Podcast appearances and mentions of Gamal Abdel Nasser

In this episode, Nihal El Aasar returns to this podcast to discuss the competing progressive alternatives in the Arab world prior to the establishment of the State of Israel. Arab attempts to join capitalist systems were obstructed by British and Zionist colonial power, leading to the maintenance of a hegemonic state. We also reference the Union of Arab States and the role of the Zionist entity in hindering regional development. Gamal Abdel Nasser and other leaders in Egypt attempted to create a sovereign economic and political space through nationalist projects. This was actively resisted by Western powers and seen as a threat to imperialist interests. The theory of dependency, as developed by Samir Amin, highlights how underdevelopment in the global South is the result of the expansion of global capital. Nihal argues that while Nasser's project was popular and supported by the masses, his distrust in popular participation and repressive actions against intellectuals helped prevent the project from fully being actualized. The formation of Israel was intertwined with Western efforts to manage the political future of the so-called Middle Eastern region. Israel has hindered the Arab modernization project and has negatively affected the surrounding countries. We discuss how Israel exists in the region to halt the potential of the Arab people as a whole. This is done through repression, impoverishment, and preventing economic prosperity. The U.S. interests in extraction and controlling resources in the region also play a role in this. Apart from that, we meditate on Egypt's early 20th century role as a leader in the Arab world and the expectations placed on its military and economy for stability and development being largely shaped by its history of conflict with Israel and the continued presence of Zionism in the region. The military's control of the economy, rise of religious fundamentalism, and prevalence of conspiracy theories can all be traced back to this relationship. Additionally, Egypt's 20th century development was and continued to be hindered by both structural pressures from outside and its own struggle with overextension as a newly decolonized nation. The working class in Egypt consisted mainly of peasants who were oppressed under the Egyptian monarchy. Land reforms were necessary for progress and industrialization was slowly taking place. From the start, Egyptian nationalism was formed in opposition to Zionism. Nasser faced challenges from the US and its allies and had to build up the Egyptian military in response. We discuss how the nationalization of the Suez Canal and the creation of the United Arab Republic were unprecedented events, but internal struggles and external interference ultimately led to its downfall. The Gulf monarchies have also been deeply intertwined with imperial and capitalist interests since their founding, making them a natural opposition to Arab socialist and progressive projects. The 1973 oil embargo, El Aasar argues, was the last major act of Arab unity but was not an altruistic act of solidarity. The embargo affirmed the importance of the petrodollar for the US and was influential in bringing about the Camp David Accords, which aimed to consolidate the petrodollar and move Egypt fully from the Soviet camp to that of the United States. We meditate on the significance of Camp David and the 1978 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, arguing that it represents a betrayal of Egyptian sovereignty and a move towards neoliberalism and repression. She also highlights how this has instilled a defeatist mindset in Egyptians and led to ongoing struggles with poverty and domestic warfare. She argues that the current regime in Egypt is a continuation of the "Camp David Republic" and that the promised benefits of peace, such as prosperity and political openness, have been left unfulfilled.   If you like what we do and want to support our ability to have more conversations like this. Please consider becoming a Patron. You can do so for as little as a 1 Dollar a month and you will gain access to our Discord.   Nihal is an Egyptian  writer, researcher, political analyst, radio host and DJ. She has written about politics, political economy, culture, literature and music in several publications including The Baffler, The Transnational Institute, Verso, Jacobin, Tribune, Parapraxis, Mundial, Art Review, The Wire, Protean, Novara media, and others, as well as authoring a book chapter about Egyptian political economy and consulting on related issues. "The Condition for Freedom Is for the Egyptian Masses to Take to the Streets"Egypt's Centrality in the Struggle for Palestine" by Nihal El Aasar   Episode artwork includes an artificially colorized version of this photo: "Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a Joint Session of Congress in which President Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords." full credit information here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sadat_and_Begin_clean3.jpg  

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nassar announced Egypt was taking control of the British and French owned Suez Canal Company in July 1956.  He took this action to fund the Aswan Dam he wanted built.  In response to Nassar seizing the canal, Britain, France, and Israel secretly planned a joint invasion.  Israel would advance towards the canal through the Sinai Peninsula while Britain and France would intervene and regain control of the canal under the guise of being peacekeepers.  Barry Turner explains why the plan did not work in, “Suez 1956: The Inside Story of the First Oil War.” 

À l'occasion de la 13ᵉ édition de la conférence AFRAVIH dédiée à la lutte contre le VIH, qui se tient à Lausanne, en Suisse, nous consacrons une émission aux actualités de l'infectiologie dans le monde. Hépatite B, dengue, tuberculose, arbovirose, mpox... Les maladies infectieuses continuent de faire des ravages à l'échelle mondiale. Quelle est la situation actuelle ? Quels sont les moyens de prévention existants ? Quelles sont les prises en charge existantes ?       Troisième et dernière émission, à Lausanne, à l'occasion de l'Afravih, la conférence internationale francophone dédiée à la lutte contre le VIH, les hépatites et les infections émergentes.   Nous évoquons les infections qui font l'actualité et qui nécessitent à la fois surveillance rapprochée et des efforts continus en matière de prévention, de prise en charge de recherche : les arboviroses, certaines zoonoses (Mpox et fièvre de Lassa), et des infections anciennes comme la tuberculose ou l'hépatite B qui, chacune, provoque plus d'un million de décès chaque année à l'échelle planétaire. Autant de maladies qui occupent de nombreux chercheurs et cliniciens, en particulier en zone tropicale: nous leur donnons  la parole.   Pr Didier Koumavi Ekouévi, professeur de Santé Publique à l'Université de Lomé au Togo, chef du Département de Santé Publique Dr Ablo Prudence Wachinou, médecin pneumologue et spécialiste de la tuberculose. Maître de conférences agrégé à la faculté des Sciences de la santé à l'université d'Abomey-Calavi à Cotonou. Chef du Service Recherche et Formation au Programme National contre la Tuberculose du Bénin Pr Abdoulaye Touré, professeur de santé publique à l'université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, directeur du Centre de recherche et de formation en infectiologie de Guinée (CERFIG) Pr Placide Mbala Kingebeni, professeur à la faculté de médecine de l'université de Kinshasa. Chef de département d'Epidémiologie et Santé Globale à l'Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, basé à Kinshasa, en République Démocratique du Congo.   Programmation musicale :     ► Louis Matute, Rico TK – I'll see you soon ► Yoa – Moi.

À l'occasion de la 13ᵉ édition de la conférence AFRAVIH dédiée à la lutte contre le VIH, qui se tient à Lausanne, en Suisse, nous consacrons une émission aux actualités de l'infectiologie dans le monde. Hépatite B, dengue, tuberculose, arbovirose, mpox... Les maladies infectieuses continuent de faire des ravages à l'échelle mondiale. Quelle est la situation actuelle ? Quels sont les moyens de prévention existants ? Quelles sont les prises en charge existantes ?       Troisième et dernière émission, à Lausanne, à l'occasion de l'Afravih, la conférence internationale francophone dédiée à la lutte contre le VIH, les hépatites et les infections émergentes.   Nous évoquons les infections qui font l'actualité et qui nécessitent à la fois surveillance rapprochée et des efforts continus en matière de prévention, de prise en charge de recherche : les arboviroses, certaines zoonoses (Mpox et fièvre de Lassa), et des infections anciennes comme la tuberculose ou l'hépatite B qui, chacune, provoque plus d'un million de décès chaque année à l'échelle planétaire. Autant de maladies qui occupent de nombreux chercheurs et cliniciens, en particulier en zone tropicale: nous leur donnons  la parole.   Pr Didier Koumavi Ekouévi, professeur de Santé Publique à l'Université de Lomé au Togo, chef du Département de Santé Publique Dr Ablo Prudence Wachinou, médecin pneumologue et spécialiste de la tuberculose. Maître de conférences agrégé à la faculté des Sciences de la santé à l'université d'Abomey-Calavi à Cotonou. Chef du Service Recherche et Formation au Programme National contre la Tuberculose du Bénin Pr Abdoulaye Touré, professeur de santé publique à l'université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, directeur du Centre de recherche et de formation en infectiologie de Guinée (CERFIG) Pr Placide Mbala Kingebeni, professeur à la faculté de médecine de l'université de Kinshasa. Chef de département d'Epidémiologie et Santé Globale à l'Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, basé à Kinshasa, en République Démocratique du Congo.   Programmation musicale :     ► Louis Matute, Rico TK – I'll see you soon ► Yoa – Moi.

