February 25, 2012

Next week, MPAC will host a series of events around Southern California with Egyptian American journalist Ashraf Khalil, whose new book “Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation” has won praise from Publishers Weekly as “essential reading [of] a street-level view of history in the making.”

As a journalist based in Cairo, Khalil was an eyewitness to the perfect storm that brought down former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his regime. Khalil was subjected to tear gas alongside protestors in Tahrir Square, barely escaped an enraged mob and witnessed the day-to-day developments from the front lines. From the halls of power to the back alleys of Cairo, Khalil offers a one-of-a-kind look at a nation in the throes of an uprising.

BOOK READING WITH ASHRAF KHALIL

Author of “Liberation Square: Inside the Egyptian Revolution and the Rebirth of a Nation”

Saturday, Feb. 25
6:00 p.m.
Islamic Institute of Orange County
1220 North State College Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92806

Click here to read an excerpt from "Liberation Square"

Khalil, a graduate of Indiana University, has been covering the Middle East for years. He has written for the Wall Street Journal, Foreign Policy, the Times of London and The Economist.  He worked as a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in Baghdad and Jerusalem and has been based in Cairo for most of the past 15 years.

Last month, Khalil participated in a book reading hosted by MPAC’s Washington, DC, office at the famed Busboys & Poets, which was attended by a packed house of more than 100 people.