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Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation Hardcover – January 3, 2012

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A definitive, absorbing account of the Egyptian revolution, written by a Cairo-based Egyptian-American reporter for Foreign Policy and The Times (London), who witnessed firsthand Mubarak's demise and the country's efforts to build a democracy In early 2011, the worlds attention was riveted on Cairo, where after three decades of supremacy, Hosni Mubarak was driven from power. It was a revolution as swift as it was explosive. For eighteen days, anger, defiance, and resurgent national pride reigned in the streets---protestors of all ages struck back against police and state security, united toward the common goal of liberation.But the revolution was more than a spontaneous uprising. It was the end result of years of mounting tension, brought on by a state that shamelessly abused its authority, rigging elections, silencing opposition, and violently attacking its citizens. When revolution bloomed in the region in Jan

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“A thrilling account of Egypt's revolution. . . . What's remarkable about Liberation Square is how good it is, how well written, how perfectly calibrated in its amounts of background, commentary and prognostication--and above all how thrilling it is to read.” ―Salon

“Egyptian journalist Ashraf Khalil confounds expectations with an insightful account that feels rich…. It is difficult to imagine a better guide to the Egyptian portion of the so-called Arab Spring than Khalil's book Liberation Square…. [Khalil] offers plenty of wisdom, along with action-packed reportage, along the way.” ―Christian Science Monitor

“Compelling, nuanced, and engaging. . . . Blends astute observations with reportage of the demonstrations as they unfolded. . . . Khalil's account is essential reading, evoking the urgency and vitality of the Arab spring's Egyptian chapter.” ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Khalil's illuminating reporting situates the revolt in the stultifying decades that preceded it…He does an admirable job pulling together the threads of the early dissident and activist efforts rooted in the late 1990s.” ―The Daily Beast

“A personal account that will be appreciated by those looking to move beyond the day's headlines, from one who wrote some of the stories published under those headlines.” ―Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

ASHRAF KHALIL has covered the Middle East for the The Times (London), The Economist, Foreign Policy, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and the Middle East edition of Rolling Stone. He worked as a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in the Baghdad and Jerusalem bureaus and has been based in Cairo for most of the last fifteen years.

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January 3, 2012
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1250006694
Publisher ‏ : ‎ St. Martin's Press; First Edition (January 3, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781250006691
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250006691
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.23 x 1.19 x 9.55 inches

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Real Experience

Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2012

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So many "experts" have written on the revolution from their comfortable seats in the US and Europe, but Ashraf Khalil has lived through and written on all the major conflicts in the Middle East over the last two decades, and as this compelling read shows, Egypt is no exception. As an American journalist and Egyptian living in Cairo he has the real credibility, insight, and hands on experience to take readers on a compelling journey to Tahrir Square, where he spent most of the revolution. I recommend this book highly to anyone who wants to understand Egypt today and the seeds and future of the revolution.

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Kaleel Karim

As fair as possible

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2014

Good and fair (as fair as possible) history of the 2011 Revolution. It would be interesting if Khalil wrote a "Part 2" now that the revolution has been defeated.

Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2012

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This is an excellent overview of the events of Tahrir Square. The author succeeds in giving a sense of the reasons for the revolution, the events preceding it that helped make it inevitable, as well as some key events and apprehensions during the revolt itself. There is some commentary on an array of things from Egyptian politics, culture, religion, and news organization to give the reader a meaningful appreciation for the difficulties that Egyptians have faced. Overcoming a complete lack of democracy will be difficult, but democratic institutions he sees as critical to ensuring the future success of the country.

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Michael Bray

A Journalist Doing His Job Well

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2012

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The author lays a clear and comprehensive outline of Mubarak's rise to power and describes the make-up and effects of the regime on Egyptian life. The sense of hopelessness and despair the author portrays is consistent with my own feelings and observations from living in Cairo for over three years. This book is thoroughly documents and gives voice to people of all stations in Egypt, while also being highly readable and informative to a non-Egyptian readership that is interested in what happened during this tumultuous times. This level of objectivity and investigation is what all journalists should strive for.

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Kawkaw

A really good book for people and Egyptians living outside of egypt

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2013

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I recommend this book to people who are living outside of egypt. Personally being Egyptian but emigrated when I was young. I really love this book.

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Neodoering

A Superb Look at Egypt's Arab Spring Uprising

Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2014

Ashraf Khalil turns in a powerful work of journalism in this book. He provides background on Egypt's political scene and the Mubarak regime in particular and gives examples of what the state security apparatus was up to that made people so angry. He charts the political movements, opposition leaders, and activist players who led up to the uprisings. He notes that the Egyptian people were fed up but not really ready to rebel until the uprising in Tunisia showed them what was possible. Then the Egyptians exploded.

In this book Khalil goes over background for half the book, then the Tahrir protests for the second half, and a little bit of a view of the road ahead in the epilogue. This book was copyrighted in 2011 and only covers the events up until late in 2011; the subsequent killing of 600 protesters is not part of this book. One wishes for a more comprehensive view of the uprising. This book focuses on the glory days leading up to Mubarak's ouster, when democracy and civil rights activists took their notes from the same page and focused on the same goals. They managed to drive Mubarak from power and get him arrested, but the political machine Mubarak built has not changed much, and many of the former government's apparatchiks are still in power. It is an open question how much the country will really change and whether or not things will actually get better for the majority of people.

This is a very well written account which seems thoroughly researched and is strongly presented as an authoritative version of Mubarak's ouster. I remembered many of the events from the newspapers I was reading at the time, but the background on Mubarak's police state was all new. The Middle East in general has repressive governments, and I would welcome democracy over there, but the people have no history of democratic governance. It's all strong man rule, and dictatorships, and it's an open question whether or not the people could handle anything else. My take on the democracy movement is that it's a small movement with relatively few followers. The Muslim Brotherhood would be a more likely governing body than the democracy movement. Khalil doesn't much discuss the Brotherhood, just mentions here and there. He seems to feel that if Egypt were to try democracy, the Brotherhood would not gain much ground.

This is a good resource for people like myself, who heard of the uprisings in the media but didn't follow events very closely and now want a more comprehensive understanding of what was at stake. It's a snapshot of a long regime followed by an explosion of activism and violence that unseated a deeply entrenched leadership and attacked a vicious police state. Khalil has done a masterful job of presenting his pro-democracy version of events in a clear, easy-to-read book that will inform and educate. Another view of the build-up to Tahrir is the book *On the State of Egypt*, by Alaa al-Aswany, which covers events in 2009 and 2010 that lead to the uprising. Read al-Aswany's book first and then Khalil's, and get a clear picture of what was happening in Egypt. Then the news headlines will make more sense, and you'll be able to keep up with modern Egypt's desperate struggles for power.

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Patrice

not a good read for now

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2012

This is an ok account of what happened during the Egyptian revolution. The issue is Ashraf was not fully involved in the process and was not a true part of the crowd so his account is spotty and lacking. The real books about the Egyptian Revolution are not out yet as the revolution is still unfolding. I also found accounts of events that are completely false or inaccurate. Most of these books are not reviewed yet. SO I would hold off until a peer-reviwed book surfaces. Ashraf was also not a true participant in the revolution and not a known figure from inside, so some issues he raised were completely out in touch with reality.

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