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3 years on_17_feb14
This document announces a panel discussion on "3 Years On: Challenges and Potentials of Egypt’s Transition". The panel will feature three speakers: Khaled Fahmy, a renowned expert in Middle East studies from the American University in Cairo; Maurus Reinkowski, a professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Basel; and Claudia Marti, a senior program officer for North Africa at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. The panel will discuss the difficult road to democracy in Egypt since the fall of Mubarak, including the roles of Islamist movements, the military, and revolutionary forces. It will also analyze regional implications and how Switzerland can support democratic transitions in the region.
3 years on_17_feb14
- 1. 3 Years On: Challengesand Potentials of Egypt’s Transition Khaled Fahmy is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at the American University in Cairo (AUC). He is a renowned expert in Middle East studies, specialized in social history of the 19th Century. Since the outbreak of the revolution in Egypt, Fahmy has been active in campaigns against torture, police brutality and for freedom of information. 17 February 2014 18:15 – 20:00 Speakers: Khaled Fahmy Claudia Marti University of Basel Kollegiengebäude, Petersplatz 1 Hörsaal 120 Maurus Reinkowski Maurus Reinkowski is Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies and head of the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Basel. His field of specialization is the history of the late Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East. Moderation: Anita Müller, swisspeace 3 years after the fall of the Mubarak regime, it has become clear that Egypt’s road to democracy is bumpy and long. What makes this transition so difficult? And what are the prospects for human rights, democracy and security, in Egypt and the wider region? This event will try to shed light on some of these questions. It will discuss the role of Islamist movements, the military and the revolutionary forces. It will analyze the main regional implications and ask how Switzerland can support these countries’ transition to democracy and peace. Claudia Marti works as Senior Program Officer North Africa at the Human Security Division of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. Previously, she worked as Human Security Advisor for the FDFA in Libya and Colombia, as well as Advisor for an Indigenous people organization in the Highland of Guatemala.