Shafik Gabr

The mail today brought my much-anticipated copy of “Leadership,” the newest volume of wisdom from that eldest of elder statesmen,…

It was a most pleasant invitation. Sam (Samir) Metaini, a classmate and now a history professor at the University of…

I had the pleasure of being invited for a weekend to a beautiful Greek island to meet a dear and longstanding…

On my final approach to Oslo airport, I looked out the window and beheld a welcoming vision: a sunny blue…

To sit outside Cafe Fouquet’s in the Champs-Elysees, I wrapped myself in a warm coat, a cap with my company’s…

He died. It hurt. He was a friend who loved life. A smile always adorned his face. His family and…

Watching soccer is a ritual. I was in London at the beautiful grand home of Charles O’Brien in Regents Park…

It was very early in London. Big Ben was striking 6 am and I was walking by, feeling cold despite…