On 11 February, 2011, I stood in Tahrir Square surrounded by millions celebrating the toppling of Mubarak following eighteen solid days of battle. Around me were people from all walks of life: Saʿidis (Upper Egyptians) who came all the way from the south, street children turned rebels, fa..
Dina Makram-Ebeid
Dina Makram-Ebeid is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle, Germany. She writes on work, labor, and social movements with particular interest in Egypt, where she conducted long-term fieldwork. She is active on issues related to social justice in Egypt.