Vlog #12 - A Short History of Modern Egypt

In which the Nerdwriter traces the current unrest in Egypt back 800 years.
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[@rollerskdude]

This was the best source on KZbin I could find for a person whom only knows English. And it was brilliant thank you.

[@amrhany3334]

I'd love an update on this! I'm Egyptian myself and share a lot of your political views. A comparison of Egypt's current state with what you outline in this video might be pretty cool! (And I'd be glad to help!)

[@violetrose415]

Thank you for explaining modern Egypt.

[@rd6368]

dude, i am such a big fan i went back to your earliest vlogs and was happily surprised to see your 12th was about my native country :-) cheers!

[@TeslaLife]

Really informative, for us news & history junkies. Loved the new intro and the out takes at the end...

[@Urkelurkel]

More of this please!

[@roseh1992]

Excellent recap of the history! And very entertaining!

[@OPHIARK]

That was surprisingly very accurate ..... well mostly accurate THUMBS UP , U R AWESOME

[@Artfreak130]

I agree your channel is my all time favorite on KZbin!!!

[@DonyCaspion]

Sadat and Menachem Begin sat for the Camp david accords not David Ben Gurion.

[@MohamedMagdi790]

Sadat not Nasser (not Nassar)

[@salmayousry3976]

Wow. I have been i big fan of your channel and i was just binging some of your old videos and then i found this. As an Egyptian girl i was really glad to see someone interested in history and yk ... stuff haha. Anyway, love yaa 🤍

[@42bottlesofbeer]

I've recently started learning Arabic, and as part of the course we do a bit on cultural studies, but not nearly enough. I want to thank you for putting tons of information in an easy and entertaining to watch video. You can bet that I'll be sharing this with my class.

[@vitocorlion201]

Hello ten years later sir have a wonderful day and I’d like to say this comment was well written.

[@Nerdwriter1]

@DyingPickle My pleasure, glad you learned something!

[@ResilientWon]

Great job!

[@carsondubrucq1251]

Thanks for helping me with my project! It' so hard to find information about Modern Egypt 😅

[@allesaufanfang-sarah]

yeah right? I've a really hard time finding out anything about trade and industry of modern Egypt, but was flooded with information on the ancient empire ...

[@WackkyWariss]

YOU'RE AWESOME! Totally helped me with my essay!

[@jamesmcmasters4981]

I'd be interested to hear your take on the past few years in Egypt. Also, (you've very likely answered this a lot, but...) are your sources anywhere that we can see? I'd like to do some further reading. Thanks!

[@anthonyfarrar8058]

HAHA!!! History! I love it!!! Can you maybe do some more videos on history? I love this!

[@MrAlFuture]

Love the new intro!

[@AnAnLaoshi100]

Great video! Thank you!

[@Nerdwriter1]

@MrAlFuture thanks very much. I changed it as a response to feedback from commenters like you. Keep the comments coming!

[@alexandercasuga3989]

You are amazing..

[@ffc14]

Just what I was looking for, now time to educate myself on Morsi. Thanks chap :)

[@breanddababies]

I love this guy!!!!!!!!

[@Bartholh]

@shanario I agree whole heartedly!!! Bring back the old intro!

[@MrAlFuture]

Wow! That was impressive!

[@michaelbrownlee4857]

Decade later I thought the full version would be on Netflix by now You know the 10 seasons of Modern Egypt by yourself Isn't this a trailer?

[@nazneenakbari]

Good info...good video...short and precise

[@breanddababies]

I might be your biggest fan

[@gideonhorwitz9434]

They elected morsi who was going to make make Egypt a radical Islamic state In which General sisi backed by most of the population over through him and was democratically elected Egypt's president

[@ikyda1]

+Gideon Horwitz LOL look at that propaganda

[@themosh9543]

+Gideon Horwitz wrong, "islamic brothers" are the opposite of the radical isis. they are good educated people who want to make a positive change in the islamic world, then the world. sisi is just a tool that used by the arabs dictators to keep egypt sleep.

[@-amel-9896]

8 years later look at how Sisi ruined Egypt, I hope ur ashamed of this comment now, just to remind you

[@TaraLingardonYoutube]

SO MUCH INFORMATION.. But, glad the intro is good now. Also weird, but i still like it :)

[@Nerdwriter1]

@42bottlesofbeer Thanks so much for your comment. Let me know what they say!

