Dalia Ziada Explained

Dalia Ziada
Native Name:داليا زيادة
Native Name Lang:ar
Birth Date:2 January 1982
Birth Place:Cairo, Egypt
Nationality:Egyptian
Occupation:Writer, Activist
Education:
Known For:
  • Author of "The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf - Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy"
  • Civil society movement in Egypt's 2011 revolution
  • Advocacy for liberal democratization in Egypt
Awards:
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (2014)
  • Presidential Award for Citizenship and Public Service, Tufts University (2011)
  • Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award (2010)

Dalia Ziada (in Arabic: داليا زيادة ; born 2 January 1982) is an Egyptian writer. She is the author of The Curious Case of the Three-Legged Wolf - Egypt: Military, Islamism, and Liberal Democracy and other internationally acclaimed non-fiction books on Middle East politics. She currently works as the Chairperson of the Liberal Democracy Institute, and executive director of MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Dalia Ziada was born in Cairo, Egypt. Her mother is an Arabic school teacher and her late father was a Lt.Cl. engineer in the Egyptian Armed Forces.[4] [5] Ziada studied international security at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in the United States.[6]

Career

Ziada is recognized for playing a central role in the civil society movement that initiated Egypt's 2011 revolution against the Mubarak regime. She was named by CNN as one of eight agents of change in the Middle East,[7] and by The Daily Beast as one of the most fearless women in the world for two years in a row.[8]

Ziada's story and struggle for liberal democratization in Egypt are profiled in American best-selling books such as Robin Wright's Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion across the Islamic World;[9] and Lily Eskelsen Garcia's Rabble Rousers: Fearless Fighters for Social Justice.[10] [11]

Ziada worked as the executive director of Ibn Khaldun Center for Democratic Studies,[12] and as regional director for The American Islamic Congress.[13] [14] Currently, she leads two think tanks: Liberal Democracy Institute, and MEEM Center for Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean Studies.[15] In addition, she is a board member of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the National Council for Women in Egypt.

Ziada regularly contributes pieces of analysis to prominent regional and international publications (in Arabic, English, and Turkish) on issues related to geopolitics and defense policy in the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and Africa. Since 2006, she has run a bilingual blog commenting on issues related to human rights, civil freedom, civil-military affairs, and international relations. In 2010, the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures awarded her its Euro-Mediterranean Journalist Award for her blog.

2023 Hamas-Israel war

During the 2023 conflict between Hamas and Israel, Ziada expressed strong support for Israel's military actions against Hamas. Her public stance led to significant backlash in Egypt, resulting in threats to her safety and accusations of espionage and incitement of war crimes.[16] Ziada condemned Hamas for its attack on Israel on October 7, which resulted in significant civilian casualties and abductions. She argued that the Israeli military's response, aimed at dislodging Hamas from power in Gaza and securing the release of hostages, was justified.

These remarks sparked a significant controversy, leading to her going into hiding due to safety concerns. Her stance was seen as particularly controversial in Egypt, where public opinion tends to be critical of Israel and sympathetic towards the Palestinian cause. Despite the threats and legal challenges she faced, Ziada maintained her position, advocating for peace and condemning the actions of Islamist organizations, including Hamas.

Bibliography

Published books

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Research Africa Reviews Vol. 4 No. 1, April 2020 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200712184311/https://sites.duke.edu/researchafrica/files/2020/05/2-4-The-Curious-Case-of-the-Three-Legged-Wolf-2020.pdf . 2020-07-12 . 2020-08-11 . Liberal Democracy Institute . en.
  2. Web site: Liberal Democracy Institute مركز دراسات الديمقراطية الحرة . 2020-08-11 . Liberal Democracy Institute . en.
  3. Web site: June 2011 . Dalia Ziada . 2020-10-05 . WISE Muslim Women.
  4. Web site: Solayman . Hanan . October 27, 2010 . Egyptian blogger Dalia Ziada Winner of Anna Lindh Journalism Award: Keep fighting for women rights! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20101119063959/https://emajmagazine.wordpress.com/2010/10/27/egyptian-blogger-dalia-ziada-winner-of-anna-lindh-journalism-award-keep-fighting-for-women-rights/ . November 19, 2010 . August 8, 2020 . EMAJ Magazine .
  5. Web site: Ziada . Dalia . June 4, 2006 . Who is Dalia Ziada? . https://web.archive.org/web/20070429071315/https://daliaziada.blogspot.com/2006/06/who-is-dalia-ziada.html . April 29, 2007 . Dalia Ziada?.
  6. Web site: Egyptian Political Activist Dalia Ziada To Speak, Teach Short Course News Center Allegheny College. 2020-08-08. Allegheny.edu. en-US.
  7. Web site: Lauren. Bohn. Women and the Arab uprisings: 8 'agents of change' to follow. 2020-08-08. CNN. 3 February 2012 .
  8. Web site: American Islamic Congress's Dalia Ziada on women's rights in Egypt, being honored by the Women in the World s. 2020-08-08. CNN. 8 March 2012 .
  9. News: Bazzi. Mohamad. 2011-09-09. Welcome to the Counter-Jihad. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-08-08. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Dalia Ziada. 2020-08-08. Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. en-US.
  11. Web site: NEA President Lily Eskelsen García will be at Women and Children First for a book signing! – Region 67. 2020-08-08. en-US. 2020-08-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20200808232912/http://iea-region67.org/nea-president-lily-eskelsen-garcia-will-be-at-women-and-children-first-for-a-book-signing/. dead.
  12. Web site: Dalia Ziada . 2020-08-08. www.wilsoncenter.org. en.
  13. Web site: 2012-03-14. AIC Egypt Director interviewed at 'Change Your World Cairo 2012' summit. 2020-10-05. American Islamic Congress. en-US.
  14. Web site: Dalia Ziada Archives. 2020-08-08. American Islamic Congress. en-US.
  15. Web site: Dalia Ziada - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. 2020-08-08. www.washingtoninstitute.org.
  16. Web site: Winer . Stuart . 23 November 2023 . Egyptian author, a liberal activist, forced to flee for backing Israel over Hamas . The Times of Israel.
  17. Web site: Volume 4, Issue 1 – April 2020 – Research Africa بحوث افريقيا. 2020-08-08. en-US.
  18. Web site: 2018-09-20. The Paradox of Repression and Nonviolent Movements. 2020-08-08. ICNC. en-US.
  19. Web site: ابن خلدون يصدر تقريرًا سنويًا حول التحول الديمقراطى فى الوطن العربى فى 19 دولة. 2020-11-16. بوابة الأهرام. ar.
  20. Web site: A Modern Narrative for Muslim Women in the Middle East. 2020-08-08. www.wilsoncenter.org. en.
  21. Web site: Martin Luther King's Ideas Reverberate In Egypt. 2020-08-08. www.wbur.org. en.
  22. Web site: Nathan. Schneider. 2011-02-14. MLK comic finds new life in Egypt. 2020-08-08. Waging Nonviolence. en-US.
  23. Web site: 2008-12-22. "مصر إلى أين؟" توثيق يرصد مستقبل الإصلاح. 2020-08-08. اليوم السابع.
  24. Web site: 2006-12-13. HRinfo releases report on Internet use in Arab world, detailing hostility of governments toward new media for free expression. 2020-08-08. IFEX. en-US.

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