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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/CVU0000020/00001
Notes
- Abstract:
- Rabab was born in Saudi Arabia in 1974 but moved to Cairo with her family in 1979. She is a lecturer in politics at the American University of Cairo. Both her parents were university professors. She completed her BA in Politics at the American University of Cairo and moved to Montreal, Canada to complete a Master's Degree and a PhD in politics at McGill University. Whilst she was a student at AUC, Rabab was close to the legal leftist opposition, such as the Nasserist party. She quickly became disillusioned with their positions and volunteered with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights. Later, whilst a student in Montreal, she became involved in the anti-globalization student movement. Upon returning to Cairo in 2003, Rabab became involved with the Anti-Globalization Egyptian Group (AGEG) and, through this, joined the Revolutionary Socialists and participated in the protests against the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq. She was part of the organizing committee for the Cairo conferences against US imperialism and Zionism. In 2005 she became involved with Kefaya, and co-founded 'Women for Democracy', which initiated a relatively short-lived campaign called 'The Street is Ours'. Rabab was active in the 25 January 2011 uprising. After the 18 days, she resigned from the Revolutionary Socialists and helped to found some political parties and initiatives. She was involved in coordinating the campaign against the 19 March 2011 referendum on the Egyptian constitutional amendments proposed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and became a regular political commentator on Egyptian and international media. Rabab was also a political advisor to Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, a presidential candidate in the 2012 elections and worked with the youth of the Strong Egypt party. After Mohammed Morsi's victory, Rabab was amongst the activists and politicians who attended the ‘Fairmont Meeting’ with Morsi. In relation to the 30 June 2013 demonstrations, Rabab tried to organize a third position that was anti-Muslim Brotherhood and anti-SCAF and anti-remnants of the Mubarak regime. At the time of the interview, Rabab remained committed to working to make Egypt a better place. ( 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: 20 December 2013
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- Duration: 1 hour, 3 minutes and 48 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
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- VIAF (name authority) : El-Mahdi, Rabab : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/107390017
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- University of Warwick
- Rights Management:
- © 2013 the Interviewer and Interviewee. All rights reserved. Used here with permission.
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