Cairo – Memoir of a City Transformed –

“‘There are many records of the Egyptian revolution, but Cairo takes us on a more intimate journey. Soueif speaks of het own story but also speaks for thousands, perhaps even millions, of other Cairenes’ Guardian ”

“When the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 erupted on January 25th, she, along with thousands of others, called Tahrir Square home for eighteen days. Born and raised in Cairo, she reported for the world’s media and did – like everyone else – whatever she could. In this unique and beautiful book, Ahdaf Soueif — novelist, commentator, activist – takes u through her city and traces the path of the revolution that is redrawing her country’s future.

Updated with a postscript hat considers Egypt’s more recent turns – the shifts in government, the ongoing confrontations betwee citizen and state, an d a nation’s difficult but deeply inspiring path towards freedom and social jusstice – Cairo wezves together stories both private and public to create an illuminating snapshot of a defining moment in twenty-fist-century history.”