Another Take: The story of Alaa Abd El-Fattah
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Every Saturday, we revisit a story from the archives. This originally aired on November 9, 2022. None of the dates, titles, or other references from that time have been changed.
The world’s eyes are on Egypt this week, with the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP27 – taking place in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. But while Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi positions himself as an environmental leader, one of his country’s leading activists could be about to die. Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been on hunger strike for over 200 days, protesting his imprisonment. But on Sunday – the first day of COP27 – he stopped drinking water as well. Will the international community do anything to save him?
In this episode:
- Mona Seif (@monasosh), Human Rights Activist and Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah
Episode credits:
This episode was updated by Amy Walters. The original episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Alexandra Locke, and Negin Owliaei. Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode. Our production team includes Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, Chloe K Li, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei and our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, I'm Amy Walters, senior producer with the take, |
| 0:15.0 | coming to you with another take, where we resurface stories from our archives. Allah Abdul-Fattah is a British Egyptian activist. |
| 0:25.6 | He emerged as a powerful voice during Egypt's 2011 revolution, |
| 0:30.6 | rallying with thousands to demand change. |
| 0:34.6 | But his commitment to fighting authoritarianism made him a target in a crackdown on |
| 0:40.9 | dissent, ultimately leading to his imprisonment. In September, he completed his five-year sentence, |
| 0:47.5 | but according to his lawyer, Egyptian authorities now plan on keeping him in prison until January of 2027, |
| 0:56.8 | refusing calls from his family, human rights watch, Amnesty International, and others asking for his release. |
| 1:04.9 | In an episode that originally aired on November 9th, 2022, we spoke with Allah's sister. All dates and references |
| 1:13.6 | are from that time. |
| 1:15.6 | President El Sisi, thank you very much for this wonderful hospitality and for this spectacular organization. |
| 1:42.3 | That's UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. |
| 1:46.1 | He's among the world leaders gathered in Sharmael-Sheikh in Egypt for COP 27, |
| 1:51.9 | hosted this year by President Abdul Fattah Zizi. |
| 1:56.8 | We have to ask ourselves an urgent question here. |
| 2:00.8 | Is it not about time to put an end to all this suffering? |
| 2:07.4 | But while Cece positions themselves as a leader on climate change, |
| 2:12.1 | a different reality is hidden from view. |
| 2:16.1 | Activists in Egypt, including many environmentalists, |
| 2:19.7 | have faced a severe crackdown during Cece's presidency. |
| 2:23.9 | An estimated 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars, |
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