Egypt plays an extremely significant role as one of the major powers in the Middle East. Egyptian force in the Arab world stems from the strength of its cultural life which makes it extremely difficult to be ignored. The book, “Egypt under Mubarak” features essays from seven different authors, which examine the causes and consequences of the many crises Egypt has faced. Mubarak comes into power taking upon himself the previous Egyptian political, sociological, and economic problems left by Sadat and Nasser. The present administration attempts to fix these problems by employing Egypt's significant resources in the forming of a distinct and effective international role.
Vice President Hosni Mubarak succeeded Sadat as president. After Sadat was assassinated, Mubarak took upon himself not only regular presidential duties, but also many political crises and conflicts that were already at hand needed to be addressed. Mubarak’s rule has been based on a low key, business-like style, which, in addition to its reputation for integrity and clean-handedness, was quite cautious and reserved in its approach to issues and problems.
Mubarak promised to stress stability in foreign policy and to advance the Egyptian economic condition. One of his first acts was to release the politicians who Sadat had jailed. While maintaining Egypt’s close ties with the United States, Mubarak also pursued closer ties with other Arab countries and kept his distance from Israel, thus avoiding potential conflicts with the nation, unlike his predecessors. By 1987 most Arab states had restored their diplomatic ties with Egypt; it was readmitted to the Arab League in 1989 and the league's headquarters was moved back to Cairo.
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...cause most they focus primarily on fact rather than opinion, the material tends to be dry and hard to read. When looking for book reviews, I found only two which were extremely short and did not even address the content. Even when I tried to check websites like Amazon, there were zero results. My guess is that there have been improved, up to date books written about Mubarak.
I am sure many recent books have been published on the same topics which are easier to read. The wording used in these essays is a little tough, probably because three of the writers are Arabic writers who may have had their work translated, therefore losing the flowing effect of the words. If someone was reading about Mubarak and Egyptian policy out of interest, I would definitely tell them to find another book, especially since the hard facts from this book I am sure are used in newer ones.
At the beginning of the Suez Canal crisis many individuals felt hostility towards each other and the main concern was the ownership of the Suez Canal and to who exactly would gain the authority to run it on their own accord. In 1954 Gamal Abdul Nasser came to power in Egypt, he was once formally known as an Egyptian army officer, before becoming a politician. After the attack of the Israelis in Gaza, Egypt to protect Israel from hostility the Egyptians had been putting forward against them; many Egyptians felt hatred for the Egyptian king, this led to a democratic system being built and that was how Nasser came to power in a democratic society in which he was able to play on the hearts of Arab Nationalism. When the cold war began to surface Britain asked Egypt to join an anti-soviet alliance with them in times of need, for Egyptian Suez Canal was in the authority of Britain making Egypt an ally of the United Kingdom. Nasser refused saying t...
El-Sisi became president in 2014 in hopes that he will “restore order” in Egypt after facing the Muslim Brotherhood (The Week Staff).
First, political Islam has rogue Egypt and held it down, suffocating the country, not allowing it to stand a chance. President Hosni Mubarak was ousted and people thought that Egypt was getting better. It has not been the case. While Zaki lives in faded luxury and chases women, Bothayna endures sexual harassment while working as a shop assistant to provide for her poor family after the death of her father. Meanwhile her boyfriend, Taha, son of the building's janitor, is rejected by the police and decides to join a radical Islamic group. Egypt is heading towards a bottomless abyss. Everything is controlled by the elite. Jobs are no more; it is preserved for the top. This increases the plight of the people and leads them into committing some of the acts seen in Islam as bad or as a taboo. The political elite are crashing its opponents and ensuring that whoever com...
