Youth

Post-political governance: Networks, cities, citizenship and micro politics

December 6, 2015

Emad Shahin, visiting Professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, talks about the elements that lead to change in the Middle East as the keynote speaker of the 4th Session of CAF 2015 annual Forum, entitled “Post-political governance: Networks,…

Academic Articles

Egypt’s Revolution Turned on its Head

December 3, 2015

Shahin, Emad “Egypt’s Revolution Turned on its Head”, Current History, December 2015.

Interviews

Examining The Years Since Egypt’s Arab Spring

February 15, 2015

Dr. Emad Shahin speaks with NPR about progress in Egypt since the Arab Spring. It’s been four years since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned during the Arab Spring. Since then, the new government has cracked down on dissent. DAVID GREENE,…

Academic Articles

The Egyptian Revolution: The Power of Mass Mobilization and the Spirit of Tahrir Square

May 29, 2012

Abstract This article examines the power of mass mobilization during the January 25 revolution in Egypt and analyzes how popular protests succeeded in toppling Mubarak’s regime in eighteen days. Because the Mubarak regime rested on three pillars—the security forces, the…

Op-Eds

Egypt’s Youth Should Join Forces With Existing Parties

October 6, 2011

The fact that more than 77 percent of the voters in Egypt approved constitutional amendments that the youth movements and the potential presidential candidates opposed sends a strong message. There is a clear divide between them and the majority of…

Op-Eds

The Egyptian People Succeeded

February 14, 2011

Throughout their pro-democracy protests, Egyptians chanted, “The people want to topple the regime.” On Friday, they got what they wished for, but with a decisive push from the military. In 1952, it was the military that toppled the monarchical regime,…

Op-Eds

Young and Emboldened in Egypt

February 11, 2011

For the past 30 years, Hosni Mubarak’s regime has been stifling any prospects for meaningful change. Imposing emergency laws since 1981, Mr. Mubarak has fragmented the country’s opposition, abused its constitution, rigged elections and institutionalized corruption all while grooming his…