1. “Egypt: The Revolution that Shook the World”
DATE: Thursday 17th March, 2011
TIME: 19:00 – 20:30
VENUE: Hub Praha (Drtinova 10, 150 00, Praha 5)
SPEAKERS:
Omar Mohamed Kamal, Egyptian National and Political Commentator on
International Affairs and Middle Eastern Issues
Irena Kalhousová, Chief Analyst at the Prague Institute of Security Studies,
Analyst on Middle Eastern Issues and Lecturer at Anglo-American University
Joseph Hammond, Correspondent and Editor of “Echoes of Uprisings” page for
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Former Reporter of the Daily News Egypt in
Cairo
CHAIRED BY:
Lukáš Sedláček, International Affairs Analyst, Lecturer at New York University and
Anglo-American University, President of the Oxford & Cambridge Alumni Society
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TOPIC:
After 18 days of continuous protests throughout the country, Egypt turned a page of
its history as President Mubarak, who had ruled the country for nearly 30 years,
stepped down and handed on his power to a military council that would take up the
responsibilities of an interim period to pave the way for the democracy the people
demanded.
This discussion will deal with these events seen from many perspectives: the view
from inside with regards to the reasons and events that led to this revolution, a
regional perspective how these events are seen by and influencing the countries of
the Middle East, analysis of the reactions of EU and the USA, and finally, the role of
the (social) media in these developments.
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