Nasser: My Husband

The American University of Cairo published "Nasser: My Husband" (2013) by Tahia Gamal Abdul Nassar. The book was translated from an earlier Arabic version. For anyone interested in the personal life of Nasser, this provides some insight. It comparatively provides little on his political and military experiences - if one is after that information, better to look elsewhere. At many points readers are left wanting more, such as the context of events or additional details (for example, an assassination attempt is mentioned in passing in a couple of line, the storage of weapons largely about where they were kept in the house but no additional information). The book tracks the life of Nasser, via the experiences and perspectives of his spouse. 

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