[@7601Gabriel]

hey! lovely video but it wasn't Ben-Gurion in Camp David. It was Menachem Begin.

[@arayes2]

What about the 1973 war?

[@cyrusthegreat7161]

Ali Rayess Egypt lost both wars, & if it was not for the so called super powers, there would not be an Egyptian army today!

[@Shemratov]

+Cyrus The Great They did lose, but the 1973 war was still considered as an achievement since for the first time, the Israeli air force was useless and vulnerable and the Arabic forces managed to push back and capture a big chunk of Israeli land, especially in the Golan heights and the Sinai peninsula. Even though we won the war, it's still looked as a very dark period in the history of Israel. Fortunately, this war was the main reason for the peace talks between us and Egypt, so there's that.

[@jedaaa]

+SirGoodName can i ask a question, you mentioned that it was a very dark period in the history of Isreal, because you lost territory ? or another reason ?

[@Shemratov]

jedaaa​ It was a dark period because this war caught us off guard, the Arab nations attacked us when we we're busy being euphoric and arrogant. The Syrian advance stopped too soon, but if they kept going, this war could have destroyed us. Since then, the population of Israel started to distrust the government and the army.

[@sm1sm2sm3]

Cyrus The Great No, Egypt won ,and the US intervened to protect it ,so the USSR intervened too

[@NM-gl4hi]

Died quietly,,, with the biggest funeral in history ever ever. I mean Nasser, like 5 million people mourned his death at once omg "he died.... quietly" 4:50 "As the coffin crossed Qasr El-Nil bridge soldiers were simply overwhelmed by a mass of communal sorrow as men and women, wailing their loss, swarmed around the entourage. In a surge of spontaneity hysterical mourners attempted to bear their beloved leader's coffin themselves. Soldiers used rifle butts and batons to repel the crowd in the ensuing pandemonium. The march was abandoned and the coffin transferred to a military vehicle. Authorities drove the coffin in haste to its final resting place at Manshiet-el-Bakry mosque, now to be known as Gamal Abdel Nasser mosque, and completed the burial ceremony three hours ahead of schedule. Estimates put the number of mourners lining the funeral route at five million. Many more congregated in major cities across Egypt and the Arab world. While the majority of casualties in Cairo were caused by overcrowding, other cities in the Middle East witnessed more unusual fatalities. Stray small arms fire is reported to have killed and wounded a number of people in Beirut. The discharging of weapons into the air is a common mark of respect in the region for dead heroes and leaders. " ^^^^^BBC THis is a cool video though !

[@vitocorlion201]

Thank you

[@martnik]

wow, you're a good teacher. I don't say this lightly, but this is better than crashcourse!

[@bellair6197]

Thank you my weirdo Master

[@Watercolordragon]

We need an update!

[@4grammaton]

Saad Zaghlul, not Zaghul.

[@Shemratov]

The Israeli prime minister that sat with Sadat at camp David was Begin, not Ben Gurion.. Great vid though, wish I could've visit Egypt now, but it's a bit dangerous for me as an Israeli..

[@sm1sm2sm3]

SirGoodName Not true at all, Egyptian government is very cucked ,actually you would be treated better than an Egyptian or even a European tourist

[@mrpizzaandpasta]

camp david was with menachem begin, not with david ben-gurion

[@popc5245]

You should do a remake of this in your new style

[@MiloDeEscorpio]

Same here.

[@originalhgc]

Missing important event of 20th c Egypt -- United Arab Republic (merger with Syria 1958-61) and still the official name of Egypt until 1971.

[@nngnnadas]

called a begin a ben-gurion. they was like rivals or something |;

[@aliciasullivan6940]

If you did not use profanity, your videos could be an excellent resource for the classroom. It's unfortunate that I can't share the wealth of information you provide with my students. Maybe you could create a censored version? :)

[@onmyHONOUR]

Gah! How could you completely not mention Lester Pearson when talking about the Suez Canal! *headdesk* Other than the complete lack of Canadian awesomeness... great summary.

[@Nerdwriter1]

@alec52MINNESOTA I absolutely agree. It would be a shame indeed, for any state to combine religion with politics and law, whatever the form. The Brotherhood has its charismatic leaders, sure, and some will certainly win in the upcoming elections, but enough to make a difference -- I don't know. As it stands, Egypt's future seems to be in the hands of both loudest and the most secretive. The 'silent majority' is largely unheard, and their interests will only be served after serious reformation.

