Nationalism and National Exceptionalism: The Bachelors of Egypt

The Bachelors of Egypt is a contemporary novel set in a time of extreme national pride within the Egyptian Society. Egypt 2011 didn’t only mark the Egyptian revolution, but also witnessed the spread of political interest/awareness among the country’s citizens, with consequent clashes between protesters and Army/Police forces being the top discussion across Egypt.

This post is a part of a factual series of articles aimed at reflecting on the fictional incidents of “The Bachelors of Egypt”; apparently “Nationalism” is today’s topic.

Understanding The Egyptian Revolution(s) 2011-2013

The Egyptian revolution of 2011 overthrew President Hosny Mubarak after 18 days of protests. The former President delegated his powers to the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) on February 11^th 2011. More than a year later, SCAF handled elections, and Muslim Brotherhood figure “Mohamed Morsy” became the next Egyptian President on June 30^th 2012. A year later, he was also overthrown, after two days of protests June 30^th 2013- July 3^rd 2013.

Egyptian Revolution 2011: The Bachelors of Egypt

The Bachelors of Egypt is a contemporary novel set in Egypt 2011, with a timeline starting on September 2011, about 8 months after overthrowing the former president Hosny Mubarak. With main focus on characters’ social interactions within the Egyptian society; dialogues, incidents, and unique aspects of the Egyptian culture could all be used to reflect on human lives elsewhere.

Philosophical Legacy: The Bachelors of Egypt

The Bachelors of Egypt is a contemporary novel set in Egypt 2011 that covers multiple philosophical topics within its dialogues and incidents. Post the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, politics, economics, philosophy, sociology… gained massive interest among members of the middle class, and were casually integrated within daily debates and discussions.

Kobo review problem: The Bachelors of Egypt

The Bachelors of Egypt

is a contemporary novel set in Egypt 2011, (previously) available on Kobo and Amazon. Till now, the book has only gained 5 stars ratings… except for a single review “made by mistake” on Kobo, dating back to July 29, 2017.

Despite the reader’s attempt to remove the unintended review, Kobo didn’t allow its deletion. 

Lovely book:

This is to rectify prior review which was meant for a different purchase. The company didn't want to delete it even though I informed them within minutes that I've made a mistake; An interesting take on issues and modern Egypt very different than UK. Please accept my sincere apology. Martha

by Martha Holiday on August 04, 2017

The Bachelors of Egypt on Amazon