AMEC will host a one-day symposium on 28 January 2014 to discuss possible futures for Egypt. It will bring together a number of prominent Egyptians who are now part of the opposition to the coup, as well as other commentators. The key issues to be discussed at the symposium include: circumstances surrounding the July 2013 coup; the role, mechanisms, influence and future trajectory of the 'deep state'; the opposition to the coup and the current state of repression; the military ‘road map’ and other scenarios for Egypt’s future.
DATE: 28 January 2014
TIME: 9:00am - 16:30pm
VENUE: Sheraton Hotel, Pretoria
Speakers include:
- Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Government of South Africa
- Yehia Hamed, Minister of Investments, Government of Egypt under President Mohamed Morsi
- Mahmoud Hussein, Secretary General, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt
- Ehab Sheha, Founder, al-Asala Party, Egypt
- Rodney Dixon, International Criminal Court barrister
- Daryl Glaser, Head, Department of Political Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
- Chris Landsberg, SARChi Chair of African Diplomacy and Foreign Policy, University of Johannesburg
- Shamil Jeppie, Director, Institute of Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
Attendance at the symposium will be strictly by pre-registration only . To register email conference at amec.org.za (replacing at with @).