The Patricia C. and Charles H. McGill III '63 Distinguished Lecture in International Studies: Egypt: Is It a Revolution? by Sharif Abdel Kouddous
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| Location: | Mather Hall Wean Terrace Rooms ABC |
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Tuesday, April 02, 2013
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
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| Department: | International Studies |
In the two years since the ouster of 30-year autocrat Hosni Mubarak, Egypt has gone through two referenda and three elections. The transition period is officially over, but protests rage in the streets, strikes grip factories, and dissent has become a way of life. From 18 heady days in Tahrir Square to a more protracted struggle—what is the course of Egypt’s revolution?
Sharif Abdel Kouddous is an independent journalist based in Cairo. He is a correspondent for the TV/radio program Democracy Now and a fellow at The Nation Institute. Over the past two years, Sharif has reported from Egypt, Gaza and Syria. He has reported regularly for Democracy Now and has been interviewed on numerous national and international TV programs, including MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, Hardball with Chris Matthews, BBC World News, and on Al Jazeera English. His articles have been published in The Nation, Foreign Policy, The Progressive, Egypt Independent and other publications. Prior to his work in the Middle East, Sharif spent eight years as senior producer, co-host and correspondent for Democracy Now where he reported from Iraq, Haiti, Bolivia and across the United States. Sharif is the 2012 recipient of the Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media.
The McGill International Studies Fund was established in 1996 with a gift from Patricia C. and Charles H. McGill ’63. The gift helped secure a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The income from the fund is to be used to support the appointment of visiting humanities scholars, primarily international scholars, in the academic areas of international studies that include African studies, Asian studies, Latin American studies, Middle Eastern studies, post-colonial studies, and Russian and Eurasian studies.