Zaid Al-Ali has Law Degrees from King’s College London, the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and Harvard Law School. He has practiced international commercial arbitration for more than 10 years. In 2005, he was an international adviser working on the Iraqi Constitution. From 2006 to 2010, he was advising on constitutional, parliamentary and judicial reform in Iraq. He posts on Twitter as @Zalali.
The new Egyptian constitution: an initial assessment of its merits and flawsHow flawed is Egypt’s new Constitution? Does it solve the country’s more important problems? Does it live up to the aspirations that were expressed through the Egyptian revolution?
What Egypt Should Learn From IraqEgypt and Iraq have many of the same basic needs. The Iraqi experience has failed and Egypt should take stock and learn from that to avoid repeating the same fatal mistakes
“In the land of all black and all white, shouting grey is blasphemy;” and there are 80 million shades of grey in Egypt. Continue Reading
It’s simple really, if we don’t save the Nile, everything else we are debating, discussing, arguing about will be irrelevant. Continue Reading
I have the greatest respect and admiration for you. We can never forget that it was your courage and foresight that called for change and a transition... Continue Reading
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Democracy in the Age of American Idol
Slow Return to Normal Politics in Egypt
Revolutionary Business: Rethinking Entrepreneurship in the Middle East
Speak the Truth or Keep Silent
How to become a political activist in Egypt
Mish Fahem 2
Replacing Humiliation with Dignity
Egypt Calling: Lessons in Democracy
Mental Revolution
The Economic Consequences of the Arab Revolt
The Impact of Digital Technology on Art and Artists
Egypt's Economic Crisis: How to Help Cairo Help Itself
Egypt’s Beard Complex
Finding the trend in transition
An immediate roadmap for the Egyptian opposition
The Day After
Trafalgar has much in common with Tahrir
Does Egypt Need a Magles al-Shura?
Egypt Tries to Reconstitute Itself
True Democrats Don't Bankroll Juntas
