In-depth: Fuelled by nationalism, pan-Arabism, and anti-imperialism, the revolution of 1952 overthrew King Farouk to create a republic free from foreign rule. Seventy years later, the ideals of freedom and equality remain as distant as ever.
Taha Hussein (1889-1973) is considered one of Egypt's most influential intellectuals and cultural politicians. With his biography "The Last Nahdawi", historian Hussam Ahmed provides a profound insight into the contradictions in the life of the great pioneer of Egyptian modernity. By Shady Lewis Botros
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