Egypt has one of the longest histories of any nation in the world. Written history of Egypt dates back to about 5,000 years, the commencement of civilization. While there is divergence in relation to Early Egyptian times, it is said that Egypt came to be around 3200 B.C., during the reign of a king by the name of Menes and unified the northern and southern cities of Egypt into one government. In 1675 B.C., Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos, people from the east, bringing along the very first of chariots and horses ever to come across Egyptian soil. Approximately 175 years later in 1500 B.C., the Egyptians had gotten rid of the Hyksos and driven them out. In 1375 B.C., Amenhotep IV had become the king of Egypt. During his reign he eliminated the worship of Egyptian gods and initiated the idea of only worshipping one god. But after his death, his ideas were retired and old ways were reestablished. Egyptian supremacy then started to decline around 1000 B.C. Between 1000 B.C. and 332 B.C., Egypt was ruled by many such as the Libyans, Assyrians, Ethiopians, and Persians. In 640, Muslims conquered Egypt and founded the city of Cairo in 969 and deemed it as the capital of Egypt. For many centuries Egypt was ruled by Muslim caliphs. A prominent ruler of this period was Saladin, who battled the Christian Crusaders at the conclusion of the twelfth century. In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt but was then forced to withdraw in 1801 Turkish and British armed forces. In 1805 Mohamed Ali began ruling Egypt till 1848 and great changed the country in terms of modernization and its military. During Mohamed’s conquest, he borrowed a lot of money from the French and British, which later resulted in Egypt’s coloniza...
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The structure of Egyptian politics and state administration was also redefined during Ali’s rule. As the go...
Many researches believe that ancient Egypt is the founder of the modern country-state political and ruling system, but unfortunately, the truth is less pleased and democratic. We have no doubts that the Egyptian pharaohs were probably the first rulers to use religion and ideology for their own political and selfish motives as ruling the country, getting the support of their folk, but on the other side of the coin, they also used the frightening of their people and other brutal and bloody methods as a leverage for keeping the power in their hands and preventing any riots or other issues.
Heineman, Ben. "Beyond the Coup: Egypt's Real Problem Is Its Economy." Www.theatlantic.com. The Atlantic, 10 July 2013. Web. 18 Dec. 2013.
Egypt has seen its fair share of foreign influence “from Ottoman in the sixteenth century up to French and British in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.”1. Time and again Egypt’s society has been subjected to foreign empires. Egypt was subjected to British occupation from the 19th century into the 20th century. In the early part of the 20th century, Egypt was able to gain its independence from Britain, but not after years of rebellion and protest from the Egyptians.
In the past 30 years Egypt has received over a billion dollars in aid. With the current regime constantly not stable enough to keep their leader in power and government trust at an all time-low we are forced to look at what this aid is actually providing. Throughout this essay I will guide you through the logistics of distributing such large aid packages, the impact, and why this practice is hurting, not helping the U.S. Egyptian citizens neither profits, nor wants the U.S in their everyday life. We have no business in their country and they have no business in our pockets; when this tie is severed both parties will be better off.
Ancient Egypt had a well developed government. The structure of the Egyptian government helped Ancient Egypt one of the most powerful, longest lasting civilizations in history. Ancient Egypt used their regime to create justnice, justice, and fairness throughout the lands and cities encompassed in the rule of the Pharaoh. The laws of the Ancient Egyptian people were partially codified so that foreign invaders wouldn’t steal the documents because the invaders couldn’t read them, or be able to copy them. Many historians believe that there were eight major books that were the framework of the Egyptian government,
After the rule of Sadat’s predecessor Gamal Abdel Nasser the government was somewhat corrupt. Nasser had good intentions for egypt’s government, but his his dream was not easy to complete along with him not having the best experience. This lead to Sadat’s goal being to not only “fix” the government, but to make it even better than before. He thought a sensible way to do this was to make their government more western. Sadat wanted the people to have more of a role as to where they could vote thus giving them more rights as well as increasing the role of
In the end Egypt is a large country in the Middle East full of rough terrain and climate changes. Their history dates back to the beginning of time and the people of Egypt have seen a lot of change. From the Pharaohs of early Egypt to the Military ran Government of today. They have a military that is the largest in the Middle East. A military that has pulled multiple coup d’état’s and currently runs the country. It is safe to say that Egypt will remain very unstable both socially and economically at least in the near future. The Egyptian people have proven that they will continue to fight until they have the country they have always wanted.
Metz, H. C. (1990). Egypt: A Country Study. (Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, Ed.) Retrieved from Country Studies: http://countrystudies.us/egypt/15.htm
The late Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the Thirteenth Century BC was a demanding and strained time in Egypt and other Middle Eastern Countries. New and treacherous Pharaohs forge unrest in both foreign and domestic affairs by acting drastically and leaving their successors to resolve the complications left after their deaths. The novel, The Egyptian, by Mika Waltari, provides accurate information about Egypt during the time by portraying examples of historical leaders in Egypt, foreign relationships, and the Egyptian culture.