Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir In Nasir’s Prison
Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir In Nasir’s Prison
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First
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1999
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Return of the Pharaoh: Memoir In Nasir’s Prison
Return of the Pharaoh relates how Zainab al-Ghazali was falsely accused of conspiring to kill Jamal ‘Abd al-Nasir the president of Egypt in 1965 , the author was arrested and imprisoned. While awaiting trial she was subjected to the most terrible and inhuman torture. This book describes in a captivating manner the ordeal which this Muslim activist went through in the notorious Egyptian prison. Instead of dampening her enthusiasm for Islam and the Islamic movement , the afflictions and savageries in Nasir ‘s prisons increased her commitment and dedication to the cause of Islam. This autobiographical work can be considered a historic document in that its author was an active witness to one of the most volatile periods of Egypt’s contemporary history.