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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/CVU0000006/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Laila was born in London, England, in 1956 but grew up in Cairo. Her parents were university professors in the Faculty of Arts, Cairo University. She graduated from Cairo University in 1977 with a degree in mathematics. After graduation, Laila immediately began working as a teaching assistant at Cairo University and went on to complete her doctorate in maths. Laila's activism began during her university years when she participated in numerous demonstrations in the late 1970s, known as the bread uprisings. She was a co-founder of Kefaya- the Egyptian movement for change - and was involved in the March 9 Movement for the independence of Universities. She was also an active member in the Egyptian Organization before the group split into separate factions. ( en )
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- Funding : Women's Activism in the Arab World (2013-2016). This project, funded by a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship, examines the significance of middle-class women's activism to the geo/politics of Arab countries, from national independence until the Arab uprisings. It was based on over 100 personal narratives of women activists of different generations from Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
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- Interview conducted on: 04 January 14
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- Duration: 55 minutes and 24 seconds
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- Language of interview: English
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- Audio transcription by Captivate Arabia, Amman, Jordan , info@captivatearabia.com
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- آسيا -- مصر -- القاهرة -- القاهرة
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- VIAF (name authority) : Pratt, Nicola Christine : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/49147457
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Warwick
- Rights Management:
- © 2014 the Interviewer and Interviewee. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
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