Gamal Abdel Nasser
The people’s friend or foe?
Books
July 24, 2012
The people’s friend or foe?
Sixty years after the 1952 revolution, the legacy of both President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his regime remain fraught territory.…
For Nubians displaced by High Dam, Nasser’s legacy is bittersweet
Egypt
July 24, 2012
For Nubians displaced by High Dam, Nasser’s legacy is bittersweet
ASWAN - Sixty years ago, a military coup brought Gamal Abdel Nasser into power. Shortly after, the Colonel ordered the…
Nasserists slam Brotherhood for ignoring 1952 revolution celebrations
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Nasserists slam Brotherhood for ignoring 1952 revolution celebrations
Political figures and Nasserist forces gathered at the tomb of late President Gamal Abdel Nasser on Monday to celebrate…
Egypt celebrates its 60-year-old revolution from above, with a revolution from below
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Egypt celebrates its 60-year-old revolution from above, with a revolution from below
The group of young army officers that seized power from King Farouk ostensibly sought to establish the new Egyptian Republic…
SCAF: Attacking 1952 revolution is ‘delusional’
Egypt
July 22, 2012
SCAF: Attacking 1952 revolution is ‘delusional’
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces said on Facebook Sunday that intentionally smearing and attacking the 1952 revolution is…
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Your torture still shows on our bodies, Brothers tell Nasser’s defense minister
In response to a message that Shams Badran, the defense minister under late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, sent to the…
Lucid change
Books
June 17, 2012
Lucid change
Books of every genre colored the library of novelist Alaa El Deeb, but what immediately caught my attention as…
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Egypt
May 14, 2012
What do Egyptians want from their next president?
Ahmed Shafiq, the last prime minister under deposed President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeen Sabbahi, a lifelong dissident, would appear to…
Blog: Sing for the factories
Art news
May 1, 2012
Blog: Sing for the factories
During late President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s reign, Egypt was generally seen as a site for booming industry, with factories erected…
This is not 1954
Opinion
March 28, 2012
This is not 1954
Over the past few days, the demons of history have weighed down on public discussions about the country’s state of…