Mona Russell on Women in Egypt

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How We Got Here #61 looks at the role of women in Egypt and in Egyptian protest movements. Historian Mona Russell of East Carolina University,  author of Creating the New Egyptian Woman, underscores the central place of women in Egyptian society. Download MP3

Mona Russell’s Gender, Politics and Global Cultures class blog

Dr. Nawal el Saadawi video

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Documentary: Women’s Chitchat

Documentary: Umm Kulthum, A Voice Like Egypt

Also The World’s Lisa Mullins interviews historian Mike Rapport, author of 1848: Year of Revolution. Lots of parallels between Europe in 1948 and the uprisings we’re witnessing in North Africa and the Middle East today.

More Egypt Coverage on PRI’s The World