Egyptian Revolution of 2011 Influence on the Egyptian Society

The Egyptian story is pretty much similar to other stories set within revolutionary eras; aspects of the Egyptian Culture remained untouchable for a long time before the protests hit the streets and the political changes started hitting people’s minds.

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The Bachelors of Egypt is a Contemporary Novel set in Egypt 2011, highlighting the aftermath of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and its impact on the Egyptian society's middle class.

Egypt 2011 is a brief era of enlightenment in which the majority of citizens found themselves questioning their established beliefs, it was a time in which new ideas kept flourishing along with hopes for a better future, before things got back to "Normal".

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The Bachelors of Egypt Book Reviews and Excerpt

The Bachelors of Egypt is a recently published contemporary novel set in Egypt 2011.

Book Synopsis:

Two brothers facing regular life challenges during an irregular time of a Nation's history, after their parents passed away, they both had no one but each other. Karim, the older brother, works as a Senior Marketing Executive for a Multinational Corporate, "Macky". An energetic young man with ongoing career accomplishments and a social life full of joyful moments post working hours. Karim’s brother Ali is an ambitious Media student aiming to use his future profession as a tool to make the world a better place after graduation. 

Timeline of the story (2011-2012):

In Egypt, the year 2011 marks a brief Era of Enlightenment (post the Jan 25th revolution), with booming figures of book readership, and Internet usage, when most citizens had an increasing interest "To Know", along with mixed feelings of Fear, Hope, Belonging, and Excitement... regardless of their affiliations and beliefs. Liberal voices were rising in a society commonly-believed to be conservative, existential struggles started hitting many minds within the middle class; why are we alive? And what is worth dying for? were among the popular questions. Debates about Economic Stability, Justice, Feminism, Emigration, right and left wings’ ideologies were all integrated within a single scene... bringing all taboos up for discussion. 

The book is 90% fictional, 10% factual, and it's the reader's responsibility to differentiate.

Corporate Life and Politics: The Bachelors of Egypt

Literary works have tackled multiple aspects of corporate life, based on the time and place where they’re set. As a contemporary/ historical fiction novel set in Egypt 2011, The Bachelors of Egypt reflects on work conditions and communication within modern Egypt. Unique aspects of the Egyptian society influenced the formation of its distinctive corporate life, yet a few elements will always remain constant across cultures.

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

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