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Khalil Al-Anany

Khalil Al-Anany is a political journalist and commentator living in Cairo.

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Egypt's democratisation: reality or mirage?

Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia … Egypt? As the pressures on Arab states to democratise grow, Khalil Al-Anany assesses whether Hosni Mubarak’s offer of multi-candidate presidential elections is genuine or a charade.