Egyptian Advice Columnists: Envisioning the Good Life in an Era of Extremism

by Andrea B. Rugh

During the 1980s, religious conservativism gained momentum in Egypt after military defeats and major social and economic upheavals. A few months after Sadat's assassination by religious extremists in 1981 a column appeared in Al-Ahram responding to letters of Egyptians caught in the problems of daily living. The columnist, Abdul Wahab al-Mutawa, a self-proclaimed humanist, published complaints about government services, and offered solutions to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1645040003
• ISBN13: 9781645040002
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Dio Press Inc
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"