À l'occasion de la 13ᵉ édition de la conférence AFRAVIH dédiée à la lutte contre le VIH, qui se tient à Lausanne, en Suisse, nous parlons de l'infectiologie dans le monde. Hépatite B, dengue, tuberculose, arbovirose, mpox... Les maladies infectieuses continuent de faire des ravages à l'échelle mondiale. Avec:  Pr Abdoulaye Touré, professeur de santé publique à l'université Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry, directeur du Centre de recherche et de formation en infectiologie de Guinée (CERFIG).      Retrouvez l'émission dans son intégralité iciLutte contre le VIH : les défis actuels

A brief talk about the Arab anti-imperialist resistance in the middle east, with a particular focus on Palestine, Bahrain and Oman, presenting the real history that mainstream media never show. The middle east has a long history of anti-imperialist communist and leftists movements influenced by the Bolsheviks and by liberation fighters like Che Guevara and Gamal Abdel Nasser. These movements have always given strong support to Palestine, whose struggle for liberation from the zionist settler-colony of Israel is central to the regional struggle for liberation from Anglo-American imperialist domination. Subscribe! Donate! Join us in building a bright future for humanity! www.thecommunists.org www.lalkar.org www.redyouth.org Telegram: t.me/thecommunists Twitter: twitter.com/cpgbml Soundcloud: @proletarianradio Rumble: rumble.com/c/theCommunists Odysee: odysee.com/@proletariantv:2 Facebook: www.facebook.com/cpgbml Online Shop: https://shop.thecommunists.org/ Education Program: https://thecommunists.org/education-programme/ Each one teach one! www.londonworker.org/education-programme/ Join the struggle www.thecommunists.org/join/ Donate: www.thecommunists.org/donate/

Nous sommes le 26 juillet 1952, à Alexandrie. Ce jour-là, le yacht royal Mahroussa quitte le port avec, à son bord, Farouk Ier qu'il emmène dans un exil définitif. Cet événement scelle la fin de la dynastie créée par Mohamed Ali, près d'un siècle et demi plutôt. L'Egypte bascule vers la République sous l'égide de Gamal Abdel Nasser. Monté sur le trône en 1936, à l'âge de seize ans, acclamé, séduisant le peuple et les élites internationales par son image de « prince charmant », Farouk s'est transformé, en moins de vingt ans, en un monarque obèse, vilipendé en raison de ses excès, de ses frasques. Seule sa vie dissolue, déconnectée des réalités, alimentant encore les conversations. Le règne de Farouk est marqué par une indifférence croissante face à la misère des fellahs, les paysans, et par une incapacité à s'affranchir de la pesante tutelle britannique. Malgré ses velléités, il est resté impuissant devant la corruption des privilégiés et les revers militaires, notamment lors de la guerre de 1948 contre Israël. Ce délitement du pouvoir royal a favorisé l'ascension de ceux que l'on a appelé les « Officiers libres » qui orchestreront le coup d'État de juillet 1952 afin de laver l'honneur national bafoué. Toutefois, en dépit de ses faiblesses, de ses erreurs et de ses fautes, il faut souligner que c'est sous son autorité que la Ligue arabe va voir le jour et que les Frères musulmans vont s'affirmer. Des acteurs qui vont contribuer à l'indépendance pleine et entière de l'Egypte en dénonçant le traité qui la liait aux Britanniques. Le roi Farouk est resté dans l'histoire comme le liquidateur de l'héritage de Mohamed Ali, il y-a-t-il lieu de lui donner une autre place ? Nous allons bien voir … Avec Bertrand Le Gendre : « Farouk, le dernier roi d'Egypte » éditions Flammarion. Sujets traités : Farouk, Egypte, Mohamed Ali, roi, peuple, Britanniques Merci pour votre écoute Un Jour dans l'Histoire, c'est également en direct tous les jours de la semaine de 13h15 à 14h30 sur www.rtbf.be/lapremiere Retrouvez tous les épisodes d'Un Jour dans l'Histoire sur notre plateforme Auvio.be :https://auvio.rtbf.be/emission/5936 Intéressés par l'histoire ? Vous pourriez également aimer nos autres podcasts : L'Histoire Continue: https://audmns.com/kSbpELwL'heure H : https://audmns.com/YagLLiKEt sa version à écouter en famille : La Mini Heure H https://audmns.com/YagLLiKAinsi que nos séries historiques :Chili, le Pays de mes Histoires : https://audmns.com/XHbnevhD-Day : https://audmns.com/JWRdPYIJoséphine Baker : https://audmns.com/wCfhoEwLa folle histoire de l'aviation : https://audmns.com/xAWjyWCLes Jeux Olympiques, l'étonnant miroir de notre Histoire : https://audmns.com/ZEIihzZMarguerite, la Voix d'une Résistante : https://audmns.com/zFDehnENapoléon, le crépuscule de l'Aigle : https://audmns.com/DcdnIUnUn Jour dans le Sport : https://audmns.com/xXlkHMHSous le sable des Pyramides : https://audmns.com/rXfVppvN'oubliez pas de vous y abonner pour ne rien manquer.Et si vous avez apprécié ce podcast, n'hésitez pas à nous donner des étoiles ou des commentaires, cela nous aide à le faire connaître plus largement. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Nul évènement n'a plus cruellement montré le recul des puissances britannique et française que l'opération avortée de Suez, en 1956.Plongez dans les coulisses d'un événement qui a marqué l'histoire du XXe siècle ! Le 26 juillet 1956, le président égyptien Gamal Abdel Nasser annonce la nationalisation du canal de Suez, provoquant une crise internationale.

In this second installment of their series on economic shocks, Peter and Afua dissect the 1956 Suez Crisis, where Gamal Abdel Nasser's bold nationalization of the canal stripped the British Empire of its remaining credibility. They reveal the clandestine "Protocol of Sèvres" conspiracy and explain how a furious President Eisenhower leveraged the International Monetary Fund to bring a bankrupt Britain to its knees.Join Legacy Plus for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.comJoin Legacy+ for bonus episodes, early access, Q&A's, fewer adverts and more.legacy.supportingcast.fmStay connected with Legacy:Instagram: @originallegacypodcastTikTok: @legacy_productionsExplore more from Peter and Afua — essays, sources, and ideas: Substack: peterfrankopan.substack.com | afuahirsch.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US-Israeli war against Iran has scholars, journalists, and pundits comparing the conflagration to Britain, France, and Israel's invasion of Egypt to regain control of the Suez Canal after President Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalised the strategic waterway 70 years ago. The jury is out on whether Iran is America's Suez. The answer is probably Yo, yes, and no. History rendered the Suez war a symbol of the demise of the British and French colonial empires or, in the words of British historian Corelli Barnett, the “last thrash of empire.” US pressure and the Soviet Union's threat to come to Egypt's aid forced Britain, France, and Israel to accept a humiliating ceasefire and withdraw their troops. The similarities between Suez and Iran are glaring, but the differences are likely to count the most.

حلقة جديدة من البودكاسترز مع اللواء الدكتور سمير فرج، واحد من أهم الخبراء في التحليل العسكري والاستراتيجي في مصر والشرق الأوسط، بنفهم فيها الصورة الأكبر للصراعات اللي بتشكل العالم دلوقتي، خصوصًا الصراع بين إيران وإسرائيل وتطور الأسلحة الحديثة. بنبدأ من جذور الأزمة بين إيران وإسرائيل وإزاي اتطور الصراع عبر السنين، ونفهم ببساطة يعني إيه الصواريخ الباليستية وأنواع الصواريخ المختلفة، ودور الدرونز والأسلحة المتطورة في تغيير شكل الحروب. كمان اللواء سمير فرج بيحلل أخطاء تاريخية في بعض العمليات العسكرية، ويشرح مفهوم السيادة الجوية وإزاي ممكن تحسم المعارك.⚔️ بنتكلم كمان عن استراتيجيات إيران العسكرية، وحروب الجيل الرابع والخامس، ودور مصر الدبلوماسي والعسكري في الحفاظ على توازن المنطقة. ونناقش أهمية مضيق هرمز وتأثيره على الاقتصاد العالمي، وسؤال بيشغل العالم كله: هل ممكن التوترات الحالية تقود إلى حرب عالمية ثالثة؟ وفي جزء مختلف من الحلقة، يوجه اللواء سمير فرج رسالة مهمة للشباب عن فهم التاريخ والوعي بالتحديات اللي بيمر بيها العالم اليوم.

