Book launch: Constructing Sudan — From the Legitimacy of the Coup to the Legitimacy of the Ballot
Public invitation to the launch of Prof. Mekki El Shibly's new book — Sunday 1 November 2026, 8:30 pm, Andalib Cultural Café, Giza.
Dar Rawabi for Publishing and Distribution invites you to the launch of Constructing Sudan: From the Legitimacy of the Coup to the Legitimacy of the Ballot by Prof. Mekki Medani El Shibly, subtitled From the state of recurring crises to the project of a sustainable state.
The evening is an intellectual dialogue around the book's thesis: a diagnosis of the historical and structural roots of the crisis of the Sudanese state, and a look ahead at the ways out of the cycle of wars, coups and faltering transitions, towards constructing a civil, democratic, just, productive and sustainable state.
Speakers
- Prof. Mekki Medani El Shibly — author
- Prof. Mohamed Sheikhoun — discussant
Themes of the discussion
- Why have attempts to build the Sudanese state faltered?
- What does the concept of "constructing" add to approaches to reform and political transition?
- How do we move from the logic of domination to the logic of building?
- What does the transition from the legitimacy of the coup to the legitimacy of the ballot require?
- How can the constructing thesis be turned into a national project that can be implemented?
Programme
- Presentation of the book
- Selected comments
- Open dialogue with participants
- Book signing
Details
- Date: Sunday 1 November 2026
- Time: 8:30 pm (Cairo time)
- Venue: Andalib Cultural Café — Shop 1, Building 6, Eid Nafie Street, Al-Masaha, King Faisal Street, Giza, Egypt (venue on Google Maps)
- Enquiries: Al-Baraa, WhatsApp +249 907 300 464
The event is open to the public and will be held in Arabic. Your presence enriches the dialogue and contributes to collective thinking about Sudan's future.