[@kenansinav1]

thank god he is not this neuratic anymore, I love all the videos though

[@hasansakib3969]

Urgent * Do u have written version of what u said Please?

[@mahmoudowisaltahawy2687]

Sorry. in Sadat era you forgot to remember the 1973 war and victory achieved by Egypt against Israel after the defeat of 1967 and the Egyptian people still remember Sadat with this war

[@sputnik1315]

1952 revolution was organised by Nasser, who appointed Naguib as president because Nasser himself was too young. Naguib never actually ruled Egypt even when he was president. Nasser was the true brain and dynamo of the revolution and is still considered to have been in his life the most popular Arab leader ever.

[@jenniferwalls3956]

cool

[@salehlilou5914]

conditions now are much worst el-sisi is Ronald ragan of egypt

[@daudramaydrums9522]

you said 1992 instead of 1922. :p great video though!!

[@wingwong2828]

Dear NerdWriter. Please note that England is not the same is Britain.

[@tophtopherson8920]

can you tell us about taiwan?

[@HawkinsAcademy]

Haha, this is so funny! Just as funny as crashcourse!

[@xXx_zabloing_xXx]

why ?

[@Hooraya12]

Well done, but you you did skip the October 1973 war which led to the Oslo agreements and eventual peace with Israel.

[@markbebawi6331]

73 was resolved with Camp David not Oslo.

[@hildcit]

Oslo? What????

[@SUPREMEdiver33]

moaw history!

[@carolannmiles-hughes6222]

I just love his tan. Is that make up? No it is not. Hewas an Naturals,

[@ronaldpena1283]

sources?

First, don't compare Mubarak to Nasser. Nasser was truly loved not just by Egyptians but millions of Arabs, and his followers or those who share his vision are called "Nasseri"s. Second, the reason why the muslim brotherhood is considered outlawed, it's because it was British made (Just like Taliban and Al-Qaeda are american made, and Isis is western-arab gulf-zionist package made). The British needed them as a religious nuts power to help sustain control over the Suez canal. Don't forget that the British colonized (yes colonized) Egypt for so long, so they had a big infiltration to the Azhar (the Islamic scholarly university), and were the direct reason of creating wahhabism with weaponizing Abdul Wahhab to take over Arabia and to weaken the turks using Islam (just like ISIS now) as a facade. Anyway... This whole masquerade of "arab spring" is not a new one, the first one was the wahhabi fundamentalists that used pan-arabism to fight turks, and extreme religiousness to fight those that are Muslims who opposed them, and the result was creating a western puppet state called Saudi Arabia (and their neighbors). This second arab spring was to ensure few things: extending the chaos, creating civil conflicts, changing the regimes (and if successful, by extremists to ensure an excuse for future invasions), and the most two important goals: weaken Egypt, and reach Syria. For those who don't know, Syria is one of the few countries that has no debt to the world bank, and has no Rothschild banking in control inside, no western influence, and a strong military and ties with Iran, Russia , and the Lebanese resistance. All that are pain in the ass to Israel and the west. The other thing that rare people noticed, is that these things such as revolutions and such, are orchestrated to bring the entire country into a debt that makes sure to enslave the entire country and nation to the Elite. The very first thing that the new president Sisi did was to take a huge loan and drown Egypt in debt. Many people would disagree with me, but the future will come and reveal lots of secrets to be revealed. I'm Lebanese and I have witnessed enough. I'm not an anti-western dude, but I'm an anti-elite. We are all enslaved by the same 1%. Cheers.

[@dieglhix]

but weren't muslim brotherhoods religious extremists?

[@psyxoux]

Yes. Not like ISIS or Al-Qaeda but they are fundamentalists a bit (in the strict way). Any group like that, has a distorted view to Islam, which is supposed to be tolerate and compassionate.

[@dieglhix]

psyxou Are they the Wahhabist?

[@omarmuhammed4932]

as an Egyptian i could tell you that nasser lead to all this shit happend to Egypt until today because he let the power positions and important positions to military retired men who were totally idiots and Mubarak continued his legacy

[@shawnaali4823]

Nasser, Mubarak , pasha ali , Anwar sadat, Mursi , but muslims brother hood Were run out but we keep the 😙UAR Union , much love to Aswan egypt Luxor my hometowns

[@Osamathegamer]

As an Egyptian when it comes to history in general I think extended periods of Brits is bad news and it's way to brief for 800 YEARS

[@Nerdwriter1]

@kobeisbose It's a deal (and I mean it).