In Part 2 of this Patreon-exclusive series we track Sadat's coming of age:•⁠ ⁠Sadat as a Gamal Abdel Nasser loyalist and chief communicator of his regime.•⁠ ⁠⁠Sadat as the quiet observer of Nasser's failures, shaping his later thinking.•⁠ ⁠⁠Sadat being groomed for the presidency, those around him thinking they could control him. They were wrong.To listen to the full episode subscribe to our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/kalampodcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In part 4 of this series, Yousef continues exploring the history of Palestinian independence and statehood following the events of the Nakba.He discusses the establishment of the All-Palestine Government in 1948; the founding of the League of Arab States in 1945; the shift in regional geopolitics following the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 led by Gamal Abdel Nasser; the creation of the United Arab Republic (1958–1961); and the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964.Yousef also examines how various political movements—nationalism, communism, and Islamism—were co-opted or adapted in the broader struggle to liberate the Palestinian people. For info on Yousef's lecture series on Palestinian history and politics, head to facebook.com/averroesarabcentre.Join the Free Palestine rally every Sunday at the State Library Victoria, from 12 PM.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Ya Lally performed by Mohamed MounirAla Hisb Waddad performed by Abdel Halim Hafez Image: Palestine stamp (2015) by Monocletophat123, CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. 

La crisis de Suez de 1956, también conocida como la Guerra del Sinaí, fue el canto del cisne del imperialismo europeo, fortaleció el nacionalismo árabe y consolidó la el mundo bipolar de la guerra fría con Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética como dos únicas superpotencias. El origen de la crisis hay que ir a buscarlo al canal de Suez, inaugurado en 1869 y arteria vital para el comercio internacional. En 1955 por él pasaba el 50% de todo el petróleo que se consumía en el mundo, pero lo explotaba una compañía anglo-francesa. Los británicos habían controlado Egipto hasta 1922, año en el que, tras la fachada de una independencia nominal, se convirtió en un protectorado de facto. La Revolución de 1952, acaudillada por Gamal Abdel Nasser, abolió la monarquía y promovió el panarabismo para liberar a su país del yugo colonial. Pero no disponía de recursos, así que propuso construir una gran presa en Asuán que permitiese regular el cauce del Nilo y generar electricidad. No podía financiar su construcción y eso le llevó a pedir dinero en Occidente, donde le ofrecieron un préstamo. En paralelo Nasser negoció la compra de armas soviéticas y reconoció a la China popular, lo que alarmó a Estados Unidos que canceló el préstamo para presionarle. Nasser podía agachar la cabeza o elevar la apuesta. Escogió lo segundo. El 26 de julio de 1956, nacionalizó el canal para financiar la presa y reafirmar la soberanía egipcia. Eso era un órdago para el Reino Unido y Francia que dependían del petróleo que transitaba por Suez. Israel, muy afectado por el bloqueo del estrecho de Tirán y los ataques de guerrilleros palestinos desde Gaza, vio en aquello una oportunidad para debilitar a Egipto. Británicos, franceses e israelíes se reunieron en secreto cerca de París y acordaron el protocolo de Sèvres, por el cual se coordinaban para efectuar una operación que consistiría en que Israel se encargase de atacar a Egipto mientras los europeos intervendrían después para proteger el canal. El 29 de octubre Israel lanzó la Operación Kadesh, destruyeron la fuerza aérea egipcia y capturaron Gaza y Sharm el-Sheij. El día 30, el Reino Unido y Francia emitieron un ultimátum exigiendo la retirada de ambos ejércitos de la zona del canal. El 5 de noviembre paracaidistas anglo-franceses tomaron Port Said, pero la resistencia egipcia, que bloqueó el canal hundiendo varios buques, complicaron la operación. Estados Unidos no había sido informado, lo que molestó especialmente a su presidente, Dwight Eisenhower. Enfurecido, obligó a británicos y franceses a retirarse y se encargó personalmente de que una fuerza especial de la ONU se desplegase en el canal. La URSS de Jruschov hizo el resto amenazando al Reino Unido y Francia con un ataque nuclear. Un mes más tarde los europeos abandonaron Egipto con el rabo entre las piernas. La crisis supuso una humillación histórica para las dos grandes potencias del siglo XIX. El primer ministro británico, Anthony Eden, y el francés, Guy Mollet, tuvieron que presentar la renuncia meses después. Nasser se convirtió en el héroe del mundo árabe. Israel salió ganando, ya que se aseguró el acceso al mar Rojo, pero habían quedado sembradas las semillas para guerra de los seis días de 1967. En La ContraRéplica: 0:00 Introducción 3:42 La crisis de Suez 30:59 Contra el pesimismo - https://amzn.to/4m1RX2R 1:17:50 Las edades de la historia 1:21:55 El Gobierno virreinal Bibliografía: “Crisis” de Terence Robertson - https://amzn.to/4pAasOQ “The Suez crisis” de James W. 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How did Britain and France almost start World War 3 in 1956? Who was Anthony Eden and why did he hate Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser? Why was the Suez Canal so vital to European oil supplies in the 1950s? Anita and William are joined by the brilliant Alex Von Tunzelmann, author of Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary, & The Crisis That Shook The World, to discuss the origins of the infamous Suez Crisis. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com  For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Neil Fearn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 1956, one of the most important geopolitical events of the post-war period took place in Egypt.  The Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, one of the most important waterways in the world. In response, a coalition of several countries tried to take it back. However, it didn't go as planned, and it signaled a major reshuffling of the geopolitical order.  Learn more about the Suez Crisis and how it shaped the second half of the 20th century on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Newspapers.com Get 20% off your subscription to Newspapers.com Quince Go to quince.com/daily for 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! Mint Mobile Get your 3-month Unlimited wireless plan for just 15 bucks a month at mintmobile.com/eed Jerry Compare quotes and coverages side-by-side from up to 50 top insurers at jerry.ai/daily. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Austin Oetken & Cameron Kieffer   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/  Disce aliquid novi cotidie Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvests of Liberation offers a critical reinterpretation of Egypt's path to decolonization through the lens of its most important export crop: cotton. In this richly detailed and methodologically innovative work, historian Ahmad Shokr shifts the focus from nationalist rhetoric and elite politics to the material infrastructures, commodity chains, and agrarian reforms that underpinned Egypt's transformation from colonial dependency to postcolonial developmental state. Spanning the early twentieth century through the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the book traces how the cotton economy structured both imperial domination and national aspirations. Shokr examines how British colonial rule fostered monopolistic, extractive economic arrangements—what he terms “concessionary accumulation”—that privileged landlords, foreign financiers, and global markets. In response, Egyptian intellectuals, technocrats, and reformers came to see the rural economy not as peripheral but as central to national liberation. As economic crises—such as the Great Depression and World War II—disrupted global trade and weakened elite power, Egypt's nationalist vision shifted. The 1952 revolution ushered in a new model of “governmental accumulation,” where state-led institutions—agricultural cooperatives, land reforms, and price controls—sought to discipline markets and integrate the peasantry into a centralized vision of industrial growth and sovereignty. By weaving together political economy, environmental history, and postcolonial studies, Harvests of Liberation challenges conventional narratives of Egyptian independence. Shokr reveals how cotton's journey from Nile Valley fields to global markets was not just a story of economic change but one of contested meanings: about freedom, labor, and the power of the state. Essential reading for scholars of the Middle East, global capitalism, and decolonization, this book radically rethinks how empires end—and how modern nations are built. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Harvests of Liberation offers a critical reinterpretation of Egypt's path to decolonization through the lens of its most important export crop: cotton. In this richly detailed and methodologically innovative work, historian Ahmad Shokr shifts the focus from nationalist rhetoric and elite politics to the material infrastructures, commodity chains, and agrarian reforms that underpinned Egypt's transformation from colonial dependency to postcolonial developmental state. Spanning the early twentieth century through the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the book traces how the cotton economy structured both imperial domination and national aspirations. Shokr examines how British colonial rule fostered monopolistic, extractive economic arrangements—what he terms “concessionary accumulation”—that privileged landlords, foreign financiers, and global markets. In response, Egyptian intellectuals, technocrats, and reformers came to see the rural economy not as peripheral but as central to national liberation. As economic crises—such as the Great Depression and World War II—disrupted global trade and weakened elite power, Egypt's nationalist vision shifted. The 1952 revolution ushered in a new model of “governmental accumulation,” where state-led institutions—agricultural cooperatives, land reforms, and price controls—sought to discipline markets and integrate the peasantry into a centralized vision of industrial growth and sovereignty. By weaving together political economy, environmental history, and postcolonial studies, Harvests of Liberation challenges conventional narratives of Egyptian independence. Shokr reveals how cotton's journey from Nile Valley fields to global markets was not just a story of economic change but one of contested meanings: about freedom, labor, and the power of the state. Essential reading for scholars of the Middle East, global capitalism, and decolonization, this book radically rethinks how empires end—and how modern nations are built. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Harvests of Liberation offers a critical reinterpretation of Egypt's path to decolonization through the lens of its most important export crop: cotton. In this richly detailed and methodologically innovative work, historian Ahmad Shokr shifts the focus from nationalist rhetoric and elite politics to the material infrastructures, commodity chains, and agrarian reforms that underpinned Egypt's transformation from colonial dependency to postcolonial developmental state. Spanning the early twentieth century through the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the book traces how the cotton economy structured both imperial domination and national aspirations. Shokr examines how British colonial rule fostered monopolistic, extractive economic arrangements—what he terms “concessionary accumulation”—that privileged landlords, foreign financiers, and global markets. In response, Egyptian intellectuals, technocrats, and reformers came to see the rural economy not as peripheral but as central to national liberation. As economic crises—such as the Great Depression and World War II—disrupted global trade and weakened elite power, Egypt's nationalist vision shifted. The 1952 revolution ushered in a new model of “governmental accumulation,” where state-led institutions—agricultural cooperatives, land reforms, and price controls—sought to discipline markets and integrate the peasantry into a centralized vision of industrial growth and sovereignty. By weaving together political economy, environmental history, and postcolonial studies, Harvests of Liberation challenges conventional narratives of Egyptian independence. Shokr reveals how cotton's journey from Nile Valley fields to global markets was not just a story of economic change but one of contested meanings: about freedom, labor, and the power of the state. Essential reading for scholars of the Middle East, global capitalism, and decolonization, this book radically rethinks how empires end—and how modern nations are built. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvests of Liberation offers a critical reinterpretation of Egypt's path to decolonization through the lens of its most important export crop: cotton. In this richly detailed and methodologically innovative work, historian Ahmad Shokr shifts the focus from nationalist rhetoric and elite politics to the material infrastructures, commodity chains, and agrarian reforms that underpinned Egypt's transformation from colonial dependency to postcolonial developmental state. Spanning the early twentieth century through the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser, the book traces how the cotton economy structured both imperial domination and national aspirations. Shokr examines how British colonial rule fostered monopolistic, extractive economic arrangements—what he terms “concessionary accumulation”—that privileged landlords, foreign financiers, and global markets. In response, Egyptian intellectuals, technocrats, and reformers came to see the rural economy not as peripheral but as central to national liberation. As economic crises—such as the Great Depression and World War II—disrupted global trade and weakened elite power, Egypt's nationalist vision shifted. The 1952 revolution ushered in a new model of “governmental accumulation,” where state-led institutions—agricultural cooperatives, land reforms, and price controls—sought to discipline markets and integrate the peasantry into a centralized vision of industrial growth and sovereignty. By weaving together political economy, environmental history, and postcolonial studies, Harvests of Liberation challenges conventional narratives of Egyptian independence. Shokr reveals how cotton's journey from Nile Valley fields to global markets was not just a story of economic change but one of contested meanings: about freedom, labor, and the power of the state. Essential reading for scholars of the Middle East, global capitalism, and decolonization, this book radically rethinks how empires end—and how modern nations are built. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Il est né dans l'Égypte de Gamal Abdel Nasser, donc la dictature, ça le connaît. Il s'est opposé à l'autoritarisme d'Hosni Mobarak, est devenu une figure dérangeante et emblématique de la révolution égyptienne. Puis interdit de publication, en 2016, il claque la porte du pays pour se réfugier aux États-Unis. Né au Caire et dans les livres de papa, né pour raconter notre condition humaine, Alaa El Aswany (c'est bien lui) est traduit en 37 langues. (Rediffusion) Depuis J'ai couru vers le Nil, jusqu'au Soir d'Alexandrie qui vient de sortir en passant par L'immeuble Yacoubian, c'est un empêcheur d'oppresser en rond, que nous recevons. L'histoire d'un amoureux de la littérature, fâché avec la pensée unique, qui ne sort jamais sa plume sans se faire accompagner de deux divas, Oum Kalthoum sur le guéridon, Edith Piaf sur la véranda. Lui et sa double culture n'aiment rien tant que la liberté, bref, c'est un tendre, mais qui a la dent dure. 

