Gamal Abdel Nasser

Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era
Egypt

Women’s movement: A stop at Egypt’s socialist era

Grey Villet (1927–2000), a South African-born photographer, was in Cairo in 1963 to capture scenes of Egypt under late President…
Meet your presidential candidate: Hamdeen Sabbahi, the anachronistic
Egypt

Meet your presidential candidate: Hamdeen Sabbahi, the anachronistic

When Gamal Abdel Nasser died in 1970, he left behind a progeny of like-minded ideologues who adhered to his form…
Year one of the Egyptian revolution: Some lessons
Opinion

Year one of the Egyptian revolution: Some lessons

Revolutions, as students of the French and the Russian ones know full well, require an inflammatory event, something that Vladimir…
Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition
Art news

Few insights at the Picasso Gallery’s Nasser exhibition

An exhibition called “Gamal Abdel Nasser … The Dream” opened to much excitement on Sunday night at the Picasso Gallery…
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Art news

Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity

Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…
Kings never die: A tale of a devoted iconography
Books

Kings never die: A tale of a devoted iconography

The revolution of 1952 was less the result of a clear, shared vision of Egypt’s future, than a consensual desire…
Attorney general investigates death of Nasser’s vice president
Egypt

Attorney general investigates death of Nasser’s vice president

Gamal Amer, the son of former Vice President Abdel Hakim Amer under the late Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser, has…
Trade unions mull Labor Day plans after govt cancels official celebration
Egypt

Trade unions mull Labor Day plans after govt cancels official celebration

The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) is considering how to commemorate Labor Day on 1 May after Egypt canceled official…
Post-Mubarak Egypt: Constitutional hype
Egypt

Post-Mubarak Egypt: Constitutional hype

For decades, Egypt has been crumbling under flawed constitutions that sanctified authoritarian rule and concentrated all powers in the hands…
Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75
Cinema/TV

Egyptian movie diva Berlenti Abdul Hamid dies at 75

Berlenti Abdul Hamid, an icon of Egyptian cinema's golden age, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 75.…
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