Egypt: Napoleon Brings the Bitter Gift of Modernity | Syed Sardar Ali

Napoleon’s invasion in 1798 exposed Muslim Egypt to the power and ideas of modern West. In his wake, Egypt became the first Islamic polity to attempt modernization. Egypt made economic progress under British occupation but democracy during the inter-war period proved inept and corrupt. Era of Nasser brought some progress but did not resolve the ideological tensions between modernity and religious order of society. During the Arab Spring, army once again emerged as the arbiter of society’s split between Islamism and secular nationalism. Two centuries after the modernization drive of Muhammad Ali Pasha, Egypt remains poor, fragmented, and undemocratic.
About the Speaker:
Syed Sardar Ali earned his first master’s degree in International Relations from Japan and worked for Sony Corporation and the Industrial Bank of Japan in Tokyo. He later earned Master in Public Administration (MPA) from Harvard where he was a student of Prof. Samuel Huntington. Upon graduation he joined the World Bank in Washington, DC and worked in the Financial and Private Sector Unit in the Europe and Central Asia region until 2002. Sardar Ali is the Chairperson of Crescent Foundation.

[@qadirbux333]

I never saw such excellent speaker narrating history in this smooth manner.

[@TheUndergroundRockstar]

Such a great series "West vs the Rest" by The Black Hole. Well done, Sardar Ali Sb.

[@PTI_USA]

Why can't Democracy flourish or even take root inside Islamic majority nations? 49:32

[@tiny1424]

Thanks for a very comprehensive view of Egyptian history. About Napoleon's attack in Egypt, I wish you had mentioned in detail the deciphering of the Egyptian hieroglyphics by one of the scholars he took with him to Egypt - Champollion. Another glaring mistake is your pronunciation of Nasser - it is Gamal Abdul Nasser not Jamal Abdul Nasser. Same for Gen. Neguib not Najeeb. Because Egyptians pronounce J as G. That is one of the differences in Egyptian Arabic pronunciation and modern standard Arabic pronunciation.
A brief aside which might interest you. The prophet Moses took the Hebrew clans from Egypt across the Sinai searching for the promised land of Canaan ( modern day Israel). He wandered for 40 years probably lost in the desert before the Hebrew clans sighted Canaan. It took me just about 9 hours to cross the Sinai from Cairo to El Arish the border with Israel/ Gaza. The former Israeli PM Golda Meir used to joke: Moses chose the only place in the Middle East which did not have oil!!!

[@kdshak4904]

Dear Ti Ny
Pronunciation of the letter ج is valid as Jamal “outside” Egypt. Gamal for جمال pronunciation is specific to Egypt and nearby areas.

[@parjanyashukla176]

Moses never even existed.

[@ChefbyMistake]

@@parjanyashukla176Yes but our history is built on that myth.

[@Ddgstationearth]

Please do a session on last 500 years history of Pakistan.

[@strawberry7799a]

Pakistani history ends in 1947. Before that is Indian history.

[@TR-lb4om]

@@strawberry7799a ends in 1947?

[@strawberry7799a]

@@TR-lb4om Yes. You cannot go further back then 1947. Once you do, you are now studying Indian history

[@kdshak4904]

This question shows the view of 5th grade education history being taught in India and Pakistan.
Pakistan’s history consists of its people, and it’s federating regions.
Funny that someone drinking $hit-laced water of River Ganga is questioning people who have history of Harappa and Moenjo Daro and the whole Sindh valley.
Indian Republic is one day younger than the republic of Pakistan. This fact is meant for those who are here to learn.

[@bojpuri423]

@@strawberry7799athere was no india before 1857 even before 1947 it was British-india

[@ishtiaqahmad5691]

Sir wo Pakistan k liye solutions jaldi bata den, 13th lecture tak hm default na kar jayen, sorry😊

[@ShivamSahuIndia]

Hhhhhhhhhh

[@PTI_USA]

Hahaha. Islam Ko Phenkon Rubbish Can Mein.

[@hawkingdawking4572]

Focus on cow hug day, Tindu.

[@unstoppable7400]

@@hawkingdawking4572 atta 😭

[@hawkingdawking4572]

@@unstoppable7400
You mean Muhammad Attah?

[@ShivamSahuIndia]

Awesome disscustion 👍🙏🏻❤️,,,i wish u continue that's fruitful journey

[@abdulqureshi4914]

great talk . i would like you discuss the role of WTO in improving the economy of pakistan and role
agro/catle and natural resources and comparing the ucrain which was agro economy

[@VasanBk]

There is a serious flaw in every thinker in Pakistan. It is a total ignorance of their own history. He talks about many superficial similarities between Egypt and Pakistan but has no idea that both these regions had great ancient religions that were destroyed violently by Islam! This refusal to admit their Hindu past renders all their scholarship suspect and they appear like clowns.

[@rkdixit1245]

Janab, kindly tell us when and in which civilizations the pyramids and sphinx of constructed.

[@uttamdey455]

Please though abouts education

[@123sudeepshiram]

Indus valley civilization bool gaye egypt pahucgaye 🤔🤔🤔

[@RNDixit-me5uj]

Q)Sir kindly......one lecture series on ANCIENT HISTORY OF INDIAN SUBCONTINENT???

[@idbhandari9952]

Great Effort.Enjoyed the History of Egypt.Thanks

[@historian629]

👍👍👍

[@GP-wk2vh]

Excellent 🙏A big thanks from Hyderabad India.