Naguib Mahfouz’s short story A Man of Awesome Power presents one of the most thought-provoking lessons about leadership, authority and human nature. Through the character of Tayyib al-Mahdi, a retired and seemingly upright man who receives supernatural powers to command events at will, Mahfouz explores the dangers that arise when individuals possess power without accountability. … Continue reading ‘A Man of Awesome Power’ and the Kenyan reality: Why good intentions are not enough