Tag: sadat

The rise and fall (and rise and fall) of the Egyptian

Posted on 24/06/202307/08/2023 By 3arabawy

I had a long discussion with the comrades of Berlin LINKE Internationals, on the history of the Egyptian left. The series is divided into five published interviews:

Part 1: 1919 Revolution to Nasser

Part 2: Egypt’s 1968 and the aftermath

Part 3: The 1990s and early 2000s – Palestine provides a spark for the Egyptian Left

Part 4: The early 2000s – Rise in class struggle

Part 5: The Arab Spring in Egypt

Why Did the Egyptian Revolution Fail?

Posted on 25/05/202307/08/2023 By 3arabawy

My review of Hesham Sallam’s Classless Politics is now up on the Catalyst Journal.

The Central Security Forces

Posted on 14/02/202104/03/2021 By 3arabawy

This (Arabic) study is one of the most accurate and detailed reports, I’ve come across, on the evolution of the Egyptian Interior Ministry’s Central Security Forces:

في-دهاليز-الأمن-المركزي

UPDATE: I was honored to speak with the author of the study, in a Zoom meeting.