Forth had this popularity. The first thing is, i dont think it was that popular. These guys were always a small fringe. The mainstream of Egyptian Society was not like that. But it did have popularity in some quarters obviously. I think it was because of the structural contradictions of a post Colonial Society like egypt which, you know, from the 70s from the late 70s the Egyptian Government was seen by a lot of egyptians as more or less collaborating with israel in keeping the palestinians down and then the religious authorities, they didnt really do anything about that. Of course, a lot of them were appointed by the government. They would have been fired if they had spoken out. Its kind of like in any society when something is going on that the young people feel is just wrong, then you get protests and sometimes even violence. You know, vietnam war period in the United States, a lot of young people decided that that war was wrong and then, you know, you got that and so forth. I think
Ree rwanda, not just myself. It is a mission for rwanda. The acronym if you recall, it was una, the United Nations aid mission for rwanda but unfer doesnt really work so he takes the mi in mission and takes out the f. Hes really committed to that word for. He is a complex individual. I think having this is very full and very long account is helpful in kind of he charted very well the complexities of this thing on the ground and in his own personal motivations enter into this. I think that is very helpful in envisioning this thing from a holistic perspective. You had a comment. It kind of goes back to what we were talking about. He says he got a phone call from an american staffer. He doesnt even know who they are and what they do. What page are we on. 499. He tgoes he told me his estimates said it would take the death of rwanda to justify the death of an american soldiers. I mean thats what it is. It puts pedestal higher. Thats not the idea behind human rights. Thats what the United Na
It wasnt a complete representure. I think there was a certain amount of pragmatism in the Group Despite its basic. Because they were excluded from the public sector, a lot were Free Enterprise and they liked so part of america. Morsi, you know, he has a degree from the university of southern california. He was an assistant professor at the cal state north ridge. He was involved in as in aa contract. One egypt shawns before the election said why wouldnt egypt need dr. Morsi. So there were all of these contracts with the United States that were self evident. We have to leave it there. Thank you everybody. We will see you next time. [ applause ] on wednesday, American History t. V. In prime time marks the 50th anniversary of 1964 Civil Rights Act. At 8 00 p. M. Remarks by president linden johnson. At 8 30 the congressional Gold Medal Ceremony honoring Martin Luther king jr. And 9 45 on congressional debate and at 9 45 eastern, a talk with todd purdam, the author of two parties. And the ba
Science professor arthur vanden houten and Flagler College history Professor John young taught a class on the the rwandan genocide and the response by the u. S. And the United Nations. The professors placed particular emphasis on the slow reaction to the crisis from the International Community and how that then shaped 21st century Foreign Policy for many countries. This is about two hours. So, i mean as a kind of overview just to refresh everyones memory here, we started with an overview of the history of it. Rwanda. Talked about how the genocide was an outgrowth of 19th and 20th century rwandan history. There were tensions between ious as his cities ethnicities, various groups. This was exacerbated by colonialism the germans and the , belgians defining people by ethnicity. And this tension was precipitated by the withdrawal of the colonial powers in the 1950s and 1960s, such that there was tension for the next 20 and 30 years erupting into violence. Becoming pretty severe starting in
Unique witness to this whole thing. We have studied dallaire. We have read power. We have read a number of primary sources, victims and witnesses and perpetrators of the genocide. Thats where were left tonight. Weve also encountered on on an aesthetic level through film and other things. I think this leaves us very well prepared to talk about from an intellectual and emotional standpoint, the u. S. Response and the International Response to this whole thing. One thing i would just add to that is obviously during the course of the semester weve confronted you with quite a few different texts, ideas, themes, issues, and challenges. Obviously some of them have been quite difficult and quite wrenching, but really, i think, weve seen the course progressing to the time where we would spend, you know, two solid weeks on the rwandan genocide because of its implications for policy in the 21st century , because so many of the issues weve confronted through the semester crystallize here. Theres o