Egypt – A View from the Revolution
Sherief Gaber
As Interviewed by Elizah Flores, March 30, 2011
Whatever connection I had with Egypt was just screaming at me that I had to go.
Introductory Profile: About Sherief Gaber
Growing up, Sherief visited Egypt many times, going to see his family and friends who live there. After college, Sherief decided to move to Egypt for a while. He studied in Egypt for a year and a half, before coming to Texas, where he has lived for the last five years.
Recently, Sherief Gaber returned to Egypt to witness and take part in the protests and demonstrations going on there. He stayed with friends and family for two and a half weeks. Sherief was also featured in an ABC newscast that followed his story in Egypt.
Sherief is Egyptian-American, which accounts for his dark skin. He has brown eyes and black hair, and he is tall.
Sherief Gaber, an Egyptian-American grad student at UT Austin has spent
the last several weeks in Egypt. He has given several interviews to
national news organizations and recently returned to Austin. He’ll share
his experience and give an analysis of the events leading up to the
ousting of Mubarak.
An introduction by Snehal Shingavi will provide a background of Egypt’s
political history. Snehal Shingavi received his Ph.D. in English
Literature from the University of California at Berkeley. He won the
Mellon Fellowship in Humanistic Studies, has published articles in several
journals including the International Socialist Review, and has appeared as
a commentator on programs such as Hardball on CNN. The talk will be
followed by a Q&A.
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