By Juan Cole
Informed Comment
January 29, 2011Nobelist in chemistry, Dr. Ahmed Zewail of the California Institute of Technology, is an Egyptian-American who has sometimes been mentioned as a candidate for president of Egypt. He has served as a science envoy to the Arab world of President Obama.
In an interview on Aljazeera Arabic, Zewail called for fundamental change in Egypt, not just cosmetic alterations. He gave as the causes for the current uprising:
January 29, 2011
Zewail’s 4 point Plan for Egypt
Zewail’s 4 point Plan for Egypt