Per saperne di più sull'Egitto

Il contesto storico, politico, sociale e religioso, i conflitti, il sistema delle comunicazioni di massa, le relazioni internazionali e i principali fatti d'attualità per conoscere e comprendere la crisi che sta attraversando l'Egitto.

BBC - Egypt Country Profile

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/country_profiles/737642.stm

La scheda paese offre informazioni sullo stato, il governo, i media (con link alle principali testate giornalistiche, televisive e radiofoniche), una cronologia (timeline) dei principali eventi nel corso della storia e link agli articoli e servizi proposti dalla BBC sui fatti d'attualità.

International Crisis Group - Crisis Watch database - Egypt

http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/publication-type/crisiswatch/crisiswatch-database.aspx?EndDate=99991231&StartDate=00010101&CountryIDs={B915F536-D27C-4FAC-A808-06B2551C8ADB}

Aggiornamenti e commenti sulle varie fasi della crisi in Egitto.

The Library of Congress Country Studies - Egypt

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html

Una ricognizione storica e un'analisi della situazione politica, economica e sociale dell'Egitto fino agli anni '90.

Limes - La rivolta in Egitto

http://temi.repubblica.it/limes/

Speciale della rivista italiana di geopolitica Limes dedicato ai recenti fatti egiziani e alle ripercussioni sul piano internazionale.

Nigrizia

http://www.nigrizia.it/sito/atlante.aspx?Id=83&IdModule=1

La sezione della sito della rivista dedicata all'Egitto propone informazioni geografiche, cronologia storica, aggiornamenti e approfondimenti sulle notizie più recenti.

Whatever else happened to the Egyptians? : from the revolution to the age of globalization / Gamal Amin ; translated by David Wilmsen ; illustrations by Samir Abd al-Ghani. - Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, c2004.

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Mass culture and modernism in Egypt / Walter Armbrust. - Cambridge etc. : Cambridge university press, 1996.

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Egypt : the moment of change / ed. by Rabab El-Mahdi e Philip Marfleet. - London ; New York : Zed Books, 2009.

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Christians versus muslims in modern Egypt : the century-long struggle for coptic equality / S.S Hasan. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2003.

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Egypt islam and democracy : critical essays / Saad Eddin Ibrahim. - Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2002.

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Egyptian politics : the dynamics of authoritarian rule / Maye Kassem. - London : Lynne Rienner, 2004.

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Il profeta e il faraone : i Fratelli musulmani alle origini del movimento islamista / Gilles Kepel ; traduzione di Fabio Galimberti. - Roma [etc.] : GLF editori Laterza, 2006.

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A grand delusion : democracy and economic reform in Egypt / Eberhard Kienle. - London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2001.

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Egypt after Mubarak : liberalism, Islam, and democracy in the Arab world / Bruce K. Rutherford. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2008.

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Radical Islam in Egypt and Jordan / Nachman Tal. - Brighton ; Portland: Sussex : Center for Strategic Studies, 2005.

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Messaggio di Ismail Serageldin, direttore della biblioteca alessandrina sugli eventi in Egitto

To our friends around the world: The Events in Egypt

30 Jan 2011

The world has witnessed an unprecedented popular action in the streets of Egypt. Led by Egypt's youth, with their justified demands for more freedom, more democracy, lower prices for necessities and more employment opportunities. These youths demanded immediate and far-reaching changes. This was met by violent conflicts with the police, who were routed. The army was called in and was welcomed by the demonstrators, but initially their presence was more symbolic than active. Events deteriorated as lawless bands of thugs, and maybe agents provocateurs, appeared and looting began. The young people organized themselves into groups that directed traffic, protected neighborhoods and guarded public buildings of value such as the Egyptian Museum and the Library of Alexandria. They are collaborating with the army. This makeshift arrangement is in place until full public order returns.

The library is safe thanks to Egypt's youth, whether they be the staff of the Library or the representatives of the demonstrators, who are joining us in guarding the building from potential vandals and looters. I am there daily within the bounds of the curfew hours. However, the Library will be closed to the public for the next few days until the curfew is lifted and events unfold towards an end to the lawlessness and a move towards the resolution of the political issues that triggered the demonstrations.

Ismail Serageldin

Librarian of Alexandria, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

febbraio 2011