Hesham Shafick
Hesham Shafick is a teaching associate at the School of Politics and International Relations at Queen Mary University of London, where he teaches courses on everyday politics, international relations, and the post-colonial Middle East. He is an associate fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.
Editor's Desk, New in Ceasefire, Politics - Saturday, October 10, 2020 10:16 - 0 Comments
Analysis">“Whatever it is the Parliament does”: On Egypt’s redundant, theatrical elections Analysis
This month Egypt holds its latest round of parliamentary elections. But what purposes do such elections serve in a military autocracy? Quite a few, actually, writes Hesham Shafick.
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Comment">How did we arrive here? On the Anniversary of Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre Comment
This month marks the seventh anniversary of the Rabaa Massacre, which signalled the end of Egypt’s once promising democratic project. While the military’s role in the revolution’s defeat is clear, Egypt’s liberal and leftist forces must examine their own complicities and failures, writes Hesham Shafick.
