About this episode

Dana El Kurd interviews journalist Hossam El-Hamalawy about the counterrevolution in Egypt and his new book.

In this episode Dana El Kurd talks with Hossam El-Hamalawy, a journalist and socialist from Cairo, who was among the organizers of the 2011 uprising. He has been involved in the labour movement and the fight against police brutality in Egypt for many years, and holds a PhD in political science from Free University of Berlin. Hossam is author of the new book "Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic".   Sources : Hossam’s substack - https://barracks.substack.com/ Hossam’s book - https://www.versobooks.com/products/3225-counterrevolution-in-egypt?srsltid=AfmBOoo0NJfxdpH2uIJsXqXLfdSs10LtMgK9hCiKx7TeLHQO4OzTWF-L See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dana El Kurd

Guest: Hossam El-Hamalawy

Topics covered

• Egypt
• counterrevolution
• 2011 uprising
• labour movement
• police brutality
• political science

Keywords

• Egypt
• counterrevolution
• Hossam El-Hamalawy
• 2011 uprising
• labour movement
• police brutality
• political science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Free University of Berlin, Hossam’s substack, Verso Books

Products: Counterrevolution in Egypt: Sisi's New Republic

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