Mona Abaza is Professor at the Department of Sociology, American University in Cairo. Her latest books include The Cotton Plantation Remembered: An Egyptian Family Story (American University in Cairo Press, 2013) and Twentieth Century Egyptian Art: The Private Collection of Sherwet Shafei (American University in Cairo Press, 2011).
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSurviving sociology in Egypt and elsewhere
Strangely, although nationalism is a pervasive social phenomenon with immense effects everywhere in the world, it’s...
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Published in: HomeA tribute to Sadek Jalal al ‘Azm
Engaging with Sadek never ceased to be a delight, a charmer who caught you with his sharpness and wit. How often...
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Published in: HomeEgypt: scattered thoughts on a counter-revolutionary moment
The euphoric, Bakhtinian, carnivalesque and dramaturgical moment of January 2011, which caught the attention of...