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Khaled Fahmy

Professor of History, American University in Cairo

Khaled Fahmy is professor of history at the American University in Cairo. His latest book is Mehmed Ali: From Ottoman Governor to Ruler of Egypt (2009).

Written by Khaled Fahmy

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The long revolution

The Arab Spring was two centuries in the making. But is the Egyptian revolution any closer to ending the state’s tyranny?

Khaled Fahmy