Egypt beyond Tahrir Square / edited by Bessma Momani and Eid Mohamed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Egypt's Revolutionary Spirit across Time / Belal Fadl and Maissaa Almustafa -- Egyptian Revolutionaries' Unrealistic Expectations / Mohammad Fadel -- Egypt's Revolutionary Moment Turned Uprising / Sahar Aziz -- The New Intellectual in Egypt's Revolutions / Shereen Abouelnaga -- The Muslim Brotherhood : Between Opposition and Power / Dalia Fahmy -- Copts' Role in Modern Egypt / Mai Mogib Mosad -- Egyptian Media Capturing the Revolution / Mohamad Hamas Elmasry and Mohammed El-Nawawy -- The Egyptian Military and the Presidency : Continuity and Change / Dina Rashed -- Policing Egypt during Revolutionary Times / Hesham Genidy and Justine Salam -- Conclusion : Moving beyond Tahrir / Ismail Alexandrani and Isaac Friesen.

On January 25, 2011, the world's eyes were on Egypt's Tahrir Square as millions of people poured into the city center to call for the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak. Since then, few scholars or journalists have been given the opportunity to reflect on the nationwide moment of transformation and the hope that was embodied by the Egyptian Revolution. In this important and necessary volume, leading Egyptian academics and writers share their eyewitness experiences. They examine how events unfolded in relation to key social groups and institutions such as the military, police, labor, intellectuals, Coptic Christians, and the media; share the mood of the nation; assess what happened when three recent regimes of Egyptian rule came to an end; and account for the dramatic rise and fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. The contributors' deep engagement with politics and society in their country is evident and sets this volume apart from most of what has been published in English about the Arab Spring. The diversity of views brought together here is a testament to the contradictions and complexities of historical and political changes that affect Egypt and beyond.