Wilson Center Experts
Ismail Serageldin
Middle East Program
Expertise:
Democracy
; Democratic Transition
; Middle East and North Africa
; Egypt
Affiliation:
Director, Library of Alexandria, Egypt and Former Vice President, The World Bank
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Revolution and Rebirth: The View from Alexandria, Egypt
June 26, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Ismail Serageldin discusses how Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) saw the rebirth of an ancient institution of scholarship and learning. For eight years in Mubarak’s Egypt, the BA was a beacon for freedom and enlightenment, and helped promote the deep currents that fed Egypt’s revolution in the Arab Spring. Yet its own values and commitments were and are being put to the test as the Egyptian people challenge authority and take charge of their own destiny. more
Revolution and Rebirth: The View from Alexandria, Egypt
June 26, 2012 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
Ismail Serageldin discusses how Egypt’s Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) saw the rebirth of an ancient institution of scholarship and learning. For eight years in Mubarak’s Egypt, the BA was a beacon for freedom and enlightenment, and helped promote the deep currents that fed Egypt’s revolution in the Arab Spring. Yet its own values and commitments were and are being put to the test as the Egyptian people challenge authority and take charge of their own destiny.
