A heart-surgeon turned satirical icon in Egypt, Bassem Youssef tells us the history of the Arab Spring and how his world was affected. Youseff explains in the preface of his book that he will not be explaining the history of the Middle East and the oppressive governments. Instead, he tells the story of his life during a revolution.
Interestingly, Youssef’s life accidentally intertwined with Mohammed Morsi and Abdel Fattah el-Sissi (the current president of Egypt).
This book, while covering dark subjects, also teaches the history of the populations of Egypt. He explains the difference between the Muslim communities that have had to share land they want to keep for themselves, and how that has evolved over time. While the word “history” is not in the title of the book, it is more of a history lesson of a distant land than most of what we learn from the news or television, and certainly in school.
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