Egypt in Crisis: Economic Collapse, Political Repression, and Media Crackdown

Egypt in Crisis: Economic Collapse, Political Repression, and Media Crackdown

Date and Time

Nov 12, 2026 6:30 pm

Location

Brookland

625 Monroe St NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 20017

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A panel discussion with: Mai El-Sadany Mai El-Sadany is a human rights lawyer and the Executive Director of the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), a policy organization dedicated to centering voices from and in the MENA region in MENA policymaking. Sara Mohamed Sara Mohamed is a human rights advocate and Policy Advisor for North Africa at the American Committee for Middle East Rights (ACMER) Mohamed Mandour Mohamed Mandour is the Senior Researcher for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Moderated by Elliott Colla Elliott Colla is associate professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University. He is author of Conflicted Antiquities: Egyptology, Egyptomania, Egyptian Modernity, and essays on modern Arab literature, culture and politics. He has translated works of contemporary Arabic literature, including Ibrahim Aslan’s novel, The Heron, Idris Ali's Poor, Ibrahim al-Koni's Gold Dust, and Rab‘i al-Madhoun's The Lady from Tel Aviv. For full access to scholarly publications, visit: http://www.elliottcolla.com  

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