitality or death! If Egypt fails in its bid to evolve ...