Hatata was born in Egypt on 13 September 1923[3][2] to an Egyptian father,[4] Fathallah Hetata Pasha,[5] and an English mother.[6] His father was a Western-educated, feudal landowner,[5] and his family was upper middle class.[4] Hatata, who was raised in his home village in the Nile Delta region,[7] was taught little about agriculture, the sector his family relied on for income.[5] In his 20s, Hatata became appalled at the impoverished conditions in which the fellahin that worked his father's lands lived and expressed resentment that he was "the heir of feudalism and one of its sons."[8]
Activismedit
In the years immediately following World War II, Hatata was invited and accepted to join Iskra,[4] one of Egypt's major communist movements, founded in 1942 by Hillel Schwartz.[9] Hatata cited his reasoning for joining Iskra because the left-wing movement in Egypt in general was "progressive, open, ... wasn't traditional or fanatical," while other ideological movements seemed predicated on "emotional patriotism."[6] In 1947 Iskra merged into Democratic Movement for National Liberation (DMNL). In 1948, Hatata was arrested by the authorities during an anti-communist crackdown by the monarchist authorities.[2][10]
He was released after the monarchy was overthrown by a group of revolutionary officers in July 1952.[10] Following the 1952 revolution, he became a member of the Voice of the Peasants newspaper's editorial board.[11] When two of Hatata's DMNL comrades escaped detention, they fled and temporarily stayed at Hatata's home. Hatata was under police surveillance at the time and upon learning of it, the three left for the house of another released DMNL comrade. However, they were tracked down and arrested.[10]
Hatata and dozens of other communists were released during Gamal Abdel Nasser's presidency in April 1964. Upon his release, Hatata was among some of the ex-DMNL members who believed Egyptian communists could united with Nasser's Arab Socialist Union (ASU), the only official party in the country. They viewed it as a progressive and socialist movement.[12] Nasser grew critical of the ASU at the time, claiming it was falling short of mentoring "socialist democracy" in Egypt. In December 1964, the ASU leadership was reorganized with the establishment of a 16-member secretariat-general, of which six were original communists, including Hatata.[13]
Familyedit
Hatata was married to the prominent Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi until 2010; the couple met in 1964. They lived in Cairo, but built a small house in Hatata's home village where they traveled to a number of times a year. The couple has one son, Atef, who is a film director in Egypt. From 2006 until his death Hatata was married to Egyptian writer and film critic Dr. Amal Elgamal (أمـــل الجمل).(21) [7]
Referencesedit
^"رحيل الكاتب والسياسي المصري شريف حتاتة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2018-03-18.
Baraka, Magda (1998), The Egyptian Upper Class Between Revolutions, 1919-1952, Garnet & Ithaca Press, ISBN9780863722301
Botman, Selma (1988), The Rise of Egyptian Communism, 1939-1970, Syracuse University Press, ISBN9780815624431
Ginat, Rami (2013), Egypt's Incomplete Revolution: Lutfi al-Khuli and Nasser's Socialism in the 1960s, Routledge, ISBN9781136309885
Nelson, Cynthia (2000), Situating Globalization: Views from Egypt, Transcript, ISBN9783933127617
May 02, 2024
sherif, hatata, sharif, hatata, arabic, شريف, حتاتة, september, 1923, 2017, egyptian, doctor, author, communist, activist, born, 1923, september, 1923diedmay, 2017, 2017, aged, nationalityegyptianoccupationdoctor, contents, early, life, activism, family, refer. Sharif Hatata Arabic شريف حتاتة 13 September 1923 22 May 2017 1 was an Egyptian doctor author and communist activist 2 Sherif HatataBorn 1923 09 13 September 13 1923DiedMay 22 2017 2017 05 22 aged 93 NationalityEgyptianOccupationDoctor Contents 1 Early life 2 Activism 3 Family 4 References 5 BibliographyEarly life editHatata was born in Egypt on 13 September 1923 3 2 to an Egyptian father 4 Fathallah Hetata Pasha 5 and an English mother 6 His father was a Western educated feudal landowner 5 and his family was upper middle class 4 Hatata who was raised in his home village in the Nile Delta region 7 was taught little about agriculture the sector his family relied on for income 5 In his 20s Hatata became appalled at the impoverished conditions in which the fellahin that worked his father s lands lived and expressed resentment that he was the heir of feudalism and one of its sons 8 Activism editIn the years immediately following World War II Hatata was invited and accepted to join Iskra 4 one of Egypt s major communist movements founded in 1942 by Hillel Schwartz 9 Hatata cited his reasoning for joining Iskra because the left wing movement in Egypt in general was progressive open wasn t traditional or fanatical while other ideological movements seemed predicated on emotional patriotism 6 In 1947 Iskra merged into Democratic Movement for National Liberation DMNL In 1948 Hatata was arrested by the authorities during an anti communist crackdown by the monarchist authorities 2 10 He was released after the monarchy was overthrown by a group of revolutionary officers in July 1952 10 Following the 1952 revolution he became a member of the Voice of the Peasants newspaper s editorial board 11 When two of Hatata s DMNL comrades escaped detention they fled and temporarily stayed at Hatata s home Hatata was under police surveillance at the time and upon learning of it the three left for the house of another released DMNL comrade However they were tracked down and arrested 10 Hatata and dozens of other communists were released during Gamal Abdel Nasser s presidency in April 1964 Upon his release Hatata was among some of the ex DMNL members who believed Egyptian communists could united with Nasser s Arab Socialist Union ASU the only official party in the country They viewed it as a progressive and socialist movement 12 Nasser grew critical of the ASU at the time claiming it was falling short of mentoring socialist democracy in Egypt In December 1964 the ASU leadership was reorganized with the establishment of a 16 member secretariat general of which six were original communists including Hatata 13 Family editHatata was married to the prominent Egyptian feminist writer Nawal El Saadawi until 2010 the couple met in 1964 They lived in Cairo but built a small house in Hatata s home village where they traveled to a number of times a year The couple has one son Atef who is a film director in Egypt From 2006 until his death Hatata was married to Egyptian writer and film critic Dr Amal Elgamal أمـــل الجمل 21 7 References edit رحيل الكاتب والسياسي المصري شريف حتاتة in Arabic Retrieved 2018 03 18 a b c Gikandi p 308 شريف حتاتة المفكر اليساري من السجن إلى رقصة أخيرة قبل الموت 2017 05 22 Retrieved 2018 03 18 a b c Botman 1988 p 50 a b c Baraka 1998 p 242 a b Botman 1988 p 51 a b Prasad Raekha Lone star of the Nile The Guardian 2000 06 16 Baraka 1998 p 243 Botman 1988 p 47 a b c Botman 1988 pp 70 72 Botman 1988 p 80 Nelson 2000 pp 170 171 Ginat 2013 pp 26 27 Bibliography editBaraka Magda 1998 The Egyptian Upper Class Between Revolutions 1919 1952 Garnet amp Ithaca Press ISBN 9780863722301 Botman Selma 1988 The Rise of Egyptian Communism 1939 1970 Syracuse University Press ISBN 9780815624431 Ginat Rami 2013 Egypt s Incomplete Revolution Lutfi al Khuli and Nasser s Socialism in the 1960s Routledge ISBN 9781136309885 Nelson Cynthia 2000 Situating Globalization Views from Egypt Transcript ISBN 9783933127617 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sherif Hatata amp oldid 1174042434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
