Screening of “The Square” with Nihal El Aasar

Thursday October 17th
Doors & drinks 6pm; Film starts 6.30pm

Documentary The Square ("Al-Maydan", 2013, 1hr 48mins, dir:Jehane Noujaim) follows the Egyptian revolution through the eyes of a number of activists on the ground. Taking as its starting point the 2011 resignation of Hosni Mubarak after mass protests in Tahrir Square, it charts the subsequent political manoeuvring by the Muslim Brotherhood, the election of president Mohammed Morsi and Morsi’s removal by the army in 2013.

The film shows both how popular protest can achieve extraordinary results and how entrenched power will seek to hijack mass movements for its own ends.

Following the screening and a break for supper, Egyptian writer and researcher Nihal El Aasar will lead a discussion on the lessons the Egyptian revolution holds for the climate and other mass movements today.

Read the Guardian review.

Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG

Doors open at 6pm for drinks. Film starts at 6.30pm.

£8 Kairos Club Member, £15 Non-member, £10 Struggling financially, £20 Supporter. Food complimentary.

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