Join CIGI for a searing documentary that follows a group of six revolutionary leaders throughout the Egyptian Revolution. "The Square" (95 minutes) follows their journey from Tahrir Square to the fall of President Mubarak. Nominated for a 2013 Academy Award (Best Documentary).
The film will be introduced by Bessma Momani, CIGI Senior Fellow and Associate Professor at the BSIA.
Event Speakers
Bessma Momani
Bessma Momani is a senior fellow, joining CIGI in 2004. She has a Ph.D. in political science with a focus on international political economy, and is professor at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the University of Waterloo. She is a 2015 fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Doha Center and a Fulbright Scholar.