During 1957–1966 and 1970–1980 Wahba taught English literature at Cairo University, Egypt. During that time he started the Annual Bulletin of English Studies which later became Cairo Studies in English published by the Department of English Language and Literature.
Wahba taught English literature at Cairo University, Egypt between 1957 and 1980. He initiated a publication called the Annual Bulletin of English Studies that eventually became Cairo Studies in English, published by the Department of English Language and Literature.