Le canal de Suez est l'une des voies maritimes les plus essentielles au monde. Situé en Égypte, ce passage stratégique ne se limite pas à un simple axe commercial ; il symbolise aussi des luttes de pouvoir, de souveraineté et des tensions géopolitiques qui ont marqué le XXe siècle. Le 26 juillet 1956, la décision du président égyptien Gamal Abdel Nasser de nationaliser le canal a engendré une crise internationale majeure.

Onze ans après l'adoption de la nouvelle Constitution égyptienne qui prévoyait son retour sur ses terres ancestrales d'où il avait été chassé il y a plus de soixante ans par la construction du haut barrage d'Assouan, le peuple nubien attend toujours. De notre correspondant de retour d'Assouan, Martin Dumas Primbault C'est jour de mariage dans ce village nubien. Les doufoufs, percussions traditionnelles, résonnent dans toutes les rues. « Il n'y a qu'en Nubie qu'on célèbre les mariages avec les doufoufs, et surtout ici, dans ce village », précise un habitant.  La commune de Dehmit, à 60 kilomètres au nord d'Assouan, fait partie de celles qui ont été construites dans les années 1960 pour reloger les déplacés après l'édification du barrage. Amer Nour, 62 ans, est né ici : « La Nubie a été totalement sacrifiée. Malheureusement, nous n'avons jamais obtenu justice. Regardez, 62 ans après le déplacement, il n'y a toujours pas de système d'assainissement dans les villages de déplacés. C'est pourtant un des droits humains les plus élémentaires ». À lire aussiBarrage d'Assouan: les populations nubiennes réclament le retour à leurs terres Cette histoire douloureuse remonte à 1960 lorsque le président égyptien Gamal Abdel Nasser lance la construction du haut barrage d'Assouan. Le projet pharaonique, inauguré le 15 janvier 1971, est une promesse de développement pour le pays, autant qu'un drame pour les Nubiens. Le lac de rétention engloutit les rives du Nil sur lesquels ils vivaient. Près de 100 000 d'entre eux sont déplacés, pour beaucoup relogés dans des villages artificiels construits en plein désert aux alentours de la ville d'Assouan. Leur destin est alors oublié. Jusqu'en 2014, où la nouvelle Constitution égyptienne, née après le printemps arabe, promet dans son article 236 un droit au retour de ce peuple, sous dix ans, sur ses terres ancestrales, au bord du lac Nasser. Onze ans plus tard, Amer Nour fait part de son amertume. « Cette décision n'a jamais été appliquée, dénonce-t-il. Au contraire, il y a eu un décret présidentiel qui établit une zone militaire de 110 kilomètres depuis la frontière avec le Soudan. Alors qu'on aurait dû obtenir 17 villages dans cette zone. C'est une injustice flagrante ! » En 2017, à Assouan, la dernière manifestation pacifique en date avait été durement réprimée par la police. « Dieu nous préserve, il n'y a pas de minorité en Égypte, selon le gouvernement. Nous sommes tous des citoyens modèles. C'est en tout cas le narratif que le gouvernement essaye d'imposer à la population », explique un activiste qui préfère rester anonyme par peur des représailles. « Les Nubiens sont une minorité. Mais ils disent qu'ils sont égyptiens-nubiens, pas l'inverse. Ils sont très fiers d'être égyptiens, mais en même temps, ils clament leur identité », constate-t-il. Aujourd'hui, entre promesses constitutionnelles oubliées et silence imposé, les Nubiens continuent de résister, dans leur langue, et en chanson.  À lire aussiTerre de rivalités, à quoi ressemblait la Nubie médiévale ?