[@maxrbmc]

Smart and hot... *drools*

[@alec52MINNESOTA]

Nice to see the backstory of the riots which was inspiring to see people taking change into their own hands, but the Muslim Brotherhood worries me. It would truly be a shame to see Egypt regress to an Islamic state.

[@mertekren4222]

i hate the spin head thing in each separate shots. glad you're not doing this anymore. love ya

[@dieglhix]

I want to visit Egypt but I'm an Atheist, will they be open to me? Or just politically correct.

[@psyxoux]

Hey brother, I'm Lebanese. I want to tell you that we have atheist Lebanese and there are many atheist Egyptians. Unlike the media shows you, Egypt and Lebanon are not completely Muslim countries (so are many Arab countries). They have Christians from different sects, socialists and communists, atheists, various minority religions, etc... It is very safe for you to visit Egypt. Don't engage in politics or other sensitive issues unless with newly met friends or open minded people. I think you'll enjoy your time there. Don't be scared of the stereotypes.

[@dieglhix]

psyxou I so want to visit those places... I myself have some stuff I purchased from an Egyptian trader and singer that works near my place, and on Wednesday I'm going with my girlfriend to a talk our government is doing about hieroglyphs and culture. (Went to visit an expo and saw many original things like Book of Dead) Hugs brother

[@psyxoux]

Dude, you can have whatever believes you have. I'm not an expert on Egypt, but I'm Lebanese and a Muslim, and I know that lots of people in the west have the wrong idea about people here. We have all kind of believes and cultures. Plus no one gives a concern about what tourists believe in or not. Just my advice, that there are many types of people like any place, don't engage in religious talks with those that are nuckleheads or rigid. That's it.

[@shanario]

awww man! i like the video wheezywaiter linked to so i go back and watch you from the start, and by vlog #11 ive decided im gonna subscribe. then i watch vlog #12 and youve LOST THE INTRO! not cool dude. apart from that though, i like you very much

[@benhac]

the israely prime minister who sighned the peace with egypt is menahem begin. not ben guryon (who was the first prime minister) come on dude...

[@ericzoetmulder]

Nicely made, historically not overly off track. Just such a pity that Americans are incapable of pronouncing foreign names, which makes this sound like a truly weird video. I will forgive Mohamed Ali with the emphasis on the last "i", just the wrong way round. How on earth can you pronounce Naguib ( with a soft "g" like in golf) and say instead Nagwuib? Does America have no schools ? Similarly, Mubarak's contender in 2005 Ayman Nour is not AAAmen Naaauuer, but Ai (like when you hit your thumb) -men Nour which you say like boer as in S Africa.

[@joelkelly4154]

*Menecham Begin

[@kobeisbose]

I subscribed your awesome and when you reach a million subscribers i want something cool in the mail :)

[@ryanwilcoxen9516]

Intro change!

[@ursulamitwoch5919]

You assume that we already know the story and we just want to hear you say it- (which is absolutely possible since you have a valuable opinion). But if you dnt know the story and English is not your first language - you talk way too fast... :( and on 0.5 you dont sound as appealing. Anyway. Im going back to it.

[@dieglhix]

too critical for such quality information.

[@MTMGaming]

Good luck tracing shit to now lol

[@mrpizzaandpasta]

where is the 78 percent of palestine number from?

[@arteniskaja4576]

ALI PASH TEPELENA is the first king of egyptian civilizzation 🇦🇱👐🏼🇦🇱

[@cyrusthegreat7161]

Long Live Sisi the New leader of Egypt!

[@evilpagan2342]

This was really bad.

[@ItsMeBroooo]

Bruh could u talk like a tad bit slower like damn

[@TPLiberal]

Actually, it's the only reason Egypt signed "that treaty." Egypt got their ass stomped by Israel and realized they couldn't get The Sinai back any other way.

[@zblackphantom8349]

Orrrrrr They realized it better to stop the war since USSR was going to get in and USA was going to get in and we woukd be looking in to WW3 or WW1 (middle east edition) plus both nations realized it better to have peace and develop instead of comstantly fightning they did the right thing stop the war and both nations developerld (Israel developed more due to less traitor in its goverment) but the that foesn't change the fact that they did the right thing to call for peace and maintain it for so long. (Coming from an Egyptian teen) Quick advicd: When comig to judge a matter like that maybe hear some stuff from both sides and learn the full story as well as look in to the section.