Faculty Bulletin

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, has recently had the following publications:

* “Hosni Mubarak,” an article in The Oxford Companion to Comparative Politics

* “Muhammad Ali,” an article in The Princeton Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought

* “The birth of the secular individual: medical and legal methods of identification in 19th-century Egypt,” in Keith Breckenridge and Simon Szerter, eds., Registration and Recognition: Documenting the Person in World History (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012).

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, has the following news to share:

Ahram Online has  reached an agreement to translate into English the weekly Arabic articles that Khaled been publishing in Al-Shorouk for the past seven weeks. The first to appear is THIS ONE on the absence of liberal arts education from Egyptian Universities.

Khaled will also be debating Mohammed Salmawy in the New Arab Debates hosted by Tim Sebastian on Wednesday, October 31, at 6:30 PM, in al-Azhar Conference Center. The motion is: “This house believes that democracy has had a disappointing start in Egypt.” Salmawy will argue for the motion, and Khaled will be arguing against.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, appeared with Hafez al-Mirazi on his weekly TV show, “Bi-Tawqit al-Qahira (Cairo Time)” on Dream TV on October 5 (the eve of the 39th anniversary of the October War). The topic of discussion was whether or not the new Egyptian constitution should keep the current clause about mandatory military service. The show can be watched by clicking HERE.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, published an article today in Ahram Online entitled “The Tragedy of Books in Egypt.” The article can be read by clicking HERE.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, was a June 28 guest on Hafez al-Mirazi’s program “bi-Tawqit al-Qahira” to speak about the relationship between religion, the army and politics in modern Egypt. Part One of the program can be viewed HERE, and Khaled also appeared on Part Four, HERE.

(The other parts of the program featured other guests: Dr. Asim Al-Disouky on Part Two, HERE; Dr. Mohamed Al-Gawwadi on Part Four, HERE.)

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, spoke this afternoon on CNN prior to the announcement of the Presidential election results.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, was quoted on June 20 by CNN in a story on reports the declining health of Hosni Mubarak. The story can be read by clicking HERE.

On June 19 he was quoted in a story in Ahram Online concerning the Presidential oath of office in Egypt. The story can be read by clicking HERE.

On June 14 he was interviewed by CBS on the SCC’s decision to dissolve Parliament. The interview can be watched by clicking HERE.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, has had the following media appearances recently:

*On June 15 he was interviewed by Christiane Amanpour of CNN to talk about the dissolution of Parliament. The interview can be watched by clicking HERE.

*On June 16 he was a guest on Mahmoud Saad’s program “Akher el-Nahar” on al-Nahar television station. The interview can be watched by clicking HERE.

*On June 18 he was interviewed in an article published in Ahram Online. The article can be read by clicking HERE.

*On June 19, he was interviewed in an article published in Global Post. The article can be read by clicking HERE.

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, has had the following publications and media appearances recently.

His article “The third way” appeared in the Egypt Independent on June 11, and can be read by clicking HERE.

An Arabic version of the same piece also appeared in Akhbar al Adab on Sunday, June 10. It can be read by clicking HERE.

He was also interviewed on the BBC Radio 4 program “Analysis” on June 3. The program’s title was “The Middle East: Too Soon for Democracy?” It can be heard HERE and HERE.

On May 26, he was interviewed for the BBC World Service Today weekend program. The program can be heard HERE (the Egypt portion begins at the 36:48 mark).

Khaled Fahmy, Professor of History and Chair of the Department, was interviewed yesterday on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” show. The topic was the runoff election for President of Egypt. The interview can be heard by clicking HERE.