  Jim recently attended a mini JFK conference in San Francisco with notables like Peter Dale Scott, Bill Simpich, etc.. Jim spoke about JFK and his policies regarding the Middle East at the well exclusive JFK mini conference. What is currently happening in the Middle East is very relevant. JFK assassination research continues to be VERY relevant. Jim feels Nasser has been the most influential Arab leader in the Middle East during the 20th century, perhaps ever. Nasser was not an Islamic fundamentalist, he was a Socialist. Nasser was not a monarchist he was a Pan-Arabist. Saudi Arabia did not like Nasser. Nasser believed all of the oil in the Middle East belonged to all of the Arabs. Nasser wanted funds from the oil bearing nations to create highways, schools, hospitals & development of the Middle East. Nasser felt that all of the countries in the middle east should be in a confederation, protecting their joint interests. Saudi Arabia was a monarchist country and Islamic state, inevitably the royalist families would come to blows with Nasser. For a short time Syria was united with Egypt, known as the United Arab Republic. There was a war of succession in 1963 in Yemen that Nasser got involved in. Followers of Nasser in Yemen faced off with the royalist family. Saudi Arabia backed the royalist family to weaken Nasser. Israel very much feared Nasser, believing he was the one Arab leader who could unify the Middle East against Israel. Israel tried twice to destabilize Nasser, in 1954 with the Lavon Affair & in 1956 with the Suez crisis. The Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic troops for Saudi Arabia tried to assassinate Nasser twice, once in 1954 and 1965. A perceptive Kennedy saw Nasser as opposition to the medieval Saudi Arabia and a balancing point to Israel. When questioned about he feelings regarding JFK, Sirhan expressed deep respect, as JFK was standing up for Palestine. Sirhan loved JFK. He admired that JFK was putting pressure on Israel to let the Palestinian people to return to their homes. JFK promised Arab leaders he would do his best to make Israel comply with the 1948 United Nations resolution. All of JFK's efforts for peace in the Middle East ended with his assassination. The 1948 UN resolution has been ignored. How did JFK's influence in the Middle East effect the Arab people? What were JFK's goals? JFK and Nasser started a long letter writing campaign to each other that lasted until JFK was murdered. Gamal Abdel Nasser, 2nd President of Egypt, died unexpectedly Sept 28, 1970 at only 52 years of age. Kennedy had felt that John Foster Dulles had made a big mistake turning on Nasser and supporting Saudi Arabia. When Kennedy was murdered, Nasser couldn't sleep Nasser ordered JFK's funeral to be aired 3 times as he fell into a depression. Did Nasser understand that JFK's assassination was the beginning of the end? When Nasser died, 6 million people poured into Cairo to watch Nasser's funeral. Watch Video Here 46 people were killed and 80 injured in the stampede of people. RFK wanted the American Zionist Council to register as an Foreign lobby. Nicholas Kazenbach, after JFK's death & RFK resigned, ended enforcement against the AZC. Now look where we're at. Johnson gave the AZC tax break backdated back to 1956. This became the creation of AIPAC. The conflict in the Middle East and Israel was Atomic weapons. Atomic weapons is the cause of the current situation with Iran!  

The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt's history – the Revolution of 25th January 2011 and the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser – through various cultural manifestations. It conceives the concept of “collective dreaming” to map out the subliminal feeling that runs deep through experiences of socially transformative moments. Sarah Nagaty has extensively studied the structure of feelings that encompasses the experiences not only of activist minorities but the broader mass of revolutionary movements. In certain historical moments, hopes and aspirations bind together millions of people from all walks of life: students, workers, farmers, and middle-class professionals. Nagaty calls this phenomenon the “collective dream”, something which has been carried through generations of Egyptians. In this episode, Ibrahim Fawzy sat down with Sarah Nagaty to discuss the conceptual roots of the collective dream and the overlooked histories of Nubian displacement during the construction of the High Dam. They also explored how thinkers like Raymond Williams and Lauren Berlant shaped Nagaty's method of reading revolutionary time and cultural memory, as well as how vernacular poetry, reportage, and graffiti served as vital archival traces of collective feeling. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator and writer based in Boston. His interests include translation studies, Arabic literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and migration literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt's history – the Revolution of 25th January 2011 and the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser – through various cultural manifestations. It conceives the concept of “collective dreaming” to map out the subliminal feeling that runs deep through experiences of socially transformative moments. Sarah Nagaty has extensively studied the structure of feelings that encompasses the experiences not only of activist minorities but the broader mass of revolutionary movements. In certain historical moments, hopes and aspirations bind together millions of people from all walks of life: students, workers, farmers, and middle-class professionals. Nagaty calls this phenomenon the “collective dream”, something which has been carried through generations of Egyptians. In this episode, Ibrahim Fawzy sat down with Sarah Nagaty to discuss the conceptual roots of the collective dream and the overlooked histories of Nubian displacement during the construction of the High Dam. They also explored how thinkers like Raymond Williams and Lauren Berlant shaped Nagaty's method of reading revolutionary time and cultural memory, as well as how vernacular poetry, reportage, and graffiti served as vital archival traces of collective feeling. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator and writer based in Boston. His interests include translation studies, Arabic literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and migration literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt's history – the Revolution of 25th January 2011 and the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser – through various cultural manifestations. It conceives the concept of “collective dreaming” to map out the subliminal feeling that runs deep through experiences of socially transformative moments. Sarah Nagaty has extensively studied the structure of feelings that encompasses the experiences not only of activist minorities but the broader mass of revolutionary movements. In certain historical moments, hopes and aspirations bind together millions of people from all walks of life: students, workers, farmers, and middle-class professionals. Nagaty calls this phenomenon the “collective dream”, something which has been carried through generations of Egyptians. In this episode, Ibrahim Fawzy sat down with Sarah Nagaty to discuss the conceptual roots of the collective dream and the overlooked histories of Nubian displacement during the construction of the High Dam. They also explored how thinkers like Raymond Williams and Lauren Berlant shaped Nagaty's method of reading revolutionary time and cultural memory, as well as how vernacular poetry, reportage, and graffiti served as vital archival traces of collective feeling. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator and writer based in Boston. His interests include translation studies, Arabic literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and migration literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt's history – the Revolution of 25th January 2011 and the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser – through various cultural manifestations. It conceives the concept of “collective dreaming” to map out the subliminal feeling that runs deep through experiences of socially transformative moments. Sarah Nagaty has extensively studied the structure of feelings that encompasses the experiences not only of activist minorities but the broader mass of revolutionary movements. In certain historical moments, hopes and aspirations bind together millions of people from all walks of life: students, workers, farmers, and middle-class professionals. Nagaty calls this phenomenon the “collective dream”, something which has been carried through generations of Egyptians. In this episode, Ibrahim Fawzy sat down with Sarah Nagaty to discuss the conceptual roots of the collective dream and the overlooked histories of Nubian displacement during the construction of the High Dam. They also explored how thinkers like Raymond Williams and Lauren Berlant shaped Nagaty's method of reading revolutionary time and cultural memory, as well as how vernacular poetry, reportage, and graffiti served as vital archival traces of collective feeling. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator and writer based in Boston. His interests include translation studies, Arabic literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and migration literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

