Speaker: Stéphane Lacroix, Sciences Po
Chair: Toby Dodge, LSE
On 3 July 2013, Mohamed Morsi, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s guidance bureau and the first democratically elected president of Egypt, was overthrown by a military coup led by General Abdelfattah al-Sisi. Since then, the Muslim Brotherhood has been designated a terrorist organization and br ... Show More
Nov 2020
Mohamed Morsi: Egypt’s Dance with Democracy
Thousands arrested, injured, killed. The price for a revolution in Egypt was high, but when millions across the country protested for change well, anything was possible, right? Gone was Egypt’s strongman and in his place, an unlikely leader. Mohamed Morsi - the “spare tire” of a ... Show More
36m 57s
Feb 2024
Egypt Under El-Sisi (S. 13, Ep. 16)
On this week's episode of the podcast, Maged Mandour of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Egypt under El-Sisi: A Nation on the Edge. His book follows President Sisi's regime in the aftermath of the coup that brought him to po ... Show More
50m 9s
Dec 2023
Quels enjeux pour les élections présidentielles en Égypte de 2023 ?
À compter de dimanche (10 décembre 2023), le scrutin présidentiel en Égypte s’ouvre pour trois jours. Le président sortant Abdel Fattah Al-Sissi, à la tête du pays depuis 10 ans, est candidat à sa réélection et pourrait s'y maintenir jusqu'en 2030. Face à lui, trois candidats son ... Show More
50 m
Jun 2022
Egypt's first democratic presidential election
In June 2012, Egypt held its first ever free democratic presidential election. Mohamed Morsi, representing the Muslim Brotherhood, emerged victorious. Ben Henderson spoke to Rabab El-Mahdi, Chief Strategist to one of Morsi’s rival candidates. She described what it was like to be ... Show More
10m 14s