Nancy Yousef

On Thursday, President Obama plans to deliver an important speech regarding his Administration’s Middle East policy. For first time since demonstrations and political revolutions began sweeping across the Middle East and Northern Africa, President Obama will likely address specific countries, including Bahrain and Yemen.  The Takeaway hosts a round table discussion with Arab-Americans, who share their […]

Nancy Yousef, Egyptian-American professor of English literature at CUNY Baruch, shares her thoughts and digests all that’s happened over the last three weeks, and her hopes for the future of the country.

Nancy Yousef is an Egyptian-American living in New York. It is with anxiety and sadness, that she reflects on what she’s hearing from her friends and family in Egypt and how she thinks the events may play out.

Nancy Yousef, Egyptian-American Professor of English Literature at the City University of New York, Baruch and Zachary Lockman, Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and History at New York University reflect on the latest from Egypt.