Audio by title zizek_on_egypt

Žižek on Egypt and Democracy

Categories:

Civil Liberties
Human rights
Protest and action

program:

Old Mole Variety Hour

program date:

Mon, 02/14/2011

Philosopher and social critic Slavoj Žižek has been following events in Egypt with an eye to their historical signficance. In this commentary, read by the Old Mole's Joe Clement, Žižek analyzes the Egyptian revolution's commitment to universal democratic values and social justice.