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Uttering 'Karama', demanding 'Dignity': Egyptian youth in a postcolonial context in 2011.

The analysis in this article nestles the Egyptian youth demand for dignity, specifically the demand for 'karama' as part of a broader landscape of indignities in 2011 in Egypt and beyond. The key argument in this paper is that Egyptian youth were able to benefit from a global context of simultaneous...

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Publicado en:Journal of North African Studies Vol. 31; no. 2; pp. 228 - 248
Autor principal: Bernoussi, Zaynab El
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Mar2026
Materias:
Egypt
Dignity
Social marginality
Political participation
Human rights movements
Respect
Egyptian revolution, Egypt, 2011
Postcolonial analysis
Egyptians
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Sumario:The analysis in this article nestles the Egyptian youth demand for dignity, specifically the demand for 'karama' as part of a broader landscape of indignities in 2011 in Egypt and beyond. The key argument in this paper is that Egyptian youth were able to benefit from a global context of simultaneous popular demands for dignity in different parts of the world. Ultimately, the legitimacy of their marginalisation fuelled their claim to karama. Their dignity narrative shows a grammar of the concept in action at times of political mobilisation.