The Collective Dream: Egyptians Longing For A Better Life (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023) links two seminal moments in Egypt's history – the Revolution of 25th January 2011 and the presidency of Gamal Abdel Nasser – through various cultural manifestations. It conceives the concept of “collective dreaming” to map out the subliminal feeling that runs deep through experiences of socially transformative moments. Sarah Nagaty has extensively studied the structure of feelings that encompasses the experiences not only of activist minorities but the broader mass of revolutionary movements. In certain historical moments, hopes and aspirations bind together millions of people from all walks of life: students, workers, farmers, and middle-class professionals. Nagaty calls this phenomenon the “collective dream”, something which has been carried through generations of Egyptians. In this episode, Ibrahim Fawzy sat down with Sarah Nagaty to discuss the conceptual roots of the collective dream and the overlooked histories of Nubian displacement during the construction of the High Dam. They also explored how thinkers like Raymond Williams and Lauren Berlant shaped Nagaty's method of reading revolutionary time and cultural memory, as well as how vernacular poetry, reportage, and graffiti served as vital archival traces of collective feeling. Ibrahim Fawzy is a literary translator and writer based in Boston. His interests include translation studies, Arabic literature, ecocriticism, disability studies, and migration literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Arab Socialism is deeply intertwined with Arab Nationalism, to the extent that they are sometimes used interchangeably. On this second episode in our series on Arab Socialism Samuel and Edgar discuss the man who more than any other has come to define the term Arab Socialism, as well as this particular combination of social revolution and national liberation: Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser.How did he rise to power, what did his ideas mean to ordinary Arabs, and how did his politics relate to Socialism?To listen to the full episode, sign up to our Kalam Podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kalampodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025) is a first-person memoir written from the standpoint of a Jewish boy growing up in Egypt during the watershed years that shaped the Middle East into the powder keg it is today. Described as the “Holden Caulfield of the Nile” for his rebellious attitude, the boy witnessed—between the ages of seven to fourteen—the 1952 revolution that overthrew King Farouk and gave rise to the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser; the 1956 Suez war that marked the end of the British empire; and in its wake the destruction of the Jewish community that had lived in Egypt since Biblical times. Though set in times of revolution and war, Goodbye, Tahrir Square is not a political book. It is the story of a boy whose close-knit extended Sephardic family, full of rich traditions and colorful characters, is suddenly torn asunder by the forces of revolution and war. A man-child coming of age like a wild cactus in the rubble of the past, overcoming a hostile environment, forging friendships that transcend ethnic and religious animus, and finding his own identity as he awakens to literature, history, art, archaeology, and the magic of love and sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025) is a first-person memoir written from the standpoint of a Jewish boy growing up in Egypt during the watershed years that shaped the Middle East into the powder keg it is today. Described as the “Holden Caulfield of the Nile” for his rebellious attitude, the boy witnessed—between the ages of seven to fourteen—the 1952 revolution that overthrew King Farouk and gave rise to the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser; the 1956 Suez war that marked the end of the British empire; and in its wake the destruction of the Jewish community that had lived in Egypt since Biblical times. Though set in times of revolution and war, Goodbye, Tahrir Square is not a political book. It is the story of a boy whose close-knit extended Sephardic family, full of rich traditions and colorful characters, is suddenly torn asunder by the forces of revolution and war. A man-child coming of age like a wild cactus in the rubble of the past, overcoming a hostile environment, forging friendships that transcend ethnic and religious animus, and finding his own identity as he awakens to literature, history, art, archaeology, and the magic of love and sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/jewish-studies

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025) is a first-person memoir written from the standpoint of a Jewish boy growing up in Egypt during the watershed years that shaped the Middle East into the powder keg it is today. Described as the “Holden Caulfield of the Nile” for his rebellious attitude, the boy witnessed—between the ages of seven to fourteen—the 1952 revolution that overthrew King Farouk and gave rise to the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser; the 1956 Suez war that marked the end of the British empire; and in its wake the destruction of the Jewish community that had lived in Egypt since Biblical times. Though set in times of revolution and war, Goodbye, Tahrir Square is not a political book. It is the story of a boy whose close-knit extended Sephardic family, full of rich traditions and colorful characters, is suddenly torn asunder by the forces of revolution and war. A man-child coming of age like a wild cactus in the rubble of the past, overcoming a hostile environment, forging friendships that transcend ethnic and religious animus, and finding his own identity as he awakens to literature, history, art, archaeology, and the magic of love and sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/middle-eastern-studies

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025) is a first-person memoir written from the standpoint of a Jewish boy growing up in Egypt during the watershed years that shaped the Middle East into the powder keg it is today. Described as the “Holden Caulfield of the Nile” for his rebellious attitude, the boy witnessed—between the ages of seven to fourteen—the 1952 revolution that overthrew King Farouk and gave rise to the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser; the 1956 Suez war that marked the end of the British empire; and in its wake the destruction of the Jewish community that had lived in Egypt since Biblical times. Though set in times of revolution and war, Goodbye, Tahrir Square is not a political book. It is the story of a boy whose close-knit extended Sephardic family, full of rich traditions and colorful characters, is suddenly torn asunder by the forces of revolution and war. A man-child coming of age like a wild cactus in the rubble of the past, overcoming a hostile environment, forging friendships that transcend ethnic and religious animus, and finding his own identity as he awakens to literature, history, art, archaeology, and the magic of love and sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

Goodbye, Tahrir Square: Coming of Age as a Jew of the Nile (Cherry Orchard Books, 2025) is a first-person memoir written from the standpoint of a Jewish boy growing up in Egypt during the watershed years that shaped the Middle East into the powder keg it is today. Described as the “Holden Caulfield of the Nile” for his rebellious attitude, the boy witnessed—between the ages of seven to fourteen—the 1952 revolution that overthrew King Farouk and gave rise to the dictatorship of Gamal Abdel Nasser; the 1956 Suez war that marked the end of the British empire; and in its wake the destruction of the Jewish community that had lived in Egypt since Biblical times. Though set in times of revolution and war, Goodbye, Tahrir Square is not a political book. It is the story of a boy whose close-knit extended Sephardic family, full of rich traditions and colorful characters, is suddenly torn asunder by the forces of revolution and war. A man-child coming of age like a wild cactus in the rubble of the past, overcoming a hostile environment, forging friendships that transcend ethnic and religious animus, and finding his own identity as he awakens to literature, history, art, archaeology, and the magic of love and sex. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/caribbean-studies

