Who represents the revolutionaries? examples from the Egyptian revolution 2011

Noha Mellor

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Abstract

Recently, there has been a debate among Egyptian intellectuals about who ideally represents the Tahrir (liberation) revolutionaries. This article reflects on this debate with a focus on selected examples of middle-class liberal revolutionaries and their mediated accounts of the so-called Battle of Camel, which took place on 2 February 2011. The examples help illustrate how the mediation and construction of this event enforces the image of protestors as secular middle class, thereby relegating to the background the role played by religious groups such as the influential Muslim Brotherhood. The accounts also marginalized working-class voices, although this group significantly contributed to the success of the revolution. The selected examples indicate the dynamism of the protests as a multi-layered text and a cultural artefact, open to multiple interpretations with regard to the representation of the revolutionaries.

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Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 82-98

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Mediterranean Politics (Volume 19, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

Published - 12/11/2013

Publication status

Published - 12/11/2013

ISSN

1362-9395

External Publication IDs

handle.net: 10547/622425
Scopus: 84894302031

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10.1080/13629395.2013.826446

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