Tahrir's Youth
Leaders of a Leaderless Revolution
"A much needed contribution to the 21st century's pattern of uprisings"
― Gilbert Achcar, author of The People Want
"Required reading for anyone interested in Egypt’s uprising or the future of revolutionary movements"
― Joshua Stacher, author of Watermelon Democracy
January 25, 2011, was a watershed moment for Egypt and a transformative experience for the young men and women who changed the course of their nation’s history. Tahrir’s Youth tells the story of the organized youth behind the mass uprising. Timely and necessary, this study not only illuminates the uprising’s leadership dynamics but also demonstrates the need for imagining new modes of revolutionary organizing for the twenty-first century.
About the Author
Rusha Latif is a researcher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. A first generation Egyptian American, she traveled to Cairo in 2011 to conduct ethnographic research on the uprising. Her interests include social movements and revolutions; the study of class, gender, and race/ethnicity; Islamic Studies; and Middle Eastern Studies. Her work has been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, and Jadaliyya. She has also been invited to share her research at Stanford, Oxford, and Cambridge universities, among others.
