The British Mandate In Egypt
February 1922 marked the unilateral declaration of independence for Egypt. However, it remained shackled in some ways to the UK, which ultimately led to the military coup and then the Suez crisis. Through leaders such as King Farouk, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Syed Qutb, Anwar Sadat, Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, this is a tale of the end of empire, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the birth of Islamism and the strangling at birth of the Arab spring.
Our panellists consider the past 100 years of Egypt: crises, success and what might lie ahead.
About the Speakers
Mona Eltahawy
Mona Eltahawy is a freelance Egyptian-American journalist and social commentator based in New York City. She has written essays and op-eds for publications worldwide on Egypt and the Islamic world, on topics including women’s rights, patriarchy, and Muslim political and social affairs.
Saeed Khan
Saeed Khan is Senior Lecturer in Near East & Asian Studies and Global Studies at Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan. He is also the co-founder of the Institute for Social Policy & Understanding, and a panelist on Turning Point for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Abdul Rahman Azzam
Dr Abdul Rahman Azzam is a graduate of Oxford University where he completed his BA and PhD in history. He is the author of Rumi and The Kingdom of Joy (Muhammadi Trust, 2000) and in 2007 Longman published his biography of Saladin to critical acclaim.
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