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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Revolution on the Nile"

Roundup

11-3-06

Nasser's career fraught with contradictions [audio 30min]

Stephen Sackur presents a profile of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, still regarded by many Egyptians as the father of modern Egypt and inspiration to the Arab nationalist cause. Despite his victory over Suez and his progressive domestic policies, Nasser's career was fraught with contradictions. Part 1 of 2.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Revolution on the Nile"