In his new book Ten Days in Harlem: Fidel Castro and the Making of the 1960s (Faber, 2020), Simon Hall, a Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds, colorfully details an extraordinary visit by Fidel Castro to New York in the Autumn of 1960 for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Holding court from the iconic Hotel Theresa in Harlem, Castro's riotous stay in New York saw him connect with leaders from within the local African American community, as well as political and cultural luminaries such as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Nikita Khrushchev, Kwame Nkrumah and Allen Ginsberg. Through exploring the local and global impact of these ten days, Hall recovers Castro's visit as a critical turning point in the trajectory of the Cold War and the development of the 'The Sixties.' E. James West is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in American History at Northumbria University. He is the author of Ebony Magazine and Lerone Bennett Jr.: Popular Black History in Postwar America (Illinois, 2020). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Den 29 oktober 1956 inledde Israel en invasion av Sinaihalvön. Detta var en förevändning för Storbritannien och Frankrike att ingripa militärt. De krävde att både Egypten och Israel skulle dra sig tillbaka från kanalen, samtidigt som de attackerade egyptiska mål.USA och Sovjetunionen fördömde attacken. President Eisenhower vägrade stödja sina allierade och krävde ett eldupphör. FN:s generalförsamling röstade för att skicka en fredsbevarande styrka. Under ekonomiska och diplomatiska påtryckningar tvingades angriparna dra sig tillbaka i december.Detta är det andra av två avsnitt av podden Historia Nu om Suezkrisen där programledaren Urban Lindstedt samtalar med idéhistorikern Klas Grinell som är aktuell med boken Suezkrisen.Den 29 oktober 1956 inledde Israel sin invasion av Sinaihalvön. Operationen, kallad "Kadesh", syftade till att återöppna Tiransundet och Aqabaviken. Israeliska fallskärmsjägare landade nära Mitlapasset, vilket markerade början på en snabb framryckning. Två dagar senare anslöt sig brittiska och franska styrkor till offensiven.Striderna intensifierades snabbt. Israeliska styrkor avancerade genom Sinai, medan brittiska och franska trupper landade vid Port Said och Port Fuad för att ta kontroll över Suezkanalen. Egyptens president Nasser svarade med att blockera kanalen genom att sänka 40 fartyg.Konflikten mötte omedelbart internationellt motstånd. USA:s president Eisenhower och Sovjetunionens ledare Chrusjtjov fördömde invasionen. Under intensivt diplomatiskt tryck, särskilt från USA, tvingades de invaderande styrkorna snart att dra sig tillbaka. En FN-ledd fredsbevarande styrka (UNEF) sattes in för att övervaka tillbakadragandet och upprätthålla freden.Under starka ekonomiska och diplomatiska påtryckningar tvingades angriparna dra sig tillbaka. I december 1956 lämnade de sista brittiska och franska trupperna Egypten. Israel drog sig tillbaka från Sinai i mars 1957.Suezkrisen blev en diplomatisk seger för Nasser och Egypten. Nasser framstod som en hjälte i arabvärlden för att ha stått emot de gamla kolonialmakterna. Den visade också USA:s växande inflytande i Mellanöstern på bekostnad av de gamla kolonialmakterna. Suezkrisen markerade slutet på Storbritanniens och Frankrikes roll som stormakter.Bild: Premiärminister Gamal Abdel Nasser och några medlemmar av RCC (Revolutionära kommandorådet) välkomnas av jublande folkmassor i Alexandria efter undertecknandet av ordern om brittiskt tillbakadragande. (Salah Salem sitter framför Nasser med solglasögon), Kamal el-Din Husseini (bakom Salem), Anwar Sadat (endast delvis synlig, bakom Husseini), Abdel Hakim Amer (står bakom Nasser, ansiktet syns inte). Abdel Latif Boghdadi och Hussein el-Shafei är närvarande i bilen, men syns inte. Wikipedia. Public Domain.Musik: "Allahu Akbar" (arabiska: الله أكبر, bokstavligen 'Gud är störst') är en egyptisk pro-militär patriotisk sång komponerad av låtskrivaren Abdalla Shams El-Din 1954 och skriven av poeten Mahmoud El-Sherif 1955. Den användes först av de egyptiska väpnade styrkorna som marschsång under Suezkrisen 1956. Sången användes också som Libyens nationalsång under Muammar Gaddafis styre från 1969 till 2011. Wikipedia. Public Domain.Lyssna också på Sexdagarskriget 1967 – när kartan i Mellersta Östern ritades om.Klippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Efter att Egypten nationaliserade Suezkanalen den 26 juli 1956 inledde Storbritannien, Frankrike och Israel ett militärt anfall mot Egypten. Målet var att återta kontrollen över Suezkanalen och avsätta den egyptiske ledaren Gamal Abdel Nasser. Krigshandlingarna hotade att utlösa det tredje världskriget.Suezkrisen satte ljuset på spänningarna mellan de gamla kolonialmakterna och framväxande nationalistiska rörelser i tredje världen, med Egyptens ledare Gamal Abdel Nasser som en alltmer självklar ledare, samtidigt som kalla krigets konfliktlinjer stärktes.Detta är det första av två avsnitt av podden Historia Nu om Suezkrisen där programledaren Urban Lindstedt samtalar med idéhistorikern Klas Grinell, som är aktuell med boken Suezkrisen.Fransmannen Ferdinand de Lesseps fick 1854 koncession av den osmanske vicekungen Said Pasha att bygga Suezkanalen. Suezkanalen invigdes med pompa och ståt den 15 november 1869. Bygget hade kostat dubbelt så mycket som budgeterat och krävt tusentals arbetares liv. Kanalen blev snabbt en viktig handelsled och strategisk tillgång.Under 1900-talets första hälft kontrollerades kanalen av brittiska och franska intressen. Efter andra världskriget växte egyptiska krav på självständighet och kontroll över kanalen. 1952 tog en grupp unga officerare, däribland Gamal Abdel Nasser, makten i en militärkupp i Egypten.Gamal Abdel Nasser föddes 1918 i en enkel familj. Som ung officer deltog han i kriget mot Israel 1948. Frustrerad över korruptionen och ineffektiviteten i den egyptiska armén grundade han den hemliga organisationen De fria officerarna. Den 23 juli 1952 genomförde De fria officerarna en statskupp som störtade kung Farouk. Inledningsvis utsågs den äldre generalen Muhammad Naguib till president, men 1954 tog Nasser över makten.Nasser blev Egyptens president 1954. Han ville modernisera landet och minska beroendet av väst. Ett viktigt projekt var Assuandammen, som skulle ge elektricitet och bevattning. När USA drog tillbaka sitt löfte om finansiering 1956 beslutade Nasser att nationalisera Suezkanalen för att finansiera dammen.Den 26 juli 1956 höll Nasser ett tal i Alexandria där han tillkännagav nationaliseringen. Detta utlöste en internationell kris. Storbritannien och Frankrike, som hade stora ekonomiska intressen i kanalen, protesterade kraftigt. De hävdade att Egypten inte kunde garantera fri passage och effektiv drift. Och i hemlighet började de att planera en militär intervention tillsammans med Israel.USA:s president Eisenhower var mer återhållsam. Han ville undvika en militär konflikt och föreslog en diplomatisk lösning. Sovjetunionen stödde Egyptens rätt att nationalisera kanalen.Bild: Rök stiger från oljetankar bredvid Suezkanalen som träffades under den inledande anglo-franska attacken mot Port Said den 5 november 1956. Wikipedia. Public DomainMusik: "Allahu Akbar" (arabiska: الله أكبر, bokstavligen 'Gud är störst') är en egyptisk pro-militär patriotisk sång komponerad av låtskrivaren Abdalla Shams El-Din 1954 och skriven av poeten Mahmoud El-Sherif 1955. Den användes först av de egyptiska väpnade styrkorna som marschsång under Suezkrisen 1956. Sången användes också som Libyens nationalsång under Muammar Gaddafis styre från 1969 till 2011. . Wikipedia. Public DomainLyssna också på Palestinierna betalade priset för Europas antisemitismKlippare: Emanuel Lehtonen Vill du stödja podden och samtidigt höra ännu mer av Historia Nu? Gå med i vårt gille genom att klicka här: https://plus.acast.com/s/historianu-med-urban-lindstedt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Day in Legal History: Non-aligned MovementOn September 6, 1961, the first official Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference concluded in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Leaders from 25 countries, including India's Jawaharlal Nehru, Egypt's Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito, gathered to affirm their commitment to remaining independent of the two major Cold War blocs—the United States and the Soviet Union. The conference marked a significant moment in international diplomacy, as it provided a platform for newly independent nations to advocate for peaceful coexistence, self-determination, and resistance to colonialism.The Non-Aligned Movement had its origins in the 1955 Bandung Conference in Indonesia, where Asian and African leaders first came together to discuss mutual interests. By 1961, the movement solidified its principles, emphasizing the importance of sovereignty, territorial integrity, and non-interference in internal affairs. At the Belgrade conference, these ideals were codified in what became known as the "Ten Principles of Bandung," which called for disarmament and the end of imperialism.The closing of this inaugural summit was a milestone in the broader process of decolonization and the emergence of a new voice in global geopolitics. It established NAM as a key player in advocating for a multipolar world order, allowing smaller nations to navigate the pressures of Cold War rivalries without being drawn into the conflict. The legacy of the 1961 conference endures, with NAM continuing to influence international relations today, with a membership that has since grown to over 100 countries.Donald Trump's legal team plans to appeal a $5 million jury verdict that found him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The appeal will be heard by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, with a panel of three judges appointed by Democratic presidents. This appeal challenges a civil verdict from May 2023, which stems from Carroll's accusation that Trump assaulted her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Trump also contested his 2022 post on Truth Social, where he called Carroll's claim a hoax. The original jury awarded Carroll $2.02 million for sexual assault and $2.98 million for defamation. A separate January verdict ordered Trump to pay $83.3 million for further defaming Carroll in 2019. Trump disputes the trial's fairness, claiming that evidence of two additional women's testimonies and a controversial “Access Hollywood” video were wrongly admitted. Trump also argues that the court ignored political motives behind Carroll's lawsuit. This appeal runs alongside various other legal challenges Trump is currently facing.Donald Trump to appeal first court loss to E. Jean Carroll | ReuterPartners at Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord have approved a merger, forming a new firm called Troutman Pepper Locke, set to launch on January 1, 2025. The combined firm will have over 1,600 lawyers across 35 offices in the U.S. and Europe, with a reported $1.5 billion in combined revenue. This merger strengthens Troutman's presence in Texas and boosts Locke Lord's attorney headcount, which had been declining. Key leaders from both firms will continue in leadership roles. The merger enhances their complementary practice areas in energy, financial services, and pharmaceuticals, though some partner departures have raised concerns about potential client conflicts.Troutman Pepper, Locke Lord Partners Approve Big Law Merger (2)President Joe Biden is set to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize companies that collaborate with unions and provide strong wages and benefits when distributing funds from key infrastructure and green energy laws. The move applies to laws like the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act and sets job quality standards for federal spending. The order builds on previous policies requiring federal contractors to pay at least $15 per hour and use Project Labor Agreements, now making such labor standards mandatory for private employers seeking federal grants. Companies with union-friendly practices, apprenticeship programs, and benefits like child care and paid leave will be favored in federal funding decisions. Additionally, the directive pushes agencies to incentivize higher wages for manufacturing grants, expanding beyond traditional Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements for construction jobs. A task force will be created to oversee policy implementation.Biden Looks to Tie Infrastructure Cash to Pro-Union PoliciesXockets Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing Nvidia and Microsoft of stealing its patented semiconductor technology, which offloads AI computing tasks to a data processing unit (DPU). Xockets claims this technology significantly contributed to Nvidia's rise as a leading AI chipmaker. The lawsuit, filed in Texas, also accuses Nvidia and Microsoft of violating antitrust laws by avoiding direct patent licensing talks through a third-party intermediary, RPX Corp. Xockets alleges this formed a "buyers' cartel" to avoid paying fair value for its intellectual property. Nvidia's market value surged to $3 trillion, and Xockets is seeking damages potentially in the billions. The company also seeks an injunction against Nvidia's AI products and Microsoft's use of them. Nvidia and Microsoft have declined to comment.Nvidia, Microsoft Accused of AI Patent Theft, Buyers' Cartel (2)Nvidia, Microsoft hit with patent lawsuit over AI computing technology | ReutersThis week's closing theme is by Tchaikovsky.This week's closing theme is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's iconic 1812 Overture, which premiered on this day, September 6, in 1882, in Moscow. Tchaikovsky, one of Russia's most beloved composers, is known for his deeply emotional and powerful compositions, and the 1812 Overture is no exception. Written to commemorate Russia's defense against Napoleon's invading army in 1812, the piece tells a dramatic story through music, blending themes of struggle, victory, and national pride.Famous for its booming cannon fire and triumphant melodies, the 1812 Overture incorporates elements of Russian folk tunes and even the French national anthem, symbolizing the clash between the two nations. The work culminates in a grand, celebratory finale, where the Russian national anthem resounds, signaling ultimate victory.Though Tchaikovsky himself expressed mixed feelings about the piece, considering it more of a celebratory commission than a personal masterpiece, the 1812 Overture has become a symbol of musical grandeur. Often performed during patriotic events, it remains one of the most widely recognized pieces in classical music. Its thrilling combination of orchestral power and theatricality makes it the perfect conclusion to this week.Without further ado, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Op. 49. Enjoy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

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Alex Rowell is a journalist, writer, and online editor at New Lines Magazine. In episode 40 of Tahrir Podcast, we discussed his most recent book, “We Are Your Soldiers: How Gamal Abdel Nasser Remade the Arab World,” which offers an eccentric but provocative retelling of modern Arab history, providing an engaging account of Nasser's influence on the Middle East. The book delves into Nasser's role in shaping authoritarian systems across the Arab region, examining his influence beyond Egypt, including his interactions in countries like Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen. Episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jm_4J4oRSl4 Rowell's book: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324021667/ Special thanks to Gabe Gluskin-Braun for helping out with the episode. Streaming everywhere!https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast   Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com             Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast

Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences today It is 1950s Cairo and 16-year-old Amina is engaged to a much older man. Despite all the excitement of the wedding preparations, Amina is not looking forward to her nuptials. And it is not because of the age gap or because of the fact that she does not love, or even really know, her fiancé. No, it is because she is involved with another man. This other man is Dr Hashim Abdel-Latif, and while he is Amina's first love, she is certainly not his. Also many years her senior, Hashim is well-known in polite circles for his adventures with women. A Nose and Three Eyes tells the story of Amina's love affair with Hashim, and that of two other young women: Nagwa and Rahhab. A Nose and Three Eyes is a story of female desire and sexual awakening, of love and infatuation, and of exploitation and despair. It quietly critiques the strictures put upon women by conservative social norms and expectations, while a subtle undercurrent of political censure was carefully aimed at the then Nasser regime. As such, it was both deeply controversial and wildly popular when first published in the 1960s. Still a household name, this novel, and its author, have stood the test of time and remain relevant and highly readable today. Ihsan Abdel Kouddous (Author, 1919–1990) is one of the most prolific and popular writers of Arabic fiction of the twentieth century. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Abdel Kouddous graduated from law school in 1942 but left his law practice to pursue a long and successful career in journalism. He was an editor at the daily Al-Akhbar and the weekly Rose al-Yusuf, and was editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram. The author of dozens of books, his controversial writings and political views landed him in jail more than once. A Nose and Three Eyes is his second book to be translated into English, and his first was I Do Not Sleep. Hanan al-Shaykh (Foreword by) was born and raised in Beirut. She is the author of The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, and Only in London, which was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She lives in London. Jonathan Smolin (Translated by) is the Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College in the US. He is the translator of several works of Arabic fiction, including Whitefly by Abdelilah Hamdouchi, A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me by Youssef Fadel, and I Do Not Sleep and A Nose and Three Eyes by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and the author of The Politics of Melodrama: The Cultural and Political Lives of Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and Gamal Abdel Nasser (forthcoming Stanford University Press). He lives in Hanover, NH. Tugrul Mende holds an M.A in Arabic Studies. He is based in Berlin as a project coordinator and independent researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Written by iconic Egyptian novelist Ihsan Abdel Kouddous, this classic of love, desire, and family breakdown smashed through taboos when first published in Arabic and continues to captivate audiences today It is 1950s Cairo and 16-year-old Amina is engaged to a much older man. Despite all the excitement of the wedding preparations, Amina is not looking forward to her nuptials. And it is not because of the age gap or because of the fact that she does not love, or even really know, her fiancé. No, it is because she is involved with another man. This other man is Dr Hashim Abdel-Latif, and while he is Amina's first love, she is certainly not his. Also many years her senior, Hashim is well-known in polite circles for his adventures with women. A Nose and Three Eyes tells the story of Amina's love affair with Hashim, and that of two other young women: Nagwa and Rahhab. A Nose and Three Eyes is a story of female desire and sexual awakening, of love and infatuation, and of exploitation and despair. It quietly critiques the strictures put upon women by conservative social norms and expectations, while a subtle undercurrent of political censure was carefully aimed at the then Nasser regime. As such, it was both deeply controversial and wildly popular when first published in the 1960s. Still a household name, this novel, and its author, have stood the test of time and remain relevant and highly readable today. Ihsan Abdel Kouddous (Author, 1919–1990) is one of the most prolific and popular writers of Arabic fiction of the twentieth century. Born in Cairo, Egypt, Abdel Kouddous graduated from law school in 1942 but left his law practice to pursue a long and successful career in journalism. He was an editor at the daily Al-Akhbar and the weekly Rose al-Yusuf, and was editor-in-chief of Al-Ahram. The author of dozens of books, his controversial writings and political views landed him in jail more than once. A Nose and Three Eyes is his second book to be translated into English, and his first was I Do Not Sleep. Hanan al-Shaykh (Foreword by) was born and raised in Beirut. She is the author of The Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues, and Only in London, which was shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. She lives in London. Jonathan Smolin (Translated by) is the Jane and Raphael Bernstein Professor in Asian Studies at Dartmouth College in the US. He is the translator of several works of Arabic fiction, including Whitefly by Abdelilah Hamdouchi, A Rare Blue Bird Flies with Me by Youssef Fadel, and I Do Not Sleep and A Nose and Three Eyes by Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and the author of The Politics of Melodrama: The Cultural and Political Lives of Ihsan Abdel Kouddous and Gamal Abdel Nasser (forthcoming Stanford University Press). He lives in Hanover, NH. Tugrul Mende holds an M.A in Arabic Studies. He is based in Berlin as a project coordinator and independent researcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies