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Elections and the Egyptian movement of 2011: thinking with Alain Badiou about the current situation

For French philosopher Alain Badiou, elections pose a more important question for the movement in Egypt beyond the issue of participation. العربية

By Dina El-Sharnouby, Ibrahim Mahfouz and Allison West

/ 22 Feb 2018

الانتخابات وحركة ٢٠١١ في مصر: التفكير مع آلان باديو عن الوضع الحالي

بالنسبة للمفكر الفرنسي آلان باديو تطرح الانتتخابات سؤالًا مهمًا للحركة في مصر، سؤال يتجاوز مسألة المشاركة أو عدم المشاركة. English

By Dina El-Sharnouby, Ibrahim Mahfouz and Allison West

/ 22 Feb 2018

Alain Badiou on the Egyptian revolution: questions of the movement and its vision [video]

How can the Egyptian revolution reveal clues and unlock ideas about the changing nature of politics and organization, the meaning of revolution, and notions of failure and success? العربية

By Linda Herrera and Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 24 Jan 2018

Without hope Egypt is stuck between SCAF and the Brotherhood

Old patterns of thinking remain, you see, and everyone wants a quick solution.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 2 Oct 2013

Without hope Egypt is stuck between SCAF and the Brotherhood

Old patterns of thinking remain, you see, and everyone wants a quick solution.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 2 Oct 2013

Supporting justice in Egypt - is this possible?

Is it possible today to stand for universal human rights in Egypt? Can those who do not support the cause of the Muslim Brotherhood be against the use of violence on Egyptian streets?

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 9 Sep 2013

Egypt needs a change, not in regime, but in cultural logic

Restructuring of institutions to create a more efficient bureaucracy free from corruption so that Egyptians no longer depend on the mercy of governmental officials to procure their basic needs of daily supplies and services is a priority.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 10 Feb 2013

Egyptian implications of an enforced constitution

What will the activists in Tahrir Square demand next, once the constitution is passed? Is it expected that they will simply get up and leave after having been at Tahrir Square for almost one month?

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 17 Dec 2012

Enough with the mess

The opposition, the liberals and seculars at Tahrir need to avail themselves of the new spaces that they could use to mobilize people, through demands and slogans better suited to the historical moment in which we live and better calculated to have a broad appeal.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 3 Dec 2012

Commodifying Islam in Egypt

Tahrir Square has recently been taken over by the Salafists to demand Islamic rule in the constitution and hence in Egyptian society at large.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 19 Nov 2012

Bye-bye Egypt - we cannot take the traffic any more

Cairo’s urban planning is separating the classes.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 4 Nov 2012

Disappointing outcomes of a student strike at the American University in Cairo

Reflecting on the student movement at AUC since 2011, some serious changes have taken place. What was once a student movement in collaboration with faculty has now turned into a student only movement.

By Dina El-Sharnouby

/ 8